Obama/Google Blasphemy and Net Neutrality

I am on the email list of Redstate.com, but I usually don’t pay any attention to anything they say because they are typical neocons, generally willing to support any Republican candidate no matter how much they compromise on traditional conservative issues.

But the following article caught my attention for several reasons. I am against net neutrality (as is Ron Paul). Internet providers should be able to set whatever rules they see fit as far as what content is allowed.

The offensiveness of the video and flippancy of Mr. Lessig is also of note.

The most scary aspect of this is that Google is a corporate sponsor of the Council of Foreign Relations, and these neocons at Redstate are supporting CFR member John McCain for President. Google is the provider of this very forum.

Dear Friend,

ACTION ITEM: Call the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee at 202-224-5115 and protest Larry Lessig and Google denigrating Christ while Google censors Christians online. Details below.

A friend and adviser to Barack Obama, Larry Lessig, is going to testify before Congress on Tuesday to advocate for "net neutrality," a position strongly supported by Google, Inc.

Google, recently allowed Larry Lessig to talk to Google employees. During his talk, Lessig showed a video of Jesus, depicted as gay and wearing a diaper singing the song "I Will Survivor" until Christ is run over by a bus. You can see for yourself here.

Lessig told Google's employees, "This is a little bit touchy to some people. I don't get it, so just chill."

Google and Lessig believe that intellectual property rights should be curtailed and internet providers should be forced to allow anyone and everyone to use their networks.

While Google is pushing net neutrality and blaspheming Christ, Google is also censoring Christians online. As I document here, Google has censored a pro-life group online. Google has also been sued for anti-Christian discrimination in the United Kingdom.

Of course, while Google is happy to censor Christians while denigrating Christ, Google has gone out of its way to censor content that might offend muslims.

Google should have no right to demand open access to your internet while censoring and denigrating Christians on its network. And the Senate should not give Larry Lessig a platform to advocate Google's position while Google behaves in that manner.

Call the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee and tell them you find it disgraceful that Google could advocate an open internet while censoring Christians and laughing while Larry Lessig denigrates Christ. The number is 202-224-5115.

Also, please forward this to your friends. Have your friends join this list. We should not let the left get away with denigrating Christ and sending those who do to Congress to advocate for companies that routinely censor Christians.

Together, we can stop this.

All the best,

Erick Erickson
Editor, RedState.com