Whatever your feeling are regarding religion, this is a chilling story : San Diego county is threatening to fine a local pastor for holding Bible studies in his house (~15 people) unless he gets a "major use permit" ... which would cost tens of thousands of dollars :
http://www.10news.com/news/19562217/detail.html
Religion is often one of the main targets of the new political correctness, since religious beliefs often (rightly or wrongly) conflict with the PC ideology. But this post is not about freedom of religion.
It's about the most serious threat to free speech in this nation : the double standard
If this meeting had been a Torah study, a Quran recitation, or even a Wiccan gathering, San Diego county would have never dared to take this kind of draconian action. But since the people involved are Christians (the majority religion in the US, at least for the time being), they can safely threaten them without being themselves attacked by the Thoughtpolice.
If this meeting violates some ordinance in San Diego, then shut it down - this could always be appealed in court, at the ballot box, etc. But enforce the law evenly.
This double standard is the main tool of the Thoughtpolice : use ordinances, including so-called "hate crime" laws to silence those who do not follow the politically correct doctrine.
If a minority (racial, religious, sexual, or otherwise) group was harassed in this way, it would be national news, protesters would march, etc. But when it's the majority, mainstream group, the silence is deafening.
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