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When The Truth Is Controversial
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You may have heard about the woman who was pressured to move from her seat on an airplane because a male passenger said he wouldn't sit next to a woman not his wife for religious reasons -- he was Hasidic. So an Israeli group tried to buy an ad to be displayed at Newark's El Al gates telling women they don't have to move their seats for anyone, religion or not. This should not have been controversial, but the Port Authority, which runs Newark Liberty, wouldn't sell them the ad, on the basis that "political or religious messaging" and "that promotional content refer only to products or services," but I'd say that a) it's not a religious or political message, it's merely a statement of your civil rights, and it DOES promote a service, because it has a URL for more information on travelers' rights. So, why was this banned? And since the airport is a public facility and it's run by a government agency, how is this not infringing on free speech? (New York Times)
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