[Condorman]

I can't speak authoritatively on medved's ban. I was not posting at the time, and only found out several days after the fact. Much as you cannot determine my intent WRT free expression, likewise I am not privy to PatrickHenry's desires and motivations.

I will note three observations before abandoning the medved train of thought: First, JimRob, not PH, banned medved. Second, while every individual has the right to freely express his ideas, it is incumbent upon no one to provide the forum for that expression. And third, if medved wants to start a bulletin board system on his own website, there is nothing to stop him.

[AndrewC]

Your whole post

As I said, free expression(debate) is of a certain type. If it is not free then so be it. JimRob has no obligation to entertain anybody else's viewpoint. It is his site and he can do whatever he wants. The question is whether it is free debate or not. If it is not free debate then the limits should be delineated. Again, the owner is not even required to do that, however the consequences will be evident in the ensuing discussions. Now JediGirl.

[gore3000]

Well, I have a few observations on the matter also:

Why did the moderators get involved?
Because the evolutionists kept crying to them for months.

Why did the evolutionists cry to the moderators?
Because what medved was saying was absolutely true and they could not refute it.

I saw the 'God Hates Idiots' post many times, however, I never saw the evolutionists try to refute it (except for some stupid link which was so ridiculous the author did not dare post it but gave it a name as if it was - a typical evolutionist tactic). I never saw the evolutionists refute it. All I ever saw was the evolutionists trying to silence him.