I want to share a story with you all about heavy-handed behaviour exhibited by a security person at Tauranga airport towards a Russian Orthodox Christian lady who was praying out of the way of others. I expect that it will provoke a discussion about tolerance of those who are religious
Some years back, a couple of British feminist Labour MPs commissioned a report into “sexist hate-speech” on Twitter. Somewhat to the embarrassment of the MPs who wanted to “Reclaim the Internet” for women, the study actually found that more than half of the abusive tweets aimed at women…came from
The Christchurch terrorist’s manifesto had no innate power. If everyone had been allowed to read it and to intellectually tear it apart in a robust marketplace of ideas it would have been reduced to powder. New Zealand’s Chief Censor, however, had other ideas and so did PM Jacinda
Free Speech Coalition Podcast: Free Speech Coalition spokesperson Rachel Poulain interviews Grant Edwards. Grant is a street preacher with more than 20 years of preaching experience. Recently Grant was preaching on a public street in Whangarei where he was stopped by the police and threatened with being charged under the
I was reading a press release from the Maori Council yesterday and it showed a complete lack of respect for free speech and included comments that if they had been said by President Trump would have been labelled racist. WE DON’T WANT PEOPLE LIKE THAT HERE. WE SHOULD NOT
Free speech is in jeopardy. Big Tech behemoths like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are putting their thumbs on the free speech scale, “restricting” conservative content they don’t like. PragerU is fighting back with a lawsuit against YouTube and its parent company, Google. The real winner (or loser) will be
He was censored by Facebook after achieving huge success and a massive following. He then moved to Youtube. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
One must be careful not to express hurty feelings in today’s snowflake world. At least that is what Alan Jones is finding out. He’s been told by his employer that if he makes any more remarks along the lines of suggesting Scott Morrison should shove a sock down
Free Speech Coalition Press release: Responding to the planned ban on protest within 150m of abortion clinics, Free Speech Coalition spokesperson Rachel Poulain says: “Restrictions on protest near abortion clinics would set a worrying precedent. If we accept a 150-metre restricted-speech zone, there is no clear principle to stop groups
I was reading an opinion piece by Duncan Garner yesterday about the Christchurch terrorist and it struck me that he actually thinks that an idea can be controlled. […] They like to inspire others if they can and their need for a platform is crucial. They crave it. […] That’s why
A Muslim Community leader Aliya Danzeisen and a Terrorism expert Chris Wilson were interviewed last week by Newshub Nation about the issue of prisoners right to send mail. The first question was directed to the Muslim community leader who was asked how news of Tarrant’s letter had impacted the
There have been many articles written this week about whether or not the Christchurch terrorist should be allowed to write letters. Many liberals who supported abolishing the death penalty and supported the homosexual law reform bill have reacted emotionally to this issue and are not interested in upholding the rights
Dr Nir J. Shaviv is a well-known astrophysicist with over 100 scientific papers to his credit and he is currently chairman of the Racah Institute of Physics at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I think it’s safe to say that Dr. Shaviv knows a thing or two about science
No one is immune or exempt from the tentacles of the US speech police, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell found out last weekend when his Twitter campaign account was frozen after his staff posted a video they deemed offensive. “Twitter suspended the account of the re-election campaign of Sen.
I don’t know what it is about courageous people who stand up for the truth of things come what may—including being banned, censored and lied about—but I’m drawn to them. Gemma O’Doherty is one of them. The multi-awarded Irish journalist and filmmaker, and foundress of
