A student in the United States was recently suspended from High School after wearing a T-Shirt with the message "Homosexuality is shameful (Romans 1:27)" on the back, written on tape and stuck to the shirt. The opposing side of the shirt read, "Be ashamed. Our school has embraced what God [sic] has condemned." The student wore the shirt to school the day after a "day of silence" was held in support of non-heterosexual students.
Everyone has a right to their own opinion, but hate speech justified due to religious convictions walks a fine line.
The student is suing the school claiming an unfair suspension.
What is odd about this is that the student has quoted the bible as justification for the statement made on the T-Shirt. Under the guise of being about homosexuality, a topic of morality that certain religious groups have claimed to be authoritative experts on, this is supposedly "free speech" as opposed to "hate speech".
The bible is an antiquated collection of bigotry and myths which throughout the ages has been used to justify a large number of hateful comments. So the question is, were a T-Shirt quoting the bible promoting slavery, or the killing of opposing tribes, or the belief that women should not appear in church whilst having their periods have been justified?
Of course not.
What is the difference then between this statement on homosexuality and a statement promoting slavery (or decrying the abolition thereof?)
None.
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