The Effects of Censorship Upon Visual Arts in Relation to The Christian Faith
Posted: June 6, 2010 by Mega Grafx Design Studio in Uncategorized
SUMMARY: This is an ethical and controversial discussion on censoring visual artworks depicting the Christian faith and how past cases may affect expression in the field of graphic art. This identifies the issue on the evidence of class action against the artist and at times the artist taking action towards their violators. This also discusses the fair and appropriate viewpoint differences in the censorship of Christian art. This includes the position on Christian art censorship including the reasons and support for this opinion.
The reason that I have chosen censorship in relation to my career in graphic design and illustration and my Christian faith. These are set upon the relation of censorship and how it does effect art and Christian faith. What I mean is that the Christian faith has always been under persecution and it is evidence in history particularly Unites States history where the 1st Amendment protects the rights of practice of free speech, religion, press, and assembly. In my personal experience I relate to an actual event that was published in the local newspaper The Charleston Gazette. This event ran three different times, the first on March 8, 2006 and was a controversial topic at the time that put the School Board up in arms over the situation with the ACLU. “For years the Jesus painting hung in the Bridgeport High School for years, never a complain, until a local lawyer and parent, handed the school a copy of a 1994 case of the United States Court of Appeals of a painting of Jesus hanging in a school in Michigan that violated a student’s first amendment rights.” (Schubert)
There has been many other instead that have involved the censorship of Christian art and it’s message of the Christian faith. Take for example “when a student was disciplined for creating a picture depicting a cross in a landscape by a teacher while at the same time pictures of demonic images were accepted. The student then filed a federal suit against his art teacher alleging that his teacher censored his drawing because it contained a cross and biblical reference.” (Associated Press) There have been cases on the other hand where churches have protected the artwork that was inappropriate morally and provocation on the count of being offended of a controversial subject. “The people of the church group have the power to under the rules of jurisdiction to censor artwork that is not appealing to them.” (Berg)
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