I agree with him. Free speech is absolute. Nothing to do with gay rights, I just do not think government should have the power to ban a demonstration or any other form of free speech. A government that has that power can easily turn it around against Christians.
Serbs = Christians
You think you have to stand up for homos to protect Christians some day? That is the wrong way to go at it. See for yourself.
The hatred against the Serbs is inspired by much more than meets the eye. Clinton’s Sec State Maddy Albright let the cat out of the bag at a book signing.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=556_1351885225&comments=1
direct link to youtube Mad Albright saying “disgusting Serbs”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FaPuBUY558
Jihad Watch’s Robert Spencer had a rather interesting take on this very concept back when Indonesia was banning Lady gaga from entering, which addresses the exact same issues that have been discussed here. And to my understanding, Robert Spencer has traditionally been rather popular around here.
This might be worth reading too: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/05/robert-spencer-is-freedom-worth-defending.html
On the difference between Christian vs Islamic Shariah notions of fighting sin, in particular he notes:
” While many of us might deplore the depravity of today’s pop culture, we should not let Islamic moral critique put us on the defensive. In reality, the freedom at which the jihadists sneer is an essential component of any genuine morality. “Australian law guarantees freedoms up to a crazy level,” remarked the controversial former Australian mufti Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali—but without freedom, even “up to a crazy level,” morality is hollow. The secular West, with all its irreligion and debauchery, provides the only authentic framework for genuine virtue. Without the freedom to choose evil, choosing good is not a virtue. It’s nothing more than submitting to coercion. Islam’s moral critique likewise founders on the divine sanction given to violence in the Qur’an and Islamic tradition.”