Why can't the FCC fine the Fox network for foul language dropped by Nicole Ritchie? A court ruled that because President Bush and Vice-President Bush can cuss, the precedent (example?) set by them becomes determinative in what is labeled as "indecent."
"The fact that Bush sometimes curses may seem irrelevant, but the "community standard" is one of the most important factors in legally determining indecency. What's good for Dubya, the court ruled, is good for the debutante. And while the ruling immediately applied to "fleeting" profanities, it could have broad implications for the FCC's ability to limit naughty talk on broadcast TV and radio in general."
(source: Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1630538,00.html)
It should be noted that the article seems to be heavily biased against the President.
The degradation of public discourse aside, the notion of the "community standard" stuck me. I have, over and over again, learned that the most effective curriculum is life - shared life within the community of faith. The community is the curriculum. Further, it is by far the most effective curriculum - for good or for ill - that I have ever seen.
You want your children to be a followers of Jesus Christ? Act like one.
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