"Pussy Riot" was convicted in Russia today of hooliganism and disrespect for the Church. How long will it be before we have similar prosecutions in the US?

This has been in the news for months—the girl band Pussy Riot wrote and performed songs which were disrespectful to the Orthodox Church. And they were arrested and accused of hooliganism, which is sort of a catch-all Russian phrase for “doing something that the government doesn’t approve of”.

Today the three girls were convicted in a Russian court and could be sentenced to as many as three years in prison.

Will there be spillover in the US? Can you see a time when American ‘religious’ groups try to put American musical groups in jail for their lyrics and their philosophies?

One would think not (freedom of speech and all that) – but we already have WalMart requiring “clean” versions of Rap songs, and the FRC and AFA already wants to censor the movies we watch, so it seems like the door is open.

Should we be afraid?