Falwell's Liberty Univ. got more government money than NPR and is blocking websites saying so

upi402

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Wed Apr-13-11 03:56 PM
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Falwell's Liberty Univ. got more government money than NPR and is blocking websites saying so

http://www.salon.com/life/education/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2011/04/13/liberty_university_censorship

Last month, the Lynchburg News & Advance reported that Liberty University, the evangelical private school founded by Jerry Falwell and run by Jerry Falwell Jr., received almost half a billion dollars in federal financial aid money last year. After we pointed out that that was more federal money than NPR received last year, Liberty University apparently blocked access to the News & Advance website for at least one day. Yes, Liberty University is exactly like Communist China.

Liberty University officials at first claimed they were unashamed of receiving so much government cash, but apparently they later thought it embarrassing enough to attempt some clumsy censorship.

Not that Falwell admitted that that's why he blocked it!

�Most of the websites that are blocked have to do with obscene material, material that is inappropriate,� Falwell said. �It just so happened last week The News & Advance was blocked for a day or two. We�re a private organization and we don�t have to give a reason and we�re not.�

Liberty�s decision last week to block The News & Advance website, www.newsadvance.com, was not related to the newspaper�s content, Falwell added.

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MineralMan

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Wed Apr-13-11 03:58 PM
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1. There you go again, Jerry, bearing false witness....

"Liberty�s decision last week to block The News & Advance website, www.newsadvance.com, was not related to the newspaper�s content, Falwell added."

God's gonna getcha for that.

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hifiguy

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Wed Apr-13-11 04:01 PM
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2. I wish that this entire family would break out

in suppurating pustules. What totalitarian asshats to the nth degree. :puke:

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glinda

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Wed Apr-13-11 04:03 PM
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3. If they told the truth they would explode.

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upi402

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Wed Apr-13-11 06:06 PM
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4. There's an idea

I really really hope the IS a hell for these phony usurpers of religion.

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glinda

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Thu Apr-14-11 05:16 PM
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5. I only believe in hell when they are around. lol.

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Bake

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Thu Apr-14-11 06:32 PM
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6. Isn't lying one of the Big Ten no-no's?

Yeah, I thought so.

Bake

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