The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last week that a Christian photographer could not decline to do business with a lesbian couple who wanted their wedding photographed. In 2006 this photographer expressed that because of her religious beliefs she only photographs traditional weddings. The same-sex couple filed a complaint with the New Mexico ... [Read More…]
Reactions manifest mettle of challenged campus
By Laura Acuff, Opinion Editor In America, freedom of speech is one of our most treasured and violated rights. While our generation lives decades after the tumultuous Civil Rights Movement, we face the challenge of proceeding. Should we shift the campaign for equality abroad and risk accusations of meddling in foreign affairs? Or do we keep our ... [Read More…]
Video: In Your Words-Freedom of the Press
Colorado State University's newspaper published an editorial aiming an expletive at U.S. President Bush. Students share their thoughts and opinions about the publication of these words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky08QUedOq0 Video/editing by Emily Pollastro and Michelle Jimenez ... [Read More…]
In Your Words: Freedom of the Press
Colorado State University's newspaper published an editorial aiming an expletive at U.S. President Bush. Students share their thoughts and opinions about the publication of these words. Video/editing by Emily Pollastro and Michelle Jimenez ... [Read More…]
Opinion page offers different perspective
The Opinion page is a page of opinions. It sounds redundant and obvious, but this fact is forgotten at times. The Opinion page is the voice of the community. It presents views on local, national and world topics. This page lets people express themselves whether it be the Optimist staff, a student, faculty member or another member of the ... [Read More…]
Imus eats words, leaves public cautious
Someone ought to thank Don Imus. Not for the offensive racial and sexual comments he made about the Rutgers women's basketball team this month, but for the reminder that with the right to free speech comes the responsibility of self-regulation. Imus himself does not seem to have learned this lesson - nor, apparently, has he had reason to. In ... [Read More…]
Cartooning freedom of expression
What if a cartoonist drew a demeaning picture of Jesus? What if an artist did something obscene with a sacred Christian symbol, say, floating a crucifix in human urine? Oh, wait. That's already happened. But oddly enough, the Metropolitan Museum of Art still stands, countless anti-Christian Hollywood producers continue to make their films, and ... [Read More…]