Protesting Piglet, Giving God the Hook
Sunday, June 25, 2006
By Scott Norvell

Turkey's public television network has barred Winnie the Pooh cartoons from its airwaves lest local Muslims be offended by the site of one of Pooh's friends, Piglet, according to a report from Reuters.

The TRT network, controlled by Turkey's Islamist-rooted government, also banned several other cartoons because they feature images of dirty piggies.

The station initially tried to edit out the pink menace, but he was said to have appeared in too many scenes.


The G-Word

A Nevada high schooler who tried to use the G-word during her valedictorian speech had her microphone cut by school officials worried about what they said was possible proselytizing during a school sponsored event, reports the Associated Press.

Officials from the Clark County school district cut off Foothill High School valedictorian Brittany McComb as soon as she began deviating from a pre-approved speech and reading from a version that mentioned God and made references to the Bible.

The local branch of the ACLU said the school did the right thing, but some of the 400 people attending the event disagreed and jeered when the ceremony went silent. McComb herself said it was a free speech issue.

"I went through four years of school at Foothill and they taught me logic and they taught me freedom of speech," she said. "God's the biggest part of my life. Just like other valedictorians thank their parents, I wanted to thank my Lord and savior."

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The first part about piglet is support of why the religious views of some should not be forced on others. The second part about the g-word seems to be complaining that some can't impose their religious views on others. I think I understand, as long as you are a Christian you can force it down other's throats, but if you are Muslim you need to stop whining.

No religion should be forced on anyone.