Dissent Is Now The Highest Form Of Bigotry
Posted: June 27, 2015 Filed under: Censorship, Law & Justice, Mediasphere | Tags: Activism, Civil union, Dissent, Editorial, Intolerance, Letter to the editor, Marxism, media, news, Newspapers, Op-ed, Progressivism, propaganda, Same-sex marriage, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, The Patriot-News, United States 1 Comment
Read on… from Brandon McGinley at The Federalist
Also, from Daily Caller‘s Betsy Rothstein writes:
The editorial board of PennLive/The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. is taking a hardcore stance against those who disagree with the Supreme Court ruling to legalize gay marriage.
“As a result of Friday’s ruling, PennLive/The Patriot-News will no longer accept, nor will it print, op-Eds and letters to the editor in opposition to same-sex marriage,” they declared.
After receiving strong pushback, the newspaper’s editorial board, which is overseen by Editorial Page Editor John Micek, quickly revised its policy. Freedom of speech will be allowed — but only for a “limited” period of time.
Micek explained on Twitter: “Clarification: We will not foreclose discussion of the high court’s decision, but arguments that gay marriage is wrong/unnatural are out.”….(read more)
More…via Kathryn Jean Lopez at The Corner:
One Pennsylvania paper shut free speech on marriage down, then gave it an expiration date.
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