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Religious freedom?

Title: Religious freedom?
Date: Monday, 30 May 1994
Publisher: Mountain Views (Australia)
Main source: suburbia.com.au

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It is now well understood and accepted that freedom of speech does not include the freedom to malign others, because hate propaganda and vicious smears in public have a destructive effect on excitable individuals (witness the effect Nazi propaganda had on the Germans in the 1930s and 40s). The recent publication of a book written by Louise Samways entitled 'Dangerous Persuaders: An expose of gurus, personal development courses and cults, and how they operate in Australia' and the ensuing publicity for ... [Read the rest at suburbia.com.au]