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Subject: Free Speech on this Board

Author:
Rick Hurst

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Date Posted: 10:30:35 01/14/04 Wed

Hi Conrad, I hear your concern about free speech on this board. In general I agree but let me say this as well about "free speech". Every organization of like-minded people across the world have rudimentary governance at least. There has to be or there would be chaos. Republicans do not allow participation of Democrats into thier conventions and vice-versa as one example. Boyscouts do not allow Hitler Youth to speak at thier meetings. There are discussion boards in the 100's of 1000's for discussing whatever your particular thing is. There are even several anti-FHU sites out there for those who hate what it stands for. But if folks wish to come to this board with honest and sincere questions regarding the FHU and/or Christianity, and have the abilty to be agreeable in thier disagreement about some or all of it then I see no problem with such "free speech". Those can sometimes make for some of the more valuable discussions in my opinion. And I can tell you there are some already here fitting that category. If on the other hand folks come here to denigrate, harass, or disrupt the board for no other reason but for the thrill of it or because they have an agenda contrary to the purpose of the board to push, then this board, and any such board, has all the right in the world to eject such people. Imagine me going to the greenpeace board and promoting eating whale meat while they are all working hard to save the whales. How long would they put up with me if I am into constant day after day contiuous personal attacks or agenda pushing in the process? Any reasonable person would have to agree that they have every right to eject me. Even free speech has to have its limits based upon common sense.

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