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Make Your Voice Heard
Our
community is shaped by individual voices.
National
Decency Issues
Communities
for Decency works very hard on a state level to address
decency issues related to our communities. However,
there are many issues that we encounter that are more
easily and effectively addressed on a national level.
CFD recommends joining national organizations which
promote decency. We commend One Million Moms,
American Family Association, and Parents Television
Council. These organizations provide information
and effective ways to make a difference in our national
community. We hope you visit their web sites which
are listed below to join in their efforts.
www.onemillionmoms.com
www.afa.net
www.parentstv.org
Are
You A Silent Shopper?
You
purchase groceries and notice some indecent magazines
as you check out... you are silent.
You
rent a movie at the video store and see a rack of sexually
explicit videos... you are silent.
You
check out a book at your local library and notice a
man accessing pictures of naked women at his computer
terminal... you are silent.
You
drive past a billboard with an inappropriate image and
tag line on your way to work. you are silent.
Indecency
has become the norm. We have become desensitized. Much
of what used to upset us no longer affects us.
Yet, we have the legal right and the moral obligation
to decide the types of advertising, products, businesses,
and entertainment, allowed in our community. The following
are quotes from The Attorney General's Commission on
Pornography.
- "At the outset, it should be clear
that citizens have every right to condemn
a wide variety of material that is protected,
and properly so, by the First Amendment. That governmental
action against a certain variety of communication
is unwise and unconstitutional does not mean
that the communication is valuable, and does not mean
that society is better off for having it.
- "That the Communist Party is a
lawful organization does not prevent most Americans
from finding its tenets abhorrent, and the same holds
true for a variety of sexually oriented material.
Most of that material is, as we have explained, protected
by the First Amendment, but it does not follow
that the material is harmless, or that its proliferation
is good for society."
- "The act of condemnation, of course,
is itself central to what the First Amendment is all
about. Just as speaking out against government has
long been part of what citizens are both entitled
and indeed encouraged to do, so too is speaking out
on matters of concern not directly related to the
functioning of government. Expressing a point
of view about sexually explicit materials in general,
or about particular sexually explicit materials, is
plainly the very kind of activity that First Amendment
properly protects . To the extent that citizens
have concerns about the kinds of sexually explicit
material that are available in contemporary America,
they should not only recognize that the First
Amendment protects and encourages their right to express
these concerns loudly and often, but should as well
appreciate the fact that in many aspects of our lives,
to keep quiet is to approve.
- "A citizen's right to free speech
is guaranteed under the First Amendments to the United
Sates Constitution. . citizens are encouraged
to be vigorous, well-informed, but responsible advocates
."
We have all been guilty of "being silent." Our silence
has created a chain reaction across our nation, a reaction
that is causing more harm than we will ever know. Your
words, or lack of them, make a difference. Think about
it. We challenge you to no longer be a "silent
shopper."
Get
to Know Your Elected Officials
It
is easy, simple, and important to know those who are
representing you and your voting power. Find your
city, state, and congressional officials and learn about
the issues that effect you and your family. Click
here.
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