Putting faith in hate when religion is the source or target of hate speech
To allow or restrict hate speech is a hotly debated issue in many societies. While the right to freedom of speech is fundamental to liberal democracies, most countries have accepted that hate speech causes significant harm and ought to be regulated. Richard Moon examines the application of hate spee...
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2018
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Freedom of expression and the regulation of hate speech
- When religious groups are the target of hate speech : Islamophobia and the Muslim tide
- The ridicule and insult of the sacred
- When religion is the source of hate speech
- Conclusion : free speech, religious speech, hate speech