NIT – The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, but it doesn’t protect a person from the social or economic fallout after things are said or written.
This afternoon, the Des Moines Register reported that Newton Daily News editor Bob Eschliman has been fired from that newspaper for making anti-gay remarks.
Writing on his own personal blog about a week ago, Eschliman accused “the Gaystapo” of trying “to make their sinful nature right with God”.
He also wrote that “[Jesus] said there would be deceivers. He said those deceivers would cause Christians who remain true to His teachings to become reviled. He said false prophets would follow to deceive even more, and that lawlessness will abound. If you ask me, it sounds like the Gaystapo is well on its way. We must fight back against the enemy.”
Eschliman later took his blog down, reports said.
Shaw Media President John Rung explained the decision:
“The First Amendment prohibits the making of any law that impedes the free exercise of religion, abridges freedom of speech, infringes on the freedom of the press, interferes with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibits the petitioning of government for redress of grievances. The First Amendment does not eliminate responsibility and accountability for one’s words and actions.”
Eschliman had been working in Newtown since June of 2012. He told the Daily News when he was hired that “Newton is a very vibrant community, and my family and I are very excited to join it,” he said. “Not only will we be closer to family, but we will be in a community that has much to offer a young family.”
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commies at work again…Jim