Discrimination, racism and special treatments...

I just read this article, and it shocked me. Read it and come back here.... :)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1270364/Christian-preacher-hooligan-charge-saying-believes-homosexuality-sin.html#ixzz0mj1a1Wtr

Since I know most of you will be too lazy to actually go read it, this is the article in a nut-shell:

"A Christian street preacher has been arrested and charged with a public-order offence after saying that homosexuality was sinful."

I'm not here to argue the merits of the question, if homosexuality sinful or not. That's not the point of this blog post. The point is this: If he had been saying that LYING is sinful, or MURDER, or STEALING, would he still have been arrested?

Since when do people get arrested for proclaiming their personal beliefs? What happened to freedom of speech?

If he had been preaching about lying, I, as a liar (aren't we all?) could've gotten offended and said "Hey! Why are you calling me sinful? I'm gonna put you in jail!"

Why is that different than saying homosexuality is sinful?

I realize that I'm opening a can of worms here and some of you are going to start throwing stones at me, but really, why is it that gays, and blacks, get "special treatment"? Why is it that if a white person gets in a fight with another white person, it's just a fight, but if it happens to be with a black person, all of a sudden, it's racism?

Let me make this clear: I'm not a racist. In fact, I don't even see what's the big deal with skin color anyway, in my opinion we're all human, and that's as far as it goes. The same goes for sexual orientation.

What really annoys me is that in giving people this "special treatment" we are actually singling them out and that's a form of discrimination! Denying a person their rights, because of skin color or sexual orientation is discrimination and it's wrong. But giving them special rights because of the same thing is also discrimination and it's ALSO wrong!

So as far as I'm concerned, that preacher should not have been arrested or charged (he has been released on bail). I don't agree with what he's doing, but his freedom of speech is much more important than any bruised ego or insulted liar like myself, or adulterous or homosexual person out there. Toughen up! You're human, people will insult you, but only if you allow yourself to be insulted.

Disclaimer: That's my point of view... and I claim my freedom of speech to say it all. If you don't like it, you can comment, email me, or stop reading my blog. Your choice.