# Censrship by (a group of) Christians **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788 "2004-04-01T20:51:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/21 "2004-04-01T22:09:13Z")
Joanna: I do smoke. Don’t I? Edith: Of course you do, dear. Dr. Korman: Why don’t we all smoke? Grant: I don’t smoke. I’ve never smoked. Why should I have to smoke? ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/22 "2004-04-01T22:13:50Z")
> [@gobear](#): > > Blaming other people for your own actions, very nice. > > Even though you have been here as long as I, maybe you’ve never seen any of the umpteen Landover threads discussing its authenticity. Maybe you didn’t know today is April 1, a date often associated with jokes and tricks. If do, I sincerely apologize. > > But you should take responsiblity for your behavior and not blame me for the contents of your post. > > And maybe you should stick to IMHO and MPSIMS. You seem to be too delicate a hothouse flower for the rough environment of the Pit. Hopefully this wasn’t aimed at me because I most definitely take responsibility for my words. I even offered up an apology for reacting the way I did. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/23 "2004-04-01T22:15:23Z")
I hadn’t seen your last post when i hit Submit. I am sorry for the mean tone of my reply. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/24 "2004-04-01T22:27:24Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by GaWd_ > \*\*Speaking for myself, I don’t have the time, or the patience to look at what appear to be religious websites for long periods of time…I have a job, y’know? So I glanced at the homepage, saw pictures, it looked legit and I asked whether or not it was satirical. > > I of course came back to a completely over-the-top response, but that’s beside the point.\*\* My original post was more to share with dopers a section of the website that I found particularly funny, I meant no offense. ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/25 "2004-04-01T23:04:00Z")
> [@drm](#): > > My original post was more to share with dopers a section of the website that I found particularly funny, I meant no offense. No offense taken, but hopefully the point was illustrated-unless someone spends a pretty large amount of time there, poring over the intimate details of the site, it’s hard to tell whether it’s satirical or not. I didn’t look at the URL, didn’t click too far into “Kidz”, and I didn’t realize it was mad satire-mostly because I believe there are groups out there who would openly espouse such ideas on the web. Sam ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/26 "2004-04-01T23:32:31Z")
Gotcha 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/27 "2004-04-01T23:33:03Z")
Maybe the SDMB should have a service where, the day (week?) before April 1st, there’s a big blinking neon sign at the top of the forums that says “APRIL FOOLS IS COMING! Don’t trust the internet on 4/1!” Just as a reminder, y’know? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/28 "2004-04-01T23:35:11Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > Maybe the SDMB should have a service where, the day (week?) before April 1st, there’s a big blinking neon sign at the top of the forums that says “APRIL FOOLS IS COMING! Don’t trust the internet on 4/1!” > > Just as a reminder, y’know? I think they should have that sign up 365 days a year, April Fool’s or not. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/29 "2004-04-01T23:42:44Z")
Reminds me of the story of the internet vacuum cleaner that used to go around every April 1st. Many people fell for that one years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/30 "2004-04-01T23:53:13Z")
Blessed are they that are Whooshed, for this is their Day. **GaWd** , calm down and go feed your pitcher plant a nice tidbit. ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/31 "2004-04-01T23:59:22Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Blessed are they that are Whooshed, for this is their Day. > **GaWd** , calm down and go feed your pitcher plant a nice tidbit. Very interesting indeed…do we have a little messageboard crossover here? They are very hungry pitchers, and my VFT is flowering, while my Nepenthes just keeps putting out new leaves, but my orchids are all out of flower for the most part… Oh, wait, wrong messageboard. Damn you Jackmannii! 😉 Sam ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/32 "2004-04-02T00:01:44Z")
I get redirected to [PAYSFORSURVEYS.COM](http://PAYSFORSURVEYS.COM) whenever I try to go to these sites. IIRC, someone told me there’s a comment on the page explaining why that is. Is that still there? I’m fairly sure it’s not my PC. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/33 "2004-04-02T00:07:23Z")
As I noted [in this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=4668851#post4668851) in the [jesussaves: satire or very creepy. I can’t decide.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=246451) thread, the objective.jesussaves web site (which, I’m pretty sure, _is_ run by the [landover.org](http://landover.org) crowd), has succeeded in getting past the BS detectors of quite a few Dopers. (Maybe we need a sticky thread warning folks about it at the top of the Pit.) In additrion to the threads already cited, we have also seen: [Creation Science Fair??? WTF](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=198633) ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/34 "2004-04-02T00:12:24Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I get redirected to [PAYSFORSURVEYS.COM](http://PAYSFORSURVEYS.COM) whenever I try to go to these sites. > > IIRC, someone told me there’s a comment on the page explaining why that is. Is that still there? > > I’m fairly sure it’s not my PC. From their site: > [@](#): > > (October 26, 2003) We are hearing reports that foreign visitors to our site are being redirected to electronic bookstores and people offering to pay to take surveys. We are not affiliated with these sites and advise you not to deal with them; they may be front organizations for cults. Although our technical staff is still looking into this issue, we strongly suspect that anti-Christian and anti-American governmental agents outside the U.S. are trying to keep our message from being heard in their lands. If you have suggested our site to a foreigner and he says he can’t get through to it, warn him that he and his family are living under the scrutiny of an authoritarian regime and are in immediate spiritual – and possibly physical – danger! But this is obviously sarcasm or satire. My best guess is that you have an adware bug on your machine…I can’t think of any other reason why your browser would redirect while 99% of ours don’t. Sam ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/35 "2004-04-02T00:19:50Z")
> [@GaWd](#): > > Damn you Jackmannii! Be nice, or I’ll spread the word about how you abuse your Hydrangea, and covet cheap, trashy orchids at Home Depot. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/36 "2004-04-02T00:22:56Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Be nice, or I’ll spread the word about how you abuse your Hydrangea, and covet cheap, trashy orchids at Home Depot. 😃 It’s not abuse, it’s _over-care_! Besides, I’m poor and new to orchids, I’d just kill expensive ones! These trashy orchids just love all of the attention I give them. 🆒 Sam P.S.- at least tell me what name you post under… ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/37 "2004-04-02T00:50:20Z")
> [@GaWd](#): > > But this is obviously sarcasm or satire. My best guess is that you have an adware bug on your machine…I can’t think of any other reason why your browser would redirect while 99% of ours don’t. > Sam Well, Adaware and Spybot found some minor stuff, which I let them take care of, but it still redirects. I’m in the USA, FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/38 "2004-04-02T01:07:11Z")
And, it redirects even under Mandrake Linux. I think that pretty much rules out any problem on my side. Maybe I’ll start GQ question about this. ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/39 "2004-04-02T01:24:28Z")
> [@Elenia25](#): > > Homebrew, do you see my post count? Um… Probably not. As long as you’re a guest, see, no one can see your post count. Just your join date. So no one here really has any way of knowing how many times you’ve posted or in what forums or why. I don’t know. I mean, yeah, **gobear** and **Homebrew** were maybe a little bit snarky. It’s hard for me to see how that warrants this kind of a “You people are the reason I’m leaving the Dope!” response. Snarky’s just one of those things - you shouldn’t let it get to you so much. There’s too much of it in the world to do otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788/40 "2004-04-02T01:30:02Z")
I have to say, it is April 1st. You gotta expect two things: people are going to try and put one over on you, and people are going to give you a little shit for falling for it. It’s all in the spirit of April Fools. Not worth flipping out over it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censrship-by-a-group-of-christians/237788.md?page=3)