tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16939453.post4913285297947808865..comments2023-06-22T08:09:31.657-06:00Comments on J Alan Erwine's Blog: Bias in mediaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16939453.post-42017400911406058052007-05-18T16:00:00.000-06:002007-05-18T16:00:00.000-06:00I always love when people talk about how the Quara...I always love when people talk about how the Quaran (Koran) teaches hate and violence, but if you read the Bible literally, it does the exact same thing.<BR/><BR/>Restricting free speech is a slippery slope, and once you start down that path, it can be difficult to find your way back.J Alan Erwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961944518711473445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16939453.post-82695602658536517602007-05-18T08:01:00.000-06:002007-05-18T08:01:00.000-06:00Know what the shock jocks were saying in Rwanda, p...Know what the shock jocks were saying in Rwanda, prior to the genocide? They probably started out with Limbaughesque comments for a laugh, going on from there by degrees -- feeding on the response -- to finally incite mass rape and murder. <BR/><BR/>I read how a Canadian court temporarily ruled the Bible "hate literature," after a man repeatedly quoted from the Bible in defense of his attacks on homosexuals. I laughed, at first. I do think the Bible and the 700 Club, etc., aren't criticized enough for the hate they spew, but where should we as liberals draw the line, when it comes to the freedom of speech and of the press? <BR/><BR/>Any restrictions we agree to can and will be held against us. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps it's best if we counterattack, not simply boycotting but using every art and talent available to criticize and lampoon these hatemongers, whether they have a "reverend" in front of their name or own their own media empire. If we can't get them fired, we can at least burn them in SF effigy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com