Why are gun and religious discussions allowed on GD, in spite of the "prohibition", but

[ellenrr]

any mention of Palestine
-- even when it does not refer to the conflict--
immediately gets the axe??

(at least posts by me do)

I am not opposed to the gun and religion discussions on GD, I am a big advocate of freedom of speech.

I'd like to some freedom of speech and end to censorship of any of my posts that say the word Palestine.
You can't make a people disappear by forbidding the utterance of the name.

Just wondering...

[LostOne4Ever]

1. These are the forum guidelines that the hosts uphold for GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025307978

[div class="excerpt" style="margin-left:1em; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius:0.4615em; box-shadow:3px 3px 3px #999999;"]RELIGION

• Threads about current events related to religion, and threads about church-state issues [font color=green]are permitted under normal circumstances.[/font]



• Threads about the existence/non-existence of God, threads discussing the merits (or lack thereof) of religion in general, and threads discussing the truth/untruth of religious dogma [font color=red]are not permitted under normal circumstances[/font] and should be posted under Religion.



• Open discussion of religion [font color=green]is permitted during very high-profile news events which are heavily covered across all newsmedia.[/font]

[div class="excerpt" style="margin-left:1em; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius:0.4615em; box-shadow:3px 3px 3px #999999;"]GUNS

• News stories (and related content) from reputable mainstream sources about efforts to strengthen or weaken gun control legislation in any jurisdiction in the United States, national news stories (and related content) from reputable mainstream sources about high-profile gun crimes, and viral political content from social media or blogs that would likely be of interest to a large majority of DU members [font color=green]are permitted under normal circumstances[/font].



• Local stories about gun crime and "gun porn" threads showing pictures of guns or discussing the merits of various firearms [font color=red]are not permitted under normal circumstances[/font] and should be posted in the Gun Control and RKBA Group.



• Open discussion of guns [font color=green]is permitted during very high-profile news events which are heavily covered across all newsmedia[/font].

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]I have bolded and underlined the reason that the hosts may decide to leave a thread.

In particular, the recent shooting has brought both religion and guns up so there is a very good chance the hosts who review said threads will leave them up. Conversely, P/I is not a national news event currently and so those type of threads are more likely to be locked.[/font]

[Warren Stupidity]

2. If there were another major military event in the region I/P discussion in GD would be allowed.