LAWS OF THE OLD WORLDS
PART 4

Freedom Of Speech was precious to The Hashons, but They also had a deep hatred of prejudice and vulgarity. They also had a deep respect for individual privacy, so there was some regulations on freedom of speech, which might be difficult for some to understand.
Any person could speak out against any government policy without fear of reprisal. They could criticize any government official, but they could not insult them. A publisher or broadcast service could announce that someone had been arrested for committing a crime, but they could not mention that person's name. For The Hashons did not believe in glorifying evil.
No one could take pictures of a popular person without their consent and publish them in any manner unless these pictures proved this person was involved in some illegal activity.
Performers could not imitate a famous person without their consent, for this was considered a violation of their privacy. Hashons did not permit the use of historical figures or religious Teachers in advertising. This was considered sacrilege. Even something like a Washington's Birthday Sale, or a used car dealer pretending to be Abraham Lincoln would be unthinkable to them. To use the ideals of such great men merely to sell things would be the product of a sick and perverted mind.
People could express such ideas as a person was inverior because their skin was a different color, or that people of different colors should not marry- but if they were to say that people of different color should be persecuted or killed if they married people of another color, they would be arrested and charged with the crime of "insightment," encouraging others to do evil.
As The Hashons considered the sexual joining of a man and a woman a sacred act, they forbid any public expression that degraded or belittled sexual intimacy.
Hashons had no problems with these limitations of free speech because they valued individual privacy so greatly.
In The Holy Godden Empire freedom of speech was non-existent. No variation was allowed from official doctrine. Any attempt to speak against the government or any governmental policy usually meant swift and certain death. Only a very few dared express a private opinion. Only the most powerful tried to change policy.


As some of you know VOICES FROM SPIRIT was mentioned in the May issue of PLAYBOY. It's found in the 'ZINE section on Pg. 163. We got quite a kick out of it, though we do wish it hadn't been next to the condom ad.
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