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Originally Posted by DamianJ
Yes. As long as it is a peaceful, legal protest.
I believe in freedom of speech. That means EVERYONE must be allowed the same freedom of speech unless they are breaking any laws.
If I want the right to march against apartheid, or pro CND, or anti Poll Tax then it would be massively hypocritical of me to say that I am allowed to protest against things I believe in, but other people are not allowed to protest against things they believe in because I don't agree with them.
I know this makes people uncomfortable, but you either have freedom of speech or you don't.
Some pigs are more equal than others, etc.
As pornographers, the last thing we should be doing is trying to censor.
Here's a question, why do you think no other major news outlets ran the story?
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I agree with some of what you said except that in this case they are allegedly protesting the actions of individuals - not government bodies or regulations. Their rights to protest end where another individual citizen's right to freedom of association and economic freedom begins. When they protest against individuals and the businesses of individuals that is harassment and they should stop or be charged.
So what if someone was born muslim and the muslim faith is against alcohol? Should individuals not be free to follow the teachings of their religion or not? I was born christian but I do not follow all of the christian teachings and rules and I would be pretty pissed off if someone harassed me because of it.
Like I said before if they are against the sale of alcohol they have to protest against the government and not against individuals even if those individuals are muslim. Their religion does not give them the right to interfere with the personal lives of other people.