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Sunday AM Service 06/15/2025
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https://reclaimthenet.org/ireland-eu-hate-speech-law-sovereignty-free-speech-battle
US State Department Backs Ireland as EU Threatens Legal Action Over Noncompliance with “Hate Speech” Censorship Laws
Ireland faces EU legal pressure over hate speech law dispute, challenging Brussels on speech, sovereignty, and legislative autonomy.
Ireland is once again at the forefront of a growing battle over free expression, as the European Union threatens legal action if the country fails to implement controversial hate speech laws. The dispute highlights a deepening divide between centralized EU directives and the sovereignty of member states seeking to preserve open discourse.
The European Commission has given the Irish government a two-month deadline to adopt legislation expanding the definition of “hate speech” to include denial or trivialization of certain international crimes, including the Holocaust.
These changes would bring Irish law in line with EU mandates, but they go far beyond Ireland’s existing legal framework under the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989.
Efforts to pass such laws domestically have already been rejected. Last year, the Irish government backed away from its Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill after it failed to garner political support.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee acknowledged the bill’s collapse in September 2024, stating that the hate speech elements lacked the necessary consensus to move forward.
Despite that democratic decision, EU officials are now pressuring Ireland to override its own legislative process. One Irish Member of the European Parliament warned that the Commission’s stance risks stifling public debate, saying, “People resent the fact that they’re threatened with prosecution for expressing their views.” Legal scholars have also condemned the EU’s actions, describing the threat of court proceedings as a clear infringement on Irish sovereignty and a direct contradiction of the public’s will.
Supporters of the EU’s approach argue that the laws are necessary to combat racism and hate online. Yet the broad language of the proposed rules has raised serious concerns about censorship and the potential for abuse. Many fear that politically charged opinions.
The controversy has caught the attention of international observers. The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor weighed in publicly on June 14, writing, “The United States is deeply committed to supporting freedom of expression and national sovereignty. We support the Irish people and our shared commitment to fundamental freedoms.”
That statement reflects a growing awareness of the tension between national self-determination and supranational regulation.
While the EU frames the legislation as a tool to ensure human rights across the bloc, many in Ireland see it as a threat to democratic integrity. Public sentiment has been fierce online, where social media debates often highlight the chilling effect of criminalizing speech that challenges dominant narratives.
Some defenders of speech freedoms argue that legitimate political criticism must not be swept up in the dragnet of overreaching legislation.
Now faced with the prospect of being hauled before the European Court of Justice, Ireland must choose between bowing to Brussels or defending its legislative autonomy. The outcome of this standoff could set a critical precedent for speech protections not only in Ireland but across the entire European Union.
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https://uncanceled.news/elite-dodgers-pitcher-displays-bible-passage-on-hat-during-pervert-pride-night/
Elite Dodgers Pitcher Displays Bible Passage on Hat During Pervert Pride Night
by WND June 14, 2025
A decorated Major League Baseball pitcher reminded the world Who it is that originated the rainbow Friday night during his team’s “Pride Night” game against the San Francisco Giants.
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw wrote a Bible reference on his rainbow-logo Los Angeles Dodgers cap: “Gen 9:12-16” – which speaks of God’s covenant with “every living creature.”
Reports Fox News, the reference to the biblical book of Genesis was written on the front of his cap. Genesis 9:12-16 reads:
“And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.'”
Shoutout to Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who wrote Genesis 9:12-16 on his Pride hat to remind everyone that the rainbow is a sign of God’s covenant 👏 pic.twitter.com/YMJAlxlNU7
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) June 14, 2025
As Fox reported, Kershaw notably protested the organization’s decision in 2023 to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence before the team’s Pride Night game that season. Kershaw said his opposition was based solely on the group’s mockery of Christianity.
“I don’t agree with making fun of other people’s religions,”Kershaw said. “It has nothing to do with anything other than that. I just don’t think that, no matter what religion you are, you should make fun of somebody else’s religion. So, that’s something that I definitely don’t agree with.”