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FCC to Regulate 'Profane' Speech
The Importance of writes "The FCC has been regulating 'indecent' speech on the airwaves for quite some time, but have been getting a lot more attention recently. For example, during last year's Golden Globe Awards U2's Bono said 'This is really, really f-ing brilliant.' Last October the FCC ruled that was ok. Yesterday, under political pressure, the FCC overruled that decision. However, for the first time, the FCC also ruled that the f-word is not only 'indecent' but also 'profane.' According to this new decision by the FCC, any speech that is grossly offensive, whether or not it has anything to do with sex or excretion, is 'profane.' This is a major step forward (backward?) for FCC censors. My analysis is here."
because I live nowhere near America.
This does not lead to censorship. It merely states that we are protecting 5 year olds from profanity. I know, i know, the 'for the children argument', but in this case, it's being correctly applied.
Kids that age do not need to be asking their parents what words like that mean. They simply aren't mature enough. Little kids say things to get rises out of people...
The public owns the television airwaves, and their wishes are to be respected. This has been coming for a while, Janet Jackson or not.
Despite what these other people are saying, I firmly agree with you. The excuse can be made that you should monitor what your children watch, but anyone who thought their child would be exposed to the F word or Janet Jackson's nipple shield in primetime, atenna television is either Ms. Cleo or paranoid. It's not that people like this guy aren't monitoring what his children are watching, its that it is too late to turn it off after you realize it should be turned off...
Both parties are really pretty FCCing(tm) awful. The Republican party is just the worst. I'd like to see what it would be like without a party system altogether.
Remember that, in no uncertain terms, things like this are exactly why we have the right to bear arms. Shoot the fuckers in the head, NOW.
-- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
Are you a moron?
It's the other way around...
This is why Republicans gave you (the INDIVIDUAL) your money back (tax break).
The Democrats have sworn to take that away... back to the government, so they can spend it on what they think is best. Not what YOU think is best.
Dude... Get some basic political knowledge first.
www.slightlycrewed.com - Because aren't we all?
Which is okay if they're Muslims, or Jews, or Christians who don't agree with you. Can't really call that sacred, since its all, you know Heathen and shit.
I fer one think we should go a few steps farther and kill anyone who is doing anything profane. The American flag is sacred, so first we kill anyone who messes with the flag (or Texas). Then comes Jesus, so everyone who hasn't seen Passion yet has to die. Then we kill anyone who has a sense of humor, because if it's funny, it's making fun of somethign, and thats abuse, and theys gotta die.
Les see, what else? Well, I figger since 'bout everyone in the world is heathen, I'm goin ta hafta start in Europe, and work my way back around. I kin purty much tell when someone is you know, profanin, so I figger I'd best be the one to decide who's got to go.
By the time I'm dun, it'll be jest me and ma dawg, and I ain't so shur 'bout him. He looks a little queer.
Let it be a lesson to posterity; if you create a country based on freedoms, all you get is a buncha freaks who spend their time trying to kill the freedoms they don't care about or understand.
ad logicam Claiming a proposition is false because it was presented as the conclusion of a fallacious argument.
I agree with both the grandparent and you.
The perspective the Bible takes on hell isn't punishment. Hell is not so much a punishment as it is a natural consequence - you've had a lifetime to choose wether you want God or not, righty-o, fair enough, welcome to a life where the goodness of God is totally absent. The Bible's perspective is "You're all heading right for Hell, here's a life buoy, grab it quick, and hold on tight."
Also take note of the passage where Paul says that "it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this is not of yourself, it is a gift from God." (Ephesians 2:5, I think). Christians shouldn't be arrogant about the fact that they've been saved, because they know they don't deserve it.
I'm not sure what the relevenace of half of those verses are to your argument; I didn't look all of them up, but the Acts 5 passage at least is talking about some of the leaders of the Jews, not Christians.
If you're thinking of the same passage I am when you talk of unprofitable servants being punished, the parable of the talents(Matthew 25), then that is talking exclusively about Christians. The same as the passage that talks about the branches of the vine that bear no fruit being cut off.
What the first passage is saying, is that everyone has been given gifts from God, and that Christians are supposed to use those gifts in God's service. There's nothing there about punishing non-Christians. The second one is talking about how, as a Christian, you should bear Christian fruit. If you call yourself a Christian, but your actions speak to the contrary, then something's wrong, and you'd better take a good look at your relationship with God.
To be honest, I've never read the Bible cover-to-cover, straight through either, but I've read every book at one time or another. Although I admit, I think I skimmed through quite a few genealogies and lists of stuff taken from exile.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face
It's actually very much in doubt that we have ANY original copies.
But, as far as the Bible being interpreted as the literal word of God, that's what Jesus taught. That's what Moses taoght. That's what David and Solomon taught.
So, the bible claims it is the literal word of god (the actual phrase it uses we translate as "god-inspired" - but it's literally - "god - breathed", sort of like Adam and Eve from the mud.
Besides, if God is all-powerful, wouldn't he be able to preserve His words accurately? Since he obviously didn't, the Bible and the God of the Bible are a crock :-)
> Do you believe Howard Stern should also be
> legally permitted to waggle his genitals in the
> face of a small child on the subway?
Yes, actually I do.
Sexually assaulting the child is entirely an another matter involving lack of consent and physical force.
No physical force is involved in "wagging genitals".
Any notion that children need to be "protected" from hearing the word "fuck" - as Chairman Powell has suggested - is FUCKING FASCISM.
"Legislation of morality" is FUCKING FASCISM.
Have a nice day, moron.
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