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Anthea Butler is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The title of her most recent book, The Gospel According to Sarah: How Sarah Palins Tea Party Angels Are Galvanizing the Religious Right, gives you a pretty good idea of where she stands politically.
This morning, she strongly implied that Sam Bacile is responsible for yesterdays embassy attacks and, as a result, should be tossed into jail.
Bacile is an Israeli filmmaker who lives in California and has gone into hiding. He made the crappy movie that is being used as a pretext to justify the violence that erupted in Egypt and Libya yesterday.
But is making a movie that makes Muslims angry a crime? Butler appears to think so.
Of course, like any academic, Butler purports to support free speech rights:
@AntheaButler And yes, I know we have First Amendment rights,but if you don't understand the Religion you hate, STFU about it. Yes, I am ticked off.
Anthea Butler (@AntheaButler) September 12, 2012
12 Sep 12
But it is clear that she gets most excited when arguing that those rights are highly circumscribed:
@AntheaButler @blmoyer And people do to jail for speech. First Amendment doesn't cover EVERYTHING a PERSON says.
Anthea Butler (@AntheaButler) September 12, 2012
12 Sep 12 @AntheaButler I am all for free speech, but you better damn well understand that actions have consequences, and what you mock is another persons belief.
Anthea Butler (@AntheaButler) September 12, 2012
12 Sep 12
This morning, she strongly implied that Sam Bacile is responsible for yesterdays embassy attacks and, as a result, should be tossed into jail.
Bacile is an Israeli filmmaker who lives in California and has gone into hiding. He made the crappy movie that is being used as a pretext to justify the violence that erupted in Egypt and Libya yesterday.
But is making a movie that makes Muslims angry a crime? Butler appears to think so.
Of course, like any academic, Butler purports to support free speech rights:
@AntheaButler And yes, I know we have First Amendment rights,but if you don't understand the Religion you hate, STFU about it. Yes, I am ticked off.
Anthea Butler (@AntheaButler) September 12, 2012
12 Sep 12
But it is clear that she gets most excited when arguing that those rights are highly circumscribed:
@AntheaButler @blmoyer And people do to jail for speech. First Amendment doesn't cover EVERYTHING a PERSON says.
Anthea Butler (@AntheaButler) September 12, 2012
12 Sep 12 @AntheaButler I am all for free speech, but you better damn well understand that actions have consequences, and what you mock is another persons belief.
Anthea Butler (@AntheaButler) September 12, 2012
12 Sep 12