What’s that famous example of the limits of free speech again? Does that cover eternal fire?
In Redlands, California, moviegoers were excited to see the new Avengers movie at their local theater. As the film ended, certified dumbass Michael Ray Webber, whose hobby is preaching to people at the end of movies, went into his schtick, jumping from his seat, waving his arms and shouting, ”If you were to die tonight, would your passage to heaven be guaranteed?"
Patrons who’d just seen a tense, explosion-filled entertainment were, understandably, a bit keyed up. And, due to not-too-distant events in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, a guy jumping up and shouting about them dying that night may have, also understandably, made them a little uneasy. The predictable reaction ensued.
Patrons rushed for the exit in terror. One woman leapt from the balcony and was trampled in the melee. One panicked patron called police and said he thought he’d heard shots. Several were injured in the crush for the exit.
A word to the religious among us: the First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees your right to believe in whatever deities you desire, and to speak of those beliefs to others should you think your Big Guy Upstairs requires it.
But, for His sake, have a fucking lick of sense.
The rest of us are trying to have a society here.
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And, my favorite headline:
Raving Lunatic Sparks Panic at Avengers Showing
Endnote: Though I am not a theist and do not see it my place to dictate to believers, I think this world would benefit if more subscribed to the views of Carlton Pearson.