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Facebook Cracks Down on Christian Content, Labels It ‘Hate Speech’
Slay News ^ | 5/21/23 | Frank Bergman

Posted on 05/21/2023 11:04:54 AM PDT by CFW

Facebook has provoked a widespread backlash after the social media platform deleted Christian content and labeled it “hate speech.”

The issue was highlighted by journalist Billy Hallowell, a former Blaze writer.

Hallowell, a Christian, exercised his religious freedom by posting on Facebook: “Jesus died so you could live.”

However, despite his post reflecting one of Christianity’s core beliefs, Hallowell’s post was deleted by Facebook and he was accused of spreading “hate speech” on the Big Tech platform.

Hallowell shared about this on Twitter, backed up by screenshots, and a comment stating that the incident was “very, very bizarre.”

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KEYWORDS: billyhallowell; censorship; christian; christianity; christians; facebook; facepoop; fake; freespeech; hatespeech; socialmedia; techtyranny; tyranny
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If you read in the Bible of persecution of Christians in the end times, you might think it could never happen in our nation since our freedom of religion is recognized in our founding documents. You would be wrong. It starts with social media sites such as Facebook, and then it will move to politicians as these God-haters demand that laws be passed to prevent "hate speech" by conservatives. Recognizing God or that Jesus died on the cross for our sins will be considered "hate speech".
1 posted on 05/21/2023 11:04:54 AM PDT by CFW
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That is right! God is indeed a hater, not of people, but their actions. God is holy and cannot tolerate sin, thus He is justified in keeping we mere mortals out of Heaven unless we trust in His only begotten Son Jesus Christ as our lord and savior!


2 posted on 05/21/2023 11:06:54 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: CFW

Whoever did that should be severely punished and lose his/her job.


3 posted on 05/21/2023 11:07:30 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: CFW

Everyone has freedom of religion except for white Christians.


4 posted on 05/21/2023 11:10:11 AM PDT by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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To: No name given
to satan the name of Jesus is hate speech. because he hates Jesus, God, and mankind because God loves us.

Satan attacks humankind to hurt God, because he has no other way to hurt God except hurting Gods creation - humans.

5 posted on 05/21/2023 11:10:23 AM PDT by Ikeon (The rivers of blood, the screams, are going to be unimaginable when Jesus comes back. )
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I have been thinking for years that The Bible will be banned as being hateful, but for its condemnation of homosexuality. I’ve noticed in the past number of years that preachers avoid the topic like the plague.


6 posted on 05/21/2023 11:11:17 AM PDT by JudyinCanada
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I do wonder if this is the result of relying on some braindead algorithm. It sees "X died for Y" and interprets it as violent/hate speech without considering the specifics of X and Y.

Or they could be hating on Christians. Or both. My guess is the latter.

7 posted on 05/21/2023 11:11:58 AM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: Ikeon; CFW; lightman

The Name of Jesus, and the prayer “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner” keeps demons away!!!!


8 posted on 05/21/2023 11:15:13 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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Where does FB earn the big bucks? Even kids don’t use it any more.


9 posted on 05/21/2023 11:17:33 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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Jesus died so you could live.

I never saw a better example of “hate speech”.

10 posted on 05/21/2023 11:20:58 AM PDT by windsorknot
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‘Satan attacks humankind to hurt God...’

when I read Genesis I notice that God doesn’t need any help from Satan in attacking humankind...


11 posted on 05/21/2023 11:21:37 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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Where does FB earn the big bucks? Even kids don’t use it any more.

Kids are right. They see that FB is lame. TikTok is so much better. And they don't censor as much as Zuck.

12 posted on 05/21/2023 11:22:33 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Of course it’s hate speech when Satan’s disciples are running social media sites.


13 posted on 05/21/2023 11:24:56 AM PDT by Shamrock-DW
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“I have been thinking for years that The Bible will be banned”

That’s why when we young kids in church, in AWANA, youth group, etc., Bible memorization was stressed. We met foreign missionaries who told stories of people not being allowed to have Bibles and we couldn’t even relate to that concept. Now, it’s us. If it’s in your head and heart, it exists to some degree.


14 posted on 05/21/2023 11:29:03 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's troubles. It takes away today's peace.)
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Christianity is shrinking world wide. Islam is expanding world wide. Why is God tolerating this?


15 posted on 05/21/2023 11:30:45 AM PDT by entropy12 (Food is most popular anxiety drug, exercise is the least popular.)
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From a screenplay I'd written a while ago.

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DURANT: Techies. The men who developed the means to monitor and enslave us all. The men who implemented the social credit score. The men who used their tools to convince Americans to sell their sacred birthright for a mess of pottage because it was part of our primitive, racist past.

DODGE: You’re quoting the Bible, Major. That’s a no-no. Not quite as bad as quoting the Constitution, but close. They burned all the Bibles years ago. Bonfires all over the country.

16 posted on 05/21/2023 11:44:32 AM PDT by Publius
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To: CFW

Facebook is hate speech.


17 posted on 05/21/2023 11:45:35 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: MinorityRepublican

They all suck imho, and censorship is the very least of it, though it’s plenty all by itself.


18 posted on 05/21/2023 11:52:05 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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Get ready... it will be outlawed to speak of such things.


19 posted on 05/21/2023 11:52:11 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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Social Media has been a big contributor to the downfall of civilized society. That anyone can say anything anonymously without consequences has brought out the worse in people, especially our youth. I was on FB for maybe 6 months and left because of all the inane posts.

I never joined Twitter because I knew it was even worse with its absolute anonymity. TikTok is just insane, with everyone wanting to be the next big thing. It reminds me of the movies Jackass - anything goes.

Yes, I know that our education system, entertainment, news media, politicians, parents, and the liberal/socialists started it years back.

Hell, I admit the Boomers (me) were the beginning in the 60's with their "If it feels good, do it" mantra.

Interestingly, Robert Bork's book, "Slouching Towards Gomorrah" puts some of the blame on the Greatest Generation. Why? Because after WWII, the economic opportunities were abundant so those parents let their teenagers run wild, while they pursued economic success with the loss of the stable family unit. He may have a point.

20 posted on 05/21/2023 11:52:19 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021? )
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