Dan's Opinion #1
Free Speech: Threat or Menace?
by Daniel Tobias
As I was channel surfing on a Sunday morning, I caught part of a religious
show by Dr. D. James Kennedy
on the "menace" of pornography. This guy is
scary. He seems to have no respect for free speech rights, except for
himself and his organization, of course. He presented a hyped-up,
hysterically-toned program talking about how pornography "causes" crime,
quoting such "experts" as murderer Ted Bundy. He called for more laws
against obscenity and more enforcement of current laws, and solicited
contributions to pursue legal battles against pornographers, particularly
in Kennedy's home state of Florida, which is known for some recent anti-porn
crusades like the arrest and conviction of cartoonist
Michael Diana. Kennedy wants
funds to ensure that such "anti-Christian" organizations as the ACLU fail
in their efforts to appeal these convictions. Also mentioned specifically
was the Internet, and how it's a haven for obscenity and that more laws
are needed to curb it. I saw enough to convince me that Kennedy and his
ilk are major threats to freedom of expression (and I'm hardly a bleeding
heart, politically correct liberal myself). Maybe some of you people ought
to write or call him to express your strong opposition to his agenda.
His address is:
Dr. D. James Kennedy
P. O. Box 1940
Ft. Lauderdade, FL 33302-1940
and his phone number is:
(954) 772-0404
He says he'll send a book on "how to fight back against pornography" free
on request, so you might ask for it if you'd like to know what the enemy
is up to (and if you don't mind getting on his mailing list for future
screeds and money-begging).
Open letter to D. James Kennedy from People for the American Way
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