Rackspace Shuts Down Quran-Burning Church's Sites 1695
theodp writes "In response to a complaint, Rackspace has shut down the websites of the Dove World Outreach Center, a small 50-member church which has received national and international criticism for a planned book burning of the Quran on the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. The center 'violated the hate-speech provision of our acceptable-use policy,' explained Rackspace spokesman Dan Goodgame. 'This is not a constitutional issue. This is a contract issue,' said Goodgame, who added he did not know how long it had hosted the church's sites. Not quite the same thing, but would Kurt Westergaard's cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad also violate Rackspace's AUP? How about Christopher Hitchens' Slate articles? Could articles from one-time Rackspace poster child The Onion pass muster?"
Re:Can the media stop poking the wasp's nest, plea (Score:4, Funny)
The worst thing about this is that Rev. Terry Jones has sullied the good name of Terry Jones, the ex-Python member.
Re:To all you "free speech" defenders (Score:4, Funny)
You clearly assume a level of education in the US that is vastly above the actual level of education in the US.
Re:Stupid (Score:1, Funny)
Good thing we don't have that problem here.
Anyone wanna go with me to the liquor store this Sunday to pick up a few things?
Oh wait...
Re:Can the media stop poking the wasp's nest, plea (Score:1, Funny)
Remember when the name Palin just meant Michael Palin?
Re:So much 4 free speech in America dumb as it may (Score:3, Funny)
Don't foget to bring Marshmallows!
I'll get the Graham crackers.
Now, who is going to bring the Hersheys?
Re:Stupid (Score:4, Funny)
I find the first line of your post hateful
Seriously? Not enjoying your first day on the Internet?
Re:This is the problem with Hate Speech Laws (Score:3, Funny)
Get over yourself. If they want to build a mosque next to a titty bar, in an old outlet store building, why the hell should you care?
Because all those people going into the mosque will slow me down when I'm trying to get to the titty bar!
Re:well done (Score:4, Funny)
they use Apache, which is a kind of Internet Information Server [thedailywtf.com] too. See? And that makes them an ISP just like Google is.
It's all so clear now.