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Old 09-09-2010, 03:38 PM   #95
Slingin Sammy 33
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Re: DWOC's International Burn a Koran Day

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Originally Posted by saden1 View Post
Not all speech is protected speech per unanimous Supreme Court ruling in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire. I am not convinced this pastor has the "right" to burn the Qur'an.



The high court ruled:
Couple issues.
1) I believe the DWOC will be doing this on private property.
2) If Flag-burning and Bible burning are protected speech, Quran burning must be also.

From CBS: Quran Burning Legal? Protest Possibly Protected - CBS Evening News - CBS News
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