Have you been pressured to self-censor yourself?

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I have, on the homosexuality issue. It’s dangerous to publicly say you’re opposed to promoting homosexuality or homosexual “marriage.”

I’m sure this is a factor in how easy the steamrolling has been on this issue. The bandwagon’s rolling, and it’s dangerous to fall under its wheels.
 
It’s a touchy issue largely because the pro-gay advocacy groups have done an incredibly effective job in painting christian opposition to gay marriage as being hate-filled and oppressive in nature.

This is clearly untrue, but for this reason, if you’re talking about gay marriage in a public forum I recommend putting special emphasis on the fact that you’re opposing it out of love and not hate. For example, explain that you oppose gay marriage because no loving christian could possibly justify supporting an activity that is so incredibly damaging to gay people both in this life and the next. Even if gay people wish to live this lifestyle, explain that this lifestyle is so wrong and so damaging to a gay person’s soul that to support it would be akin to encouraging a depressed person to commit suicide.

I think if it’s explained from this point of view, it’s pretty hard to see it as hateful and you may even be able to sway a few opinions on the issue! 🙂
 
Everyone over the age of 8 practices self-censorship. Speaking the unvarnished truth will quickly earn an individual a lot of enemies, and make daily life difficult (unless you are a hermit and never see anyone.) Little white lies are what make social discourse possible.

What is important is how a person presents the truth, keeping an eye towards persuasion and conversion. Unless you are in a position of power or authority over someone, a ham-fisted approach rarely works.
 
Oh, I’m not just meaning self-censorship on the internet. I mean self-censorship in what you speak and write, at work, in the community.
 
Captain_America said:
I have, on the homosexuality issue. It’s dangerous to publicly say you’re opposed to promoting homosexuality or homosexual “marriage.”

I’m sure this is a factor in how easy the steamrolling has been on this issue. The bandwagon’s rolling, and it’s dangerous to fall under its wheels.
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We live in a drastically changing fantasy world. What is offensive today will probably mellow considerably over time. The gay culture today is much like the feminist movement in the past. When feminism was in its hay day, people were careful not to offend, but as the movement faded, feminist mellowed considerably.
 
My views of homosexuality don’t really come up in conversations. So, no I don’t feel censored.
 
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