Free Speech and Religious Offense by Noa Rogelberg

מטלת אמ"לק- Universal City Studios Inc v Films and Plays Censorship Board

nrogelberg — 2025-08-07 08:04:45 UTC

1988: “Last Temptation of Christ” banned for erotic portrayal of Jesus, offending Christians. Supreme Court overturned the Board's decision-citing no captive audience (no one was forced to watch it). Free speech prevails, but limits can apply to obscenity, nudity, profanity, or targeted offense.

תמונה שווה אלף מילים

nrogelberg — 2025-08-10 11:29:05 UTC

I used AI to create this photo of people protesting a show for religious reasons. It depicts a group of Christians protesting a show for offending their religion, or exploiting it inappropriately. I created this image to express the main question here- does freedom of speech get limited for offending a group of people? Can freedom in the media be limited for offending others? According to Article 173 of the penal law, you cannot publish a publication calculated to grossly offend the religious feelings or faith of others, or

utter a sound or word calculated to grossly offend the religious feelings or faith of others in a public place or within the hearing of a particular person. The freedom of speech and expression is a powerful right, and while profanity and religious offense is important as well, there is always a balancing act. Meaning, tests and careful consideration must be applied to protect freedom of speech, while excluding profanity such as nudity, bad language or offense.

מטלת סיום

nrogelberg — 2025-08-13 10:09:20 UTC

Reflection/AI usage

nrogelberg — 2025-08-13 10:15:50 UTC

This assignment was incredibly interesting. It opened my eyes to the level that freedom of speech/ expression is protected, even in the museums and films. I used different ai's to help me complete this assignment. Firstly, I used Notebook LM to help organize sources and ask specific questions to help organize thoughts and ideas. I used Chat GPT to help generate my image and make my text more clear. I made sure to check the validity of what it said, and didn't take it at face value.

nrogelberg — 2025-08-13 10:18:03 UTC