I think the question is why he put it there, not what it is.. (other than pornography which)
Posted By: mtMOM on 2008-04-18
In Reply to: Should he be allowed to keep the Bible on his desk? - Sara
should never be there.
For example, is he putting the Bible there for it to be in other people's faces? For intimidation? To teach them a lesson? I think if he cares about the Bible for himself, he can put it in the drawer and not be ashamed of it. Or his backpack, or a pocket Bible for his jacket. Or, if it is so important to be near him, he can keep a book cover on it. If he had good intentions, that is for his own inspiration then he would have no trouble keeping it private. But, it is different if he wants it there as a reminder to others of his beliefs, to witness, etc. This country was founded on Freedom of Religion. His religion, my religion, your religion. If for some reason I believe my religion is interpreted by me to say other people must believe my way or they will go to an eternal unrest, then I must remember that other people have the freedom to not have to hear that very same thing, so I need to be wise about forcing my beliefs down other people's throats. Jesus never ever threw his beliefs down other people's throats. When he was beaten he was silent. He did not try to condemn and he did not say they were going anywhere eternally evil. Same for us. Buddha never put anything in our faces. Nor did Moses, Abraham. Nor do many athiests. True believers allow others to have the freedom to not hear. So does a Supreme Being if one exists. GO ahead don't believe. That is your choice. So are the consequences. Just IMHO.
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14-year-old girl faces pornography charge
There's got to be a better way of stopping this than possibly having her register as a sex offender at 14.
CLIFTON — A 14-year-old girl faces child pornography charges after she allegedly posted nearly 30 nude pictures of herself on a social networking site, authorities said.
Detectives with the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department’s Internet Crimes Unit arrested the teen Tuesday. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children contacted sheriff’s detectives about someone posting photos of an underage nude girl on a MySpace profile. The center, which monitors social networking sites for illegal images of children, contacted county detectives through the State Police’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, said Bill Maer, the sheriff’s department spokesman.
Following a month-long investigation, detectives discovered that the person posting the pictures was the same person featured in them — the 14-year-old girl. Anyone who was “friends” with the girl through MySpace or knew her full name could have accessed the photos.
The teen was charged with one count of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. She was released into her mother’s custody, Maer said.
The teen reportedly told police she posted the pictures into a photo album for her boyfriend’s enjoyment. More arrests may be forthcoming, Maer said. Maer said that North Jersey parents should make sure they are aware of their children’s activities on the Internet.
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