Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. president from 1933-1945, outlined four fundamental freedoms that he said human beings throughout the world ought to enjoy: freedom of speech and religion, and freedom from want and from fear.

On September 11 this year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received an award named after those freedoms. During her acceptance speech she talked about how some governments may want to restrict freedom of speech and religion in order to stop hate speech against religions.

She was referring to what is called an “anti-defamation” policy that’s being considered at the United Nations. Proponents of anti-defamation policies claim that restricting hateful speech against religions will protect freedom of religion. Clinton says she strongly disagrees and that the U.S. will stand against any UN resolutions that curtail free speech in order stop defamation of religion.

“An individual’s ability to practice their religion should have no bearing on others individuals’ freedom of speech,” she said. “The protection of speech about religion is particularly important since persons of different faiths will inevitably hold divergent views on religious questions. And these differences should be met with tolerance, not suppression of discourse.”

So tell us what you think: is it ok to limit freedom of speech to “protect” religion?