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Free speech means people can say what they want; why don't you let them?

Nobody's suggesting stopping them.

to deride a person for his religous views, its anti-American in fact.

No, anti-American would be preventing him, legally or physically, from holding and expressing his religious views. Making fun of a person's opinions, if you consider them ludicrous, is FREE SPEECH.

Nothing in the Constitution or the traditions of America says, "Americans will never be rude or derogatory to one another." Liberals made that up. (You can tell you've unconsciously absorbed a liberal position when you make consecutive statements that contradict one another, as illustrated above.)

You think the idea that individual responsiblity is not important? With freedom comes responsiblity. What does it add to the discourse when people on this forum look for deeply held beliefs and mock them just for the sake of mocking them?

Nothing in the Constitution or the traditions of America says, "Americans will never be rude or derogatory to one another."

There is plenty in the traditions of America and the founding fathers that says behaving in a civil manner to your fellow citizens is worthwhile. Let me quote you some finer points of behavior from General Washington's own hand:

1st Every Action done in Company, ought to be with Some Sign of Respect, to those that are Present.

4]7th Mock not nor Jest at any thing of Importance break [n]o Jest that are Sharp Biting and if you Deliver any thing witty and Pleasent abtain from Laughing thereat yourself.

Let your Conversation be without Malice or Envy, for 'tis a Sig[n o]f a Tractable and Commendable Nature: And in all Causes of Passion [ad]mit Reason to Govern.

[87th Let thy carriage be such] as becomes a Man Grave Settled and attentive [to that which is spoken. Contra]dict not at every turn what others Say.

When you Speak of God or his Atributes, let it be Seriously & [wt.] Reverence. Honour & Obey your Natural Parents altho they be Poor.

109th Let your Recreations be Manfull not Sinfull.

110th Labour to keep alive in your Breast that Little Spark of Ce[les]tial fire Called Conscience.