So you agree that in the middle of a religious sermon a secular person should be able to stand up, go to the pulpit, take the stand, and give a speech while the priest, or minister, is standing aside, patiently waiting for the atheist to finish his point in the middle of the liturgy or mass or worship.Surreptitious57 wrote:Not that I do but were I giving a speech and a fundamentalist was heckling me the right thing to do would be to give them the platform instead. I do not think that every one that disagrees with me is automatically ignorant or hypocritical or bigoted. Free
speech is for everyone not just those whose voice I like the sound of. So I listen to all opinion across the spectrum. Even if you
are ignorant or hypocritical or bigoted you still have a right to be heard the same as anyone else. No one should be denied this
In my experience this somehow does not happen. Maybe you, Surreptitious57, can help it to make happen.