Facebook, Google, Apple Censoring Christian Speech

Sure. Why wouldn't a company do that? They're a business trying to sell a product. They're not going to sell product if their customers are pissed.

 

What does Democracy have to do with it?

 

Facebook, unless I am wrong, has decided to provide the Federal government with information and therefore I no longer consider them a purely private entity. However, if I am wrong and they don't sell out information for data mining and surveillance then no harm, no foul. Go ahead and censor to your heart's delight as far as I'm concerned.

 

They can censor whatever they want to. They're private companies.

"Freedom of speech" only applies to the government.

 

I came in here to say this. But I see it has already been said several times. Has OP responded?

 

Technically yes, but that doesn't mean one can't expose unfair practices. When you have multinational multi-billion dollar corporations that are almost a monopoly, heavily cooperate with the federal government and shares people's information with them as well it becomes a blatant example of typical Christian persecution that has existed for centuries.

 

This is not a company so your comparion is not justified. Please explain how PF is a company Mods are not payed, they take donations if anything they are a non profit not a company.

 

You have GOT to be kidding me!!

It has a registered domain and an owner - it can be bought and sold

You can google the stats yourself and even, in all probability track the owner but I will not post that information or even how to do so on a public board

 

They are privately owned companies and can do what they want.

The persecution complex of religious radicals is hilarious. Some of you need to untuck your balls from your taints.

 

Are they not private companies? If so, they can censor whoever the hell they please. Its funny, the conservatives here will defend a Christian businesses right to discriminate, but they hate it when they themselves are discriminated against. Doesn't feel so good, does it?

 

Isnt the NBR the radio group that said the world was ending in the 90's, and then again a couple years ago?

 

Free market capitalism. I thought this was what you guys wanted? Corporations that can do whatever they want. "Corporations are people." Remember? Why do you want to tell "people" what to say?

 

Quote me when I said corporations are people.

 

If that is true that is funny as (*)(*)(*)(*). What kind of (*)(*)(*)(*)ing retard would listen to anything a group like that has to say about anything?

What a bunch of tools.

 

Christians who spew hate, aren't really Christians. They just use faith as a mask for insecurities and uncomfortability, and most of all, Fear.

 

What does that have to do with being persecuted?

 

Its not persecution if people are against actions that aren't christian. Its a rebuke of hate, not of Christian values.

 

So hating Christianity is okay if you consider it a religion of hate?

 

No. I said the values of which people are protesting, aren't of the christian faith. I don't consider it a religion of hate personally (having spent the first half of my life immersed in it). I find the way people twist it to suit their own fears and prejudices to be hateful.

 

I understand that you believe strict adherence to biblical teachings is hatespeech but maybe you will see how it is you who is doing the hating .

 

You can "strictly adhere" and keep it to yourself............

In other words, no you cannot use THAT as an excuse for spouting hate speech

But feel free to point out the paragraph in the bible that says "Thou shalt make they fellow man feel like he is worthless"

 

Actually, no, no you cannot.

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I don't believe one should be subservient to a book that is the equivalent of a 2000 year old game of telephone.

 

Psalm 71:24 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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Luke 1:47-48 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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So if a Christian doesn't appreciate your hatespeech against them then they're just the haters and need to realize that,