Thread:Comments:Hackers target Westboro Baptist Church website, