Homophobic pastor in USA says: "Beat up your kids if they look/act gay"

No. You'll notice, if you actually pay any attention, that the majority that "preach 'freedom of speech'" are those that genuinely believe that people should be entitled to voice their opinions, whatever they may be.

Those that are 'wrong-doing' are, ironically, quite often against true freedom of speech, e.g. retarded religious people that shout out their hatred of others for whatever bull**** reasons whilst being against, for example, my saying of blasphemous things.

I will never understand why people feel the need to come out and say awful things like that. To advocate and even encourage violence towards people because of something that is out of their control, makes me hesitate to call them human. They are real monsters.

Please expand upon this.

Wow, that's corrupt bro. What is it with some people? They need to get their head screwed on straight.

I don't want to silence your speech completely. I'm not talking about The Third Reich kind of freedom of speech limits, I simply believe there are some things people should not be allowed to say.

Freedom of speech is an ideology.

If I insult a police officer continually, I'll get arrested.

If I call a homosexual a faggot bum***** or whatever, I'd get suspended.
If I call a black person a ****** I'll get arrested.

And these are the limits your 'freedom of speech' should not pass.

Please don't use words like 'retarded'. They're extremely negative and can be perceived as offensive.

Well thank you for coming clean about being a hypocrite. I believe speech has to have some limitations, but those limitations must only be the likes of the American's First Amendment - that is to say as long as they don't incur 'fighting words'.

Here you would, not in America.

Well you have to define 'insult' - you can't get arrested simply for calling someone a dickhead.

Well that's your belief, not mine. You've already made it clear that you don't want those who disagree with you to speak out - facist much??? You contradicted yourself. And you might not like what racists etc. say or think but you have no right to stop them saying, thinking or believing their opinions - the only aspect which is not entirely clear is 'saying'; in the UK we limit this because we are a nanny state, in the US they don't. I prefer the latter of two - it may mean you have to encounter more ********s but you are free to the best possible extent. But I can see someone like you would want to suppress free speech anywhere because you can't stand the thought of someone having a different belief to you, or someone having a 'wrong-doing' belief. You truly are the epitome of hypocritical facism.

And you still have not replied to my example of Iran, or my example of physical action vs. words - it only suggests one thing to me

Please expand upon this.

As in, it is ridiculous to encourage violence against somebody based on something they cannot change, in this case, sexual orientation

Do you have any evidence to support this claim?

You mean apart from the numerous former gay-conversion programme runners who have come out (pardon the pun) recently and said that it doesn't work?

Speaking of belts, I bet that's what he tells people to use a dicipline tool for those that disobey their parents and prayer.

Yes that is what I asked rainbow.panda.

Also I'm having trouble working out where the pun is in your question. Please inform me of its whereabouts.

Yes that is what I asked rainbow.panda.

Also I'm having trouble working out where the pun is in your question. Please inform me of its whereabouts.

Yes that is what I asked rainbow.panda.

Also I'm having trouble working out where the pun is in your question. Please inform me of its whereabouts.

essentially anyway... give them a punch, crack their wrist... this is a baptist PASTOR'S SERMON.. and people actually laugh/agree with this in the background... and because he's in a position of power and influence, his "flock" will go away thinking this is blessed by god/jesus... i REALLY don't understand how some of these christians manage to twist the teachings of christ into thinking this is acceptable.. i can also bet you anything that he is one of those american's that go on and on about america being the land of the free... yet still says this?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/north-carolina-pastor-sea_n_1468618.html

it also annoys me because although not religious myself.. it spread such a bad image of religion..

people like this make me sick... i know it is in america which has more extreme views IN GENERAL than the UK but there are people like this in the UK... people WORSE that this all over the world.. and yet people still think gay people are equal now and have nothing to complain about and should be happy with what they have because they don't face discrimination..

as long as there are people like this in the world.. and countries that persecute gays... there will always be a need to campaign/support gay rights imo...

if my priest said this he would lose all his respect.