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kentuck

(111,102 posts)
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 05:07 PM Jan 2015

Free expression cannot be prohibited.

Even if some would like to stop it entirely, it just isn't possible.

For example, we can communicate around the world with the modern technology. We can draw a cartoon with words, rather than a pencil.

Imagine Jesus, Mohammed, and the Buddha sitting on a park bench and above them are three doves, the symbol of peace. Jesus says, "We are a religion of peace." The Buddha says, "I believe and live a life of peace." Mohammed says, "It depends...."

Free expression will not be restrained or imprisoned by a few religious fanatics. Because they do not have the power.

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