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Catholic Bishops Support Net Neutrality
An anonymous reader writes "This week, in their annual 'State of the Union' address, the President of the US Catholic Bishops Conference spoke on a number of issues, in particular a surprisingly strong statement in favor on Net Neutrality. 'As the Internet continues to grow in its influence and prominence in Americans' lives, we support legislation and federal regulations that ensure equal access to the Internet for all, including religious and non-profit agencies, as well as those in more sparsely populated or economically distressed areas. True net neutrality is necessary for people to flourish in a democratic society,' said Archbishop Timothy Dolan. It's always interesting to see the Catholic Church joining in a crusade that means so much to so many Slashdotters!"
It isn't about that.. they're just worried that priests may be charged more for access to the good kiddie porn sites!
As if that ever worked.
Indoctrination always beats facts. The only way to get rid of religion is to prevent religious "education" of kids until they have capability to critically evaluate extraordinary claims. Would probably reduce numbers of rapes by priests, too, but that's just a side benefit.
Contrary to the popular belief, there indeed is no God.
Our main Weapon is the Bible. The Bible and this scepter, that's two. Our TWO main weapons are The Bible and this scepter, and Incense. That's THREE. Our THREE Main weapons are The Bible, this scepter, and incense' and rampant child abuse.
FOUR. Our FOUR main weapons are The Bible, this scepter, incense, rampant child abuse and a culture of silence regarding it.
FIVE. Our FIVE Main weapons are The Bible, this scepter, incense, rampant child abuse, a culture of silence regarding it and wanting Africa to die of AIDS so that we can all move there after the apocalypse.
I've said too much.
*waves in the Vatican Assassin Squad*
use the needles
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for being subtle.
Now we really have support amongst pedophiles. Great...
The Wise adapts himself to the world. The Fool adapts the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the Fool.
A crusade of stupidity.
I am Catholic. When the Church speaks on scripture, it has authority. When it speaks of that which has nothing to do with the bible, as in net "neutrality" (really nothing more than Government control over private networks, there is nothing neutral about it) or "man made global warming" the Church has no authority whatsoever.
Advocacy of "net neutrality" and "man made global warming" both lead to similar ends: the confiscation of private property directly (by taking it over) or indirectly (by telling you what you can't do with it via regulation), which I can argue violates one of the foudnations of Judeo Christian morality, the 10 Commandments, specifically "thou shalt not steal". There is no difference morally between robbing your neighbor directly and in voting for politicians to do it for you.
Corporatism != Free Market