A Christian pastor in Stockton has drawn flak and has been accused of hate speech after delivering a sermon on Muslims and the problem that Islam allegedly brings to the society. Last week, Christian Life Center pastor Nathaniel Haney’s sermon was about an existing “Muslim problem.” One parishioner named Evangelina Solano Rosas recorded the sermon and posted it online, prompting backlash from Facebook users, ABC 10 details. “I know some people believe what I'm saying but you're scared to speak up because you don't want get blown up or be exiled,” Pastor Haney said during his sermon. “… During that same talk, Pastor Haney continued, “If you’ve never been out of this country and you’ve never been to a Muslim country, you don’t understand how
"America will not become great by spreading hatred or by spreading fear. America will not become great by cutting itself off from its neighbors. America will not raise the torch of liberty by breaking up families and denying treatment to the sick," said Yasir Qadhi, with the Islamic Center of Memphis. "On the day, you leave office; we will make America great again." Abdallah Altareb one of the Muslim protesters Abdallah was holding the American flag. He is from one of the countries that banned Yemen. He is twelve years old, and he came to Memphis when he was six years. He said, “"It's not America without diversity," he said, "You can't judge a book by its cover so you can't judge every Muslim by one group of
In Dalia Mogahed’s ted talk she explains what it’s like to be Muslim in America. Not only is it hard for her, but it’s also very hard for her family to be going through a situation that she went through on September 11, 2001. Dalia remembers every detail of what she went through on this horrific event. People saw her religion as a threat on this day and she will never forget the fear she went through.
Despite the fact, as he stated when he was in a taxi with a Muslim driver who had no love lost for Americans, that he was a tad terrified he did not allow it to change his stance and what I found remarkable is that, for all intents and purposes, he believed given the situation he was in that he was going to killed, yet remarkably all he did was pray to Jesus and was at peace and did not have a bad thing to say about the driver. Something I found astonishing. What really led to Dan Corrou’s story to really, in a way, pierce my heart, and change the landscape of my beliefs and attitudes was the fact that I could relate to him in a very strong way. This is a man who spent all of his in America, yet was in the Middle East. He encountered and lived in two very different cultures, customs, and religious beliefs. As a result, I took what he had to say very seriously and with an open
Muslims are one of the most marginalized people in the U.S for their beliefs and their religion but after 9/11 discrimination and hate crimes against them had become even worse.Throughout the U.S people have been “Anti-Islam” and believed that the Muslim’s religion is absurd, want muslims to change their beliefs or, leave the country.According to “Anti-Islman Discourse in the United States in the Decade After 9/11:The Role of Social Conservatives and Cultural Politics”by David D.Belt on page 211-212, talks about how a post on Charisma News with an article title “Why I am Absolutely Islamophobic” was urging at the fact that Muslim-Americans needed to be deported as soon as possible ,or go under sterilization.Also Belt talks about one of Bush’s family friend being,Franklin Graham saying that he thinks the muslim’s religion is “very evil “and “wicked”.One last example a man named Gabriel had said Islam is the real enemy of America and that we supposedly “we will be doomed in war if we don’t realize it”. People are so brainwashed it honestly insane and very ignorant at the things people think about Muslims, its barbaric.They believe what Muslims believe in and their religion is wrong and they should switch to “Christianity” because it is the “American way “ or have them deported because the do not belong there and are “terrorist”.
“It’s persecution when a godly fire chief loses his job over expressing his Christian faith,” he added.
According to the FBI the number of hate crimes in the US toward Jews, Muslims, and the LGBT community. has risen dramatically over the last year. So far this year there have been a total of 6,100 incidents of hate crimes with more happening every week causing fear within several communities. The FBI should work harder on keeping these incidents from happening by starting investigations and preventing the events that keep occurring instead of causing more protests and violence.
Dixie: I really enjoyed this seminar and talking about the wall that President Trump is going to build. I learned a lot from the discussion board. In chapter 10 on page 227. I learned about the Mexican American experience and what it was like coming to the United States. I thought this was great, as I am doing my final assignment for this class on Mexican American’s. In the book on page 226, it talks about the long history that Mexican American have in the United States. I have known that they have been here a long time. In the textbook on page 246, I got to learn about the Muslim Americans. Islam, with approximately 1.6 billion followers worldwide, is second to Christianity among the world’s religions (Schaefer, 2015.) I didn’t know this about
The Klu Klux Klan, one of the most recognised hate groups in US history, was founded in 1865. They were under the impression that people of color were less valuable than white people, some even believing that they weren't human. Something people don’t realize is that groups like that are still around today, and just as active as ever. Hate groups, and just random unorganised hate crimes are just as real as me and you, and they are still an active threat. Hate Crime is relevant, and as a society, we should be doing our best to snuff out the flames of prejudice and resentment that burn in the hearts of anyone willing to participate in such unjust behavior. This kind of activity is not only hurtful emotionally, but sometimes, it turns to violence. Innocent people getting picked off the street simply because of their beliefs, who they love, or the color of their skin. This is something that nobody should stand for, especially now, in this constantly progressing world. All in all, Hate Crimes are a real problem, and in order to stop injustice such as this, we need to work together as human beings to accept people, regardless of who they are.
