Didn't think that calling for their death was threatening? LOLTwo men told a court they did not see anything wrong with a leaflet calling for the death penalty for gay people.
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However, both men have denied intending to stir-up hatred.
Mr Hussain told Derby Crown Court he did "not see any problems" with the leaflet.
He told the jury: "I just read it and to me it was just the Koranic verses on there and the history of England's law.
"I did not see any problems."
He added: "It's the duty of a Muslim to pass on the words of God."
Mr Hussain and Mr Javed said their co-defendant... gave them the leaflets to distribute in Rosehill Street, near to the Jamia Mosque.
'Right channels'
Mr Javed said he believed Mr Ali had had the leaflets checked for any possible criminal offences.
He told the court: "He showed me the leaflet and I looked at it.
"I said: 'You're still going through the right channels to check the leaflets are fine?' and he said that it had been checked and it was OK."
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It is thought to be the first prosecution of its kind since legislation came into force in March 2010.
All five men deny the charges.
Mr Javed, a takeaway worker who is married with six children, said he did not think the leaflets were offensive or threatening, but after listening in court to the testimony of four gay men who received the leaflet through their doors, he thought differently and wanted to send them a written apology.
They've been found guilty.
There is always going to be conflicts between freedoms. There is a middle ground, where people's freedom to express their views are balanced by other people's freedoms to not feel threatened by OTT hate speech.
Looks to me like the courts got it right.
