Should I have the right?

A few days ago my facebook account was disabled. I was given no warnings and the only email I got from facebook to notify of this "minor" change simply said that my account was being disabled because I "targeted specific religious groups" which happens to be against facebook's agreement document. I wonder if they really think anybody out there actually has the time to read the whole thing. Maybe the actually expect us not to.

But anyways that is all water under the bridge and I now have a new account and I hope this one is not deleted anytime soon.

I told a friend of mine about this in my english class. People around me heard me as I explained the reason why my account was deleted. I really did not expect anyone to comment on the subject, and I certainly did not expect the only comment to say what it said. I dont remember what she actually said but I will try to be as accurate as my memory allows.

"well you shouldn't be saying bad things against religion in the first place... It should come to no surprise, it is offensive

I dont know her name, but she sits a few seats away from me and I never really had a conversation with her.

The fact that she thinks that it is OK to silence someone who is doing nothing more than writing down ideas should remind everyone how important the first amendment is and how that little right is a huge part of all democratic nations.

I really wonder if she really thinks her feelings are protected by the constitution. I would have asked her to provide the law that specifically states that people have the right to say whatever they want and that their speech is protected by the constitution UNLESS it offends people.

But I decided this battle was not even worth my time, I decided to walk away from the argument by saying that if she really believed my speech had to be silenced because it offended people then the religious wackos out there who believe that people deserve to be tortured for eternity should also be silenced. Those beliefs sure as hell offend me, somebody disable their facebook accounts!

Why do we even make an exception for religion though? It is perfectly OK for me to call people retarded gun lovers if they are republicans, and people call me "repugnant liberal" whenever I talk about gay and women rights. No facebook accounts are disabled and people use this kind of language to refer to people whom they disagree with every day on t.v. Why do we make an exception for religion? What is so special?

It really shows a double standard doesn't it? Theist can use whatever adjective they want to use to describe non-believers and people of other religions, and they are even allowed to make inferences regarding our "destiny" and our afterlife. But the second an atheist gets fed up with their shit... HOW DARE HE?! Those are his religious beliefs!!!

It is damn peculiar that the people who constantly complain about others who criticize their faith are also the ones that love to use that over used cliche "this is a christian nation! If you dont like that you can get out!" Which is not only shows how ignorant they are when it comes to american history and the constitution, they also forget that my speech against religion is clearly protected by the constitution. So, if they don't like that, they should move to North Korea; people there are really fond of censorship and the absolute rape of freedoms.

This nation was founded on secular principles, the same principles that make this country the icon for freedom. If you don't like that then YOU should get out.