01-26-2018, 08:55 AM
A part of freedom is 'freedom from'. We want freedom from certain evils. There's an obvious conflict between some freedoms. Freedom of religion implies that one has the right to participate in a religious ceremony that many others dislike or distrust. The First Amendment implies that the typical Jewish service is to go unmolested by the State. Of course a Nazi might want to barge in with Nazi paraphernalia, raise the right arm at the infamous 45-degree angle, and shout derogatory slogans. At the least this is disorderly conduct, and it is likely that the police will arrive to cart off someone who does behavior abusive of a religious service and its participants.
It's tough luck for people who hate Jews. Or... whatever religion. The First Amendment has never protected criminal communications. Speech essential to the commission of a crime, if entered into a court of law as testimony, is often an element of a case for conviction for an indictable offense.
It's tough luck for people who hate Jews. Or... whatever religion. The First Amendment has never protected criminal communications. Speech essential to the commission of a crime, if entered into a court of law as testimony, is often an element of a case for conviction for an indictable offense.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.