Family Values Hate Speech

Today, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing a case in which the judges will determine whether or not "hate speech" should be aloud in the work place. What constitutes the 'hate speech" in question? "Natural family", "marriage" and " family values".

Several employees in an Oakland workplace were attempting to start a group for people of faith to express their views. In a notice they posted, employers stated that statements of a homophobic nature were made and stated that it boiled down to harassment. Both employees were threatened with termination. This came after e-mails were sent that promoted homosexuality and denounced Christian values earlier by other employees.

This is a clear violation of the employees first amendment rights and a clear example of the immoral direction that this country is headed. The Constitution gives anyone the right to state or relay any message as long as it is not clearly offensive to another. Here lies the problem. Traditional marriage and Christian values are not offensive per se in that they have been the mainstream in America since it's creation. In fact, the country's founding fathers based the creation of the Constitution on their belief in God. Homosexuality and other sinful lifestyles are considered offensive to the majority of the American population due to their extreme and un-natural acts.

I hope this case finds its way to the US Supreme Court and that the justices find that the right of these employees and the majority of Americans should be protected from militant activists for gay marriage. This case must be decided based on the original content of the Constitution and not the bastardized version handed down by liberal justices who feel it is their duty to change the rights of the US citizenship even though the majority of it feels different.