Freedom To Curse--

The article I found to research was "TV Profanity Violates My Civil Rights" which reflected the opinion and position of Dr. Hugh Pyle. He is a rather religiously lead man who seeks the day in which no profanity is allowed on television. Although he is just one person, he brings in the concern of how children are subjected to inappropriate and unnecessary swearing. Too many parents are too lenient about what their children are allowed to watch, resulting in children being exposed to much more then they ever should be exposed to.  The exposure of children to cursing has started problems within schools. He complains about how too much TV contains cursing and how he is left short of certain records due to the filthy language. According to him, TV has become a monster. The belief that profanity can contribute to a plot is sad and should be erased since it only causes thousands of people to shut the TV off anyway. These are all his beliefs that pertain to profanity and swearing on TV. 

While the "Freedom's Curse" article states the current situation at hand along with several instances to support, this credible article is connected by presenting a certain position of the issue. Religious followers at the least, agree with the FCC in the sense that no swearing is good swearing. The use of profanity has no positive effects or results so why should it be allowed, accepted, or ignored? The "Freedom's Curse" article takes the position of how some cursing is acceptable sometimes, just as long as the context of it is not geared towards the sexual meaning of the word. While the Supreme Court is trying to turn away the FCC's laws, this man and his thousands of members want to completely demolish the idea that some profanity will be accepted. Although the issue is within the government's control, the government is leaving out those who have religious views against this type of lifestyle. If celebrities continue to "slip", if broadcasting companies continue to disregard swearing, and if the Supreme Court denies the FCC to declare all swearing indecent, then the most frequently viewed tool of society could be seen as unconstitutional. Freedom of speech never says anything about allowing swearing in cases where religion is being forgotten and abandoned. The "Freedom's Curse" article seems to leave out the major factor of religion which when included, will cause massive controversy. Before the government and Supreme Court make a final decision, they need to take into account the safety and innocence of children as well as personal and religious expectations; all of which are issues that were not touched upon and fully considered within the Atlantic article.