I should really have seen it coming. But when it did I still wasn't prepared.
Remember my post about violence in the media and the follow-up? I mentioned that there's already a lot of violence in classic literature and mythology. In the follow-up I quoted a kindred spirit from slashdot pointing out how full of violence even religious texts like the Bible are (think of the Old Testament "an eye for an eye"). Little, I imagine, did either of us know at the time that German researchers were already looking into the matter, as this article shows (sorry guys, only in German but Babelfish can help). "The Bible causes aggression", they conclude. "Does God [now] have to be blacklisted?"
I delight in the sweet irony that the crusade against videos and games is now coming back to haunt those same conservative social messiahs that initiated it. "The Bible is a book of wisdom, teaching us how to lead our lives", affirms a Christian online magazine. Well, tough shit, guys, "conclusive evidence" has shown it makes people aggressive and contains adult material. So, I guess that means we'll slap a "Warning: Explicit Lyrics" sticker on it and a (15) tag. I find it hard to contain my mirth. I should really congratulate these industrious spirits for finally being consistent.
I say: Screw common sense! Censor it! Ban it! Put a black bar across it! Not that I hate the Bible nor religion as such. But if those ultra-conservatives find that I can live with cuts to my favourite movies then I find they can live with cuts to their favourite book. Fair is fair.
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