I don't always believe everything I read on the internet or agree with an exact viewpoint but Rory has a major point in his post about Howard Stern's recent removal from the airwaves here.
I agree for the most part but as a Christian I don't like how we somehow get dragged into this fight for censorship and freedom of speech. Christ came to this world for one thing: freedom. Christ's mission was to free the human race from the effects of sin yet some 'Christians' tend to think this means that we are to be freed so that we can point out other peoples faults and show how its a sin. Do sinners know they sin? Of course they do even if they don't realize it so why would they need you to point out their faults when you yourself have some that are more sinful in the eyes of God? Our place is not to judge yet I can see why the whole of Christianity is lumped into something like this. It's simply because the moral majority are apparently trying to make rules for everyone to follow.
News flash: Christ didn't come here to make more rules. Christ gave us one commandment: To love one another as he loved us. If I love you, I will not put any restrictions on you. I will let you do whatever you choose loving you the whole time. Will I agree with it? No. Is there a chance what you're doing is wrong? You bet but it's not my place to make even one comment about it because I myself am not perfect.
I do think that we have laws in this country for a reason, so that there is not total anarchy. People often need protection even from themselves so I do believe you can't do anything you want. I believe our laws are sufficient enough for humanity as a whole as the majority of them are actually valid. A lot of laws in this country and my state are completely obsurd yet we ellected the very officials that made them. If they can be made, we can elect people that can unmake them as has been proven by numerous courts.
I guess the main reason this even happened is because people were sitting down with church groups and their entire family watching the superbowl. They wanted to watch a 'friendly' 'sporting' 'event' where the objective was to knock the crap out of the person who happens to hold a part of a pig. They weren't expecting some scantaly clad people wearing barely anything during the halftime show and most definately weren't expecting a boob to pop out.
At least when you watch or listen to Stern you can usually tell within the first 10 seconds whether or not it will offend you. You have to wait for literally a 10 second snapshot in the middle of a 4-6 hour event before you can get grossly offended and expect the heads of someone. I guess the main problem was it wasn't expected yet I suppose seeing someone brutally hurt was? Whatever.
I think this is a complete waste of time and energy on everyone's part. I shouldn't have to fight for something the founding fathers of this country fought and died for already. People died to give us the freedom of speech yet people apparently want to throw that sacrifice away because of a boob popping up in prime time television. People died so that we may live freely in this world. Who am I to crap on their grave because I feel that Howard Stern should be off the air? I don't have that right especially if he has the money needed to be on the air. Air time does cost money and if he can afford the cost, he should have the right to say whatever he wants to, period.
Luckily the internet is one place where anyone can freely express anything they want. Does that mean the majority of the information on the internet is valid or correct for me? No I read something and decide for myself whether or not its right for me. I'm glad I have somewhat of a choice between programs on TV or the music I listen to but apparently that choice won't be with me for long. I thought this was the land of the free? I guess we were duped.