Politics according to the Bible, ch. 13

I chose 'Freedom of Speech' for one of the 'choose your own topic' areas from section 2. I chose this because speech is something very near and dear to a preacher's heart. Grudem lays a groundwork of a Biblical view of free speech and then offers four restrictions:

1. Defamation
2. Incitement to Riot
3. Obscenity
4. Child Pornography

Again, Grudem takes this opportunity to go on aside about campaign finance reform. But, like a grandpa who tells a really great story totally unrelated to the discussion at hand, I didn't mind. I get how it links in his mind, but I think it would have been better served elsewhere. Grudem spends quite a bit of time on campus ministry cases. I appreciate this as these have recently 'heated up' in the past month with issues of CLS at Vanderbilt. What is important to remember in all cases of free speech is to ask if it violates any of the four restrictions. If not, we have no business suppressing the voice of those we do not like.