They came first for the robots, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a robot... On April 18th the sleepy college town of Kutztown, PA, became the setting for a heated clash between religious fundamentalism and modernity. A religious group that staged a protest at Kutztown University today drew hundreds of angry students after members of the group told them they would burn in hell if they were gay, Jewish or Catholic. One of those arrested was college student and robot rights activist Charles Kline. On April 18th, I was arrested. This normally wouldn’t be big news, but the situation arround which I was arrested brings up serious questions. I was arrested at Kutztown University, where I am a student, because I decided to try to liven the mood after the Life and Liberty Ministries began to upset students. They came on campus with signs that featured aborted fetuses, lists of people who will be going to hell, and catchy phrases such as “JESUS OR HELL”. I have friends who are gay, and these people who came onto Kutztown University’s campus without permission or prior notice were upsetting students all over campus. I have no love for religious intolerance, nor am I a fan of robots. They terrorize the elderly and eat their medicine. They're made of metal and they're strong. But can we truly call ourselves free if we are unable to express such diverse viewpoints without fear of persecution? "If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." -- George Orwell, Preface to Animal Farm (1946) "The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions." -- Adlai E. Stevenson And now a word from Old Glory Insurance... |
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
For When the Thought Police Decide to Come for You... And They Will
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