In May 2008, a Sydney art gallery featured some nude photographs of 12 and 13-year-olds by artist Bill Henson. The papers were flooded with unflattering images of police action against the artist. The intelligentsia rushed to the barricades, all chanting the same mantra. The politicians and other community leaders were caught expressing popular, but indefensible sound bites. As usual, the question of censorship arose. How should we think about it as Christians? (more…)
Tag Archives: Censorship
Religious hatred: get ready
Couldn't Help Noticing
Who will win?
Couldn't Help Noticing
Mr Bean gets it right, unlike others
Couldn't Help Noticing
The progress of obscenity
Couldn't Help Noticing
The era of religious tolerance
Couldn't Help Noticing
Censoring Christians
Couldn't Help Noticing
The Censorship of Dissent
Who censors the censor?
A censor is defined as: “A person who supervises the manners or morality of others” (Macquarie Dictionary). Censorship is an evil thing which our community has rightly perceived for its errors and hypocrisy. Through the agency of censorship truth can be hidden from the populace. (more…)
