http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/09/26/banned-books-week-2009-ignorance-is-no-armor/ information ethics : privacy : new media : values in design : 2.0 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:58:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/09/26/banned-books-week-2009-ignorance-is-no-armor/comment-page-1/#comment-160319 Robert Johnson Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:33:50 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1506#comment-160319 This romantic effusiveness from the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) calls God "the father, who opens his arms to all" -- an interesting attribution for them to make (on a number of levels). I will mention those that catch a Christian's eye. Jesus was condemned in part because he called God his Father (John 5:18), and clearly the Fatherhood of God is a teaching originating with Jesus. But Jesus expressly taught that God was not the Father of everyone (John 8:42), and that not everyone would go to heaven (John 3:16-18). The disparity between the NCAC's sentiment and the biblical record suggests the book lovers at the NCAC have not done their reading. Nor are they comfortable with capitalizing the word "father" when using it as a name of God. Maybe they think that to do so would be sexist? At least they capitalize "God"; but I dare say this usage will last only as long as pantheists and other pagans do not take offense at the NCAC's usage. This romantic effusiveness from the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) calls God “the father, who opens his arms to all” — an interesting attribution for them to make (on a number of levels). I will mention those that catch a Christian’s eye. Jesus was condemned in part because he called God his Father (John 5:18), and clearly the Fatherhood of God is a teaching originating with Jesus. But Jesus expressly taught that God was not the Father of everyone (John 8:42), and that not everyone would go to heaven (John 3:16-18). The disparity between the NCAC’s sentiment and the biblical record suggests the book lovers at the NCAC have not done their reading. Nor are they comfortable with capitalizing the word “father” when using it as a name of God. Maybe they think that to do so would be sexist? At least they capitalize “God”; but I dare say this usage will last only as long as pantheists and other pagans do not take offense at the NCAC’s usage.

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/09/26/banned-books-week-2009-ignorance-is-no-armor/comment-page-1/#comment-160293 Mike Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:03:50 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1506#comment-160293 Not every word that is written deserves to be spread out. Just think of hate speech, which is out there and does harm the minds of young people. I'm sorry , but I just don't share this sacralization of books, and certainly wouldn't call that freedom. Not every word that is written deserves to be spread out. Just think of hate speech, which is out there and does harm the minds of young people. I’m sorry , but I just don’t share this sacralization of books, and certainly wouldn’t call that freedom.

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