Given that our society has such a dense population of different races, ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations, it is important to understand both the goals and challenges of policing and dealing with hate and bias crimes. Considering that since the beginning stages of immigration we have tried to support successful assimilation, hate and bias crimes create a huge barrier. Hate and bias crimes “occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain social group, usually defined by race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, or political affiliation” (en.wikipedia.org). Not only is it difficult for our society to identify this sort of crime,
In light of the recent events in Charlottesville, where a white supremacist rally turned violent, the argument on whether or not hate speech should be banned has become increasingly more relevant. Those supporting the ban argue that this kind of speech eventually creates a society that doesn’t accept the affected minorities as equals, and can shame them into silence. On the other side, people argue this would infringe upon free speech rights. In Glenn Greenwald’s article, “In Europe, Hate Speech Laws are Being used to Silence Left Wing Beliefs,” he addresses how this ban might affect left-wing activism, and the fallacies in the arguments supporting the ban. Greenwald mainly relies on logos to back up his thesis; that a hate speech ban would not work in America. The problem he faces with this as his argument is that it makes the assumption that these same issues would arise in America. Other than a brief mention of his time as a lawyer to back up one talking point, there is very little ethos. While his tone throughout the article feels very neutral and informative, he makes poor use of logos and ethos, leading to an ineffective argument.
Your response was expressive. The only thing I had a question about, was that the article really only referenced extreme hate speech cases. In the article, the boys who made the video filled with racial slurs where the video went viral, were expelled from their university. So these are really aggressive forms of hate speech, that’s a bit harder to ignore by the rest of the student body; so to ignore it, would be to enable those boys’ behavior.. I agree with you in that people who use hate speech to intimidate other students, and other people in general, are just bullies. Although, I wondered about the last couple of sentences about “black” and “white”. To be frank, I beleive skin tones matter; although rising from an questionable time, terms
Envision ambulating down the street and then out of the blue someone shouts obscenities predicated on the way people look or because of what they affiliate with. Incidents involving animosity happen everyday, and most are looked at as daily occurrences. With the current state of hate speech laws, there is nothing that could be done to put culpability on the instigator. Hate has a strong connection to United States history. Slaves were a result of being hateful to those who were different, and Jim Crow laws were also a consequence of this hatred. As much time has passed since then, America has become more progressive, although there are still people who are hateful of others for they way they are. Hate speech laws are necessary in the United States and should be passed because passing them would create and foster a more tolerant society, help to decrease the negative risk associated with them, and prevent violent acts of hate which tend to be preceded by hate speech.
Just a couple of months ago white supremacists rallied in Charlottesville to protest the tearing down of the statue of Robert E Lee. The racism and hate they spread through their march is unquestionably disgusting and serves no purpose in our society today. This event has led to social media sites such as Twitter to crack down even harder in a plight they started over a year ago to silence hateful speech. While there are some occasional dissenters, the general population agrees with the opinion that this speech is awful in every sense. With that being said, censoring their right to free speech is a bit too rash. We can all agree that free speech is one of the most important rights we have, and with President Trump throwing around the term “fake news” at major news organizations, it is more important than ever to protect that freedom. The article “The case for restricting hate speech” by Laura Beth Nielsen of the Los Angeles Times gives an argument for why hate speech should be censored. While she provides valid points, with the absence of factual statistics, none of them are strong enough to support her thesis that hate speech should be banned. I believe that in almost every instance, hate speech should remain protected just as much as our right to free speech.
Hate speech, what is it? The definition of hate speech, according to Mari J. Matsuda, author of "Assaultive Speech and Academic Freedom, is " (a word of group of words) of which is to wound and degrade by asserting the inherent inferiority of a group" (151). In my own words hate speech is a humiliation and demeaning slur of words specifically used to disgrace a person for their race, religion, or sexual habits. There is now a controversy if hate speech should be regulated on college campuses or not. I have read a few articles with the author being either for or against regulating hate speech. My opinion is that yes, we should regulate hate speech on college campuses.
Throughout history, the United States Constitution has been put to the test over the issue of free speech. The First Amendment states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Even though free speech is one of the core American values proudly embedded in each citizen, some poopAmericans find themselves torn between whether or not to limit the freedom of speech on behalf of hate speech. Most law-abiding citizens disagree with hate speech, but must realize even speech that promotes hate, racism, and even crime