The Freedom Quiz: Do you Really Believe in Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion?

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(NaturalNews) I've noticed that a lot of people who claim to believe in Freedom of Speech (or Freedom of Religion) are, in fact, just zealots of one kind or another who only believe in such freedoms for themselves. They may claim to believe in freedom, but when it comes down to it, they really can't tolerate opposing views or religious, and they secretly support the idea of "thought crimes."

So here's a quick quiz for you: Do you REALLY believe in freedom of speech and freedom of religion? If so, take this quick quiz. Give yourself one point for each "YES" answer, or zero points for each "NO" answer:

#1) Do you believe members of the public should be able to march on the White House in a non-violent way, carrying protest signs, blocking traffic and shouting anything they want, without being tear-gassed, tasered or arrested?

#2) Do you believe it is acceptable for parents to question the medical justification behind mandatory vaccination policies?

#3) Do you believe historians should have the right to question the official explanation of the Holocaust?

#4) Do you believe observers should have the right to question the legitimacy or legality of Israel's current military attacks on its neighbors?

#5) Do you fully support someone's right to pledge their religious beliefs to the Church of Scientology, or to be an Athiest, or a Pagan, or a Druid, or to believe in some religion other than your own?

#6) Do you believe that a man (or woman) should have the right to stand in a public park and speak about his belief that the end of the world is coming, and Jesus will save us all if we only repent our sins?

#7) Do you believe that a scientist should be able to voice his opposition to the theory that global warming is caused by man (or voice his support of that same theory) without being ridiculed by his colleagues?

#8) Do you believe that the president of a foreign nation (Iran, for example) should have the right to publicly state that, in his view, America is the devil and terrorist attacks against America are punishment from God?

#9) Do you believe scientists should be able to question the theory of Darwinian evolution without being ridiculed by fellow scientists? Do you also believe that scientists should be able to question the theory of Intelligent Design in an intellectually-open manner, free from harassment by religious groups?

If you scored anything less than nine, then you do NOT believe in freedom! You're just a hypocrite like all the other oppressors, and you probably believe in things such as "thought crimes" where merely thinking a non-confirming thought should be punishable by imprisonment. To you, some freedoms are okay, but only if they conform to your own views. And thus, you don't really believe in freedom at all.

If you scored a YES on all nine, good for you! It's great to be among fellow supporters of true freedom of thought, speech and religion.

A true believer in freedom (of speech, thought and religion) would support ALL NINE of these scenarios. Again, it doesn't mean you agree with all nine, it just means you support the rights of others to speak or follow their own beliefs, no matter how warped you might think they are.

I personally disagree with the philosophies described in some of the examples mentioned here, and for the record, I am not a member of the Church of Scientology. Nor am I an Athiest. I am not a Holocaust denier, either. What I am is a genuine supporter of the free rights of people to think, speak and believe things that I am personally opposed to. And that makes me a rarity in modern society, where intolerance seems to dominate the mindset of the people and the politicians.

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