How often do your community appropriate questions get removed due to religious intolerance?

Question

Yesterday I asked an honest question in the wake of some Sudanese begging to have a teacher executed because she let some of her students name a teddy bear "Mohammed." I didn't mention that, but I figured most people were intelligent enough to get it.

SO, my question was this:

Would you kill someone for your religion?

Plus:
Would you kill a child? (Not on: Say, the kid that named the teddy bear)

Would you kill a pregnant woman? (Not on: Say, if the teacher happened to be pregnant.)

But then someone - probably violent religious nutjob - reports it as a community violation.

Before that happened, I was pretty happy about most people making loud declarations of "NO!" I'm all for moral outrage AND HEARING IT.

BUT THEN YAHOO! WENT AND SILENCED BOTH ME AND THE PEOPLE SAYING "NO" AND THAT PISSES ME OFF!!

Granted, there was one jerk whose response was to call names and I reported him for (1) not answering the question and (2) using Ad Hominem attacks.

If anything, it would have made more sense to report the psychos that said they WOULD kill for their religion... And one even backed it up with scripture. Maybe people were afraid I'd give him "best answer" because it was the longest? AS IF!!!

Common_Sense_Don't_Hurt: Yeah, that's a sad story. Isn't it amazing that Yahoo! will follow the Chinese in their laws about censorship, but they don't follow our own laws about freedom of speech? It's pretty pathetic.

Oh, Red_Queen_VT, I most certainly gave them quite a letter before I posted this question.
They should never allow fascists to dictate their policy.

Answer 1

I've asked similar questions and they've never been deleted. It's the old hypothetical "If God told you to kill someone, would you?" and it appears here frequently. This is the first time I've ever heard of it's removal.

You may want to contact Yahoo! and point out that it was a legitimate question and that you were seeking an actual answer. They might restore your points, it's worth a try.

Good luck.

Oh, to answer your question...mine get deleted at about a 1:5 ratio.

Answer 2

I'm an outspoken Christian and my answers seem to be routinely "reported" and deleted...despite the fact that every single one of them is on topic and clearly/directly answers the particular question being asked.

One that continues to amaze me is someone asked for a website for more information about the koran (quran). I posted a web link that I use fairly often. Yes, it's an "opposing view" but I believe that EVERYONE should hear both sides to an issue before making a decision. Yup, "reported" and deleted.

Amazing.

Answer 3

thats pretty sad

but lot of innocent q&a, get reported by christians/muslims (they don't know, any other way, to stop freedom of speech)

i have not reported a single q&a, till this day
(its speech forum not a hunting ground )

Answer 4

I get reported alot. I always protest and I always get the same form letter.