If one is critical of Christianity, it is still not acceptable to go & shut down a church service even if the ideas were being expressed in other churches! And if this was actually effective in preventing Christians from practicing their faith, that would be even worse!https://twitter.com/HereInThere/status/971365538109775872 …
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I could think of many reasons to want to shut down a church service. The pastor is a known pedophile, supports cleansing of LGBT, convincing his members to sacrifice themselves, and many others all of which have happened! Disruptive protest is a tool and needs leeway.
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I can't disagree that what constitutes necessary disruptive protest is a fine line. I'm trying to square how does a minority express discontent effectively without disruption because historically it has been absolutely necessary.
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Criticism, mockery, shunning can all be used to signal disagreement. Protests are also fine, as long as they don't prevent others from speaking.
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Yes. At our thing, they held three counter events in protest which was exactly the right thing to do. They walked up & down outside with signs of female scientists which was (irrelevant to claims but) the right thing to do. Some walked out. Also fine. Turning sound off? No.
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So there is some level of disruption you will tolerate. We need to be careful when we vilify protests. I'm not saying you do this. But many cast a wide net. I can agree that the line is turning off that mic (again I disagree with the reasons and method) is the line we need.
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Yes, I said so from the start. The line is stopping speech.
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I can only begrudgingly accept because I believe it is so much more nuanced. The campus protests are frustrating, they are a divergence from historic need for disruptive protests. I'll be surprised in 100 years if someone says I'm glad we held signs outside x bad idea.
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I hope they'll say they're glad they countered it with better ones.
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It's like saying it's OK to steal from someone as long as they have money elsewhere, which, unless you took their last dime, they probably do.
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Its called taxes.
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No it's not.
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