Jack Hardcastle

I saw a sneak preview of a movie based upon one of my favorite books last night. Apparently there is some controversy about it.

Religious groups gain political advantage and rally their followers by presenting themselves as embattled. Actually listening to the other side is tantamount to admitting you’re not really being persecuted.

What’s great, and Erin pointed this out, is what the religious groups are upset about. They’re not worried about the movie, because Hollywood has stripped all the controversy out of it. They’re worried that the movie will make kids go out and read the book.

This is in the same category as all of those other things that, as far as I am concerned, flow directly against the Constitution and the principles upon which this nation was founded. Free speech, open discussion, and ernest inquiry are principles, without which, we would still be in the middle ages. I’m disappointed that some groups of people, every time they are confronted by something they don’t like, shun it and avoid debate altogether. That’s not progress. That’s burying your head in the sand.