Tag Archives: freedom of speech

Inaccuracies in TV Reporting

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The terrorism hoax in South Florida seemed to be the start of a game of “Telephone” amongst the TV news stations, with the initial information getting more and more distorted with each telling. If we want a really free press we should be aware of these (sometimes egregious) errors. Yet another reason to turn off the TV…

TV dots airwaves with inaccuracies

…a wretched performance — worse yet, a wretched performance that dragged on for eight hours, terrorizing South Florida and smearing the daylights out of three medical students who can be counted on to contribute heavily to the next edition of the travel guide What Sucks About South Florida.

Diversity My Foot

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It’s funny how diversity education never includes tolerance for orthodox religious views.

Bible-Reading Prison Workers Win Minnesota Lawsuit

“ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) – Two prison employees reprimanded for reading their Bibles in silent protest of an employer-sponsored training session on homosexuality have been awarded $78,000 in damages by a federal jury, their attorney said on Friday. “

Now You See It…

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…Now you don’t. I agree with the creators of this software. Thomas Jefferson said it well. (Paraphrased) Those who would give up freedom for security deserve neither.

Hackers Tackle Censorship With New Tool
By Kim Zetter

Camera/Shy encrypts messages into images, intended for political dissidents but useful for any secrets.

The steganography tool, to be released on Saturday at the H2K2 hacker convention in New York City, will let users hide encrypted text within any gif image placed on a Web page. But critics say the tool can also be used by criminals and terrorists to disguise communication or plans for illegal activity.

Religion and Politics

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The ACLJ can be a bit reactionary at times, but they have this right.

Religious
Freedom of Speech Petition

“Churches and Christian organizations should be free to take strong positions
on moral issues, even issues of political consequence, for the sake of our nation’s
spiritual health. The Internal Revenue Service should not have effective censorship
power over religious speech by wielding the power to deny tax-exempt status to a
religious organization. ”

Update: The original link is dead, but I think this one is pretty similar in content.