Christians and censorship?

Question

I am always hearing about Christians wishing censorship for this and that
books, profanity on Tv , music etc

yet think nothing of graphically detailing what happens during an abortion on an open forum that any child can access
where is the logic here ?
why ?
I find this very disturbing and just don't get it

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkV9TH_riMTPDJ4LMQn1e1lFLxV.?qid=20070626174737AARyQ8N

click on her profile to see

Brian
I do agree and know that not every Christian is like this
I have many good Christian friends who are perhaps as disgusted as I am by this

this is about Children
not my views on God or religion , not me worrying about me
but me worrying about children who may see this
is that so hard to understand ?

Midge
you of all people should know that I do
I find it quite sad that you ask me that

Answer 1

My daughter (3 years old at the time) and I had the pleasure of encountering a picture of an aborted fetus being carried by pro-lifer during a one man protest. My daughter did not ask to see that, nor did I. There are more tasteful ways of getting a point across.
I am not a violent person but that encounter made me reconsider it, just that one time.

Answer 2

Pangel, I suppose that her intent was to shock people into not having abortions by describing the process. It was unnecessary and possibly against the tos, since she did not actually ask a question. And you're right - there are kids here, which is probably all the more reason she did it.

HBO put out a movie a few years back called If These Walls Could Talk. It was about a house where several different women had lived, and their stories of unwanted pregnancies, and what they chose to do. One took place in the 50's, and what that woman had to do was common then, and sickening and sad. I would suggest to the person who posted that that she try to see that movie. Because there's so much more to abortion than just the procedure. People who think only in the clinical terms never seem to consider what the woman goes through emotionally.

Answer 3

Pangel your point is well-taken, but children today see all kinds of atrocities on TV whether it be in the movies, books, or on the daily news.

They see pictures of the dead in all kinds of graphic scenes because of freedom of the press. And access is very easy these days.

The woman showing these pictures is going for shock effect to make her point. And maybe some of the school sex ed classes that give lessons on birth control may even present pictures of an aborted fetus in the textbooks.

See, that is the difference from when I grew up. On the news, they were not allowed to show the dead person or blood on the sidewalk, etc., and now nothing is sacred anymore. The press felt their rights were violated by not being able to show carnage.

So like it or not, this is what we have made of our society today. Freedom of the Press without responsibility. It is not even a Christian thing or a non-Christian thing, it just is now. So sad, and yest disturbing.

Answer 4

Scholarship has advanced greatly since the KJV was first written in 1611. The advances in understanding both the culture and languages that the canonical books were set/written in make the KJV somewhat unreliable although the beauty of the writing still holds. Furthermore, the KJV translation was actually done by a small sect within England who was seeking to gain favor from the King and so named the version after him although the translations were not done in a broad scholarly manner that more recent translations have been. This answer is off the top of my head so I cannot quote specific chapters and verses. One major discovery that advanced was that of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1940's . I'm writing this as a third year seminary student at Candler School of Theology. I recommend reading works by David Petersen (professor at Emory/Candler) or Walter Brueggeman for more insight.

Answer 5

well I am a christian and here are my thoughts on the topic

you know that the problem here besides the link, which should not have been posted without some type of graphic warning...... because I sure don't want to see that stuff. let alone open the link in front of anyone else..... child or adult.

is that when it comes to censorship of books and tv, music etc is that it is not up to the governement or schools or even wal mart. It is up to the parents to be aware of what their children are watching on tv.

if i want to watch some movie with profianity in it, i should be able to. that doesn't mean I want my children too. that is why they make the whole blocks on tvs now.

Answer 6

Well, I agree sort of. I am pro-life, but have trouble dealing with the abortion pictures.

But at the same time, these pictures are a reality of what happens to a human being during an abortion.

Christians want to censor stuff that teaches that immorality is acceptable and cool. Such as drugs, sex outside of marriage, abortion, cussing, breaking the law...etc. Whereas, showing how grisly an abortion really is may be shocking and horrific...but it's the truth. It should turn your stomach...it's easy to think of them a cells and forget they are people. These pictures bring the truth back hard.

Maybe a young girl who finds herself facing an unwanted pregnancy, will remember those horrible pictures and opt to give her child up for adoption instead. It may save just one life...but every life is valuable.

We show the pictures of dead soldiers..to shock and horrify. We show the pictures of murdered children...unable to choose life for themselves.

Again, I'm not a proponent of those pictures, I find them disturbing...but then I'm already pro-life.

Answer 7

I am a Christian and a realist. I don't see the point in too much censorship. The kids we are raising LIVE in this world, and some things are realities. I would rather be open and allow them to ask me and me tell them my opinion, rather than pretend these things aren't real issues. Over protecting doesn't help anyone.
When they are told at 12 and 13 in Sex Ed that abortion is a reasonable choice, they NEED to know exactly what one is. Pretending won't make the sad reality go away... lets leave the pretending to adults.
A balance is good.

Answer 8

It is part of the cult mentality that says that if people read or watch something which is contrary to the cults practices they might start asking question and then they may stray from the fold. Thank Goddess that Christianity isn't a cult and all people will be free to read and watch what they choose!

Answer 9

Yes, Christians are trying to sensor the things that God hates, but the non believers and gays are trying to censor the freedom of speech and thought by censoring what Christians can say and do. We are now living in a Country where the minority rules with their liberal judges that over turn what the President, Congress, Senate, and the Majority of Americans want.

Answer 10

Pangel, Censorship for ANY reason is just plain wrong. No matter WHO is doing the censoring.

Their tactics are to SCARE folks with their little video and they WANT all the blood and gore for THAT purpose. AT the same time they do NOT want the blood and gore out there for the purpose of entertainment (gory movies and such). It's the old hypocritical stander of "do what we say, NOT what we do" that applies. They're JUST as Sick as the people that they claim to be against. Just MY views on it.

Raji the Green Witch