Group Coerced Censorship

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I sincerely apologize to anyone who is upset about my decision to shut down the Falwell thread. It was not "group coerced censorship," it was one mod's censorship. For those of you who are concerned that it may become a theme, let me just say that I can count on one hand the number of threads that I have closed over the past 4 years.

I did not shut down the thread because of the views that were expressed. I personally find it to be in bad taste to talk ill of the dead the day after they died, but that's not why I shut down the thread. Why did I shut it down? I've been a member for years now and I feel like I can spot some trainwrecks before they take place. I saw a trainwreck so I closed the thread....perhaps my vision is bad.

No, your vision is 20/20.

[offiss]

I do have to say it seems to me that there is a lot of hate towards the man regardless, the same kind of hate he's being accused of. I haven't kept up with Falwells beliefs in part because I have found most main stream so called preachers are way off the mark when it comes to the bible, but I do believe he's being bashed by individuals who know nothing about the bible, nor have spent any significant time reading and studying it. Which would make me question why would you bash a man when you really don't know if he's right or wrong?

What I believe happens under these type of circumstances is people like to vent thier hatred towards God and christianity at a particular individual.


Matthew 5 - "11": Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.


"12": Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

I guess the real question is this, is the hatred that is spurn towards falwell really directed towards him, or God and the bible?