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08/15/2007: "Reggae musicians persecuted for hateful beliefs"

Reggae was once associated with politically conscious lyrics, Rastafarians and the palm fringed shores of its native Jamaica. But forget Bob Marley and Peter Tosh singing about peace and love; these
days some of reggae's biggest acts are just as likely to be advocating the killing of homosexuals in their music.

[ I don't advocate the killing of homosexuals, but in our "free" society, shouldn't they be able to sing whatever they want? Surely our society has no problem with the killing of whites being advocated, or the killing of non-Jews, so why not let these African-Americans sing out against homosexuality? ]

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1650585,00.html?cnn=yes