On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Randy Little <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> David thats all well and good unless the building and institution are receiving local state or federal funds. Then it for sure does apply as it implies direct support by the governement. While one side doesn't see it a religious issue covered by separation of church and state. One side sees it only that way. In that case they have the right to protest the event in the government funding building on those grounds. In which case no one is condoning bad behavior but I condone their right to protest on what they perceive and religious grounds.
Help me out people, what founding father or prominent early American
said "Freedom of speech does not mean the right to yell fire in a
crowded theater"?
Seriously, I can't believe we are even making a discussion about this.
The topic of the movie and the larger
philosophical/religious/scientific debate has no bearing on the
essence of the problem - what to do about disruptive people during
museum programs. This applies to crying children, loud gum chewers,
cell phone addicts, chatty Cathys, as well as the righteously
indignant. If people want to protest, let them protest outside the
theater, write letters to the powers that be, and even hand out flyers
to patrons about how what they are about the see is a complete
fabrication. If there is a Q&A session, they can ask whatever topical
question they choose IF they do so in a civil and polite manner. Note,
this is asking legitimate questions, not hijacking the session and
turning it into their own personal forum. In summary, they DO NOT have
the right to deny other patrons opportunity to participate in museum
activities. It's all about basic etiquette, guys. You can't go wrong
with it.
The moment that you start to impinge on the right of someone to
participate in a legitimate activity, you become an obnoxious twit.
The Constitution does not protect the rights of obnoxious twits. (I'm
sure there is a legal definition for "obnoxious twit" but you get the
picture.)
Deb Fuller
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