Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: AnotherUnixGeek

“No, but there’s a common thread of condemning and denouncing works of art - books, films, cartoons, whatever - without any first-hand knowledge about them, based on what some religious authority tells them.”

Geek, that’s disenginuous and you damn well know it. Even if you hadn’t read the book, the author himself is very upfront about what he wants to do ....”My books are about killing God”.

No one is calling for the books or movies to be banned. We’re doing what Americans should do in this situation...talk to each other and encourage a boycott. Vote by withholding our dollars. If you’ve got a problem with THAT, too bad.


68 posted on 12/01/2007 10:15:48 AM PST by DesScorp
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]


To: DesScorp
We’re doing what Americans should do in this situation...talk to each other and encourage a boycott. Vote by withholding our dollars. If you’ve got a problem with THAT, too bad.

It should be obvious that I have no problem with "that". People can choose to like or dislike works of art or culture for whatever reason they please - they do it all the time. But people who take part in organized opposition to some movie or denounce it to others surely owe it to themselves and to others to know something about what they're objecting to.
79 posted on 12/01/2007 12:44:30 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 68 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson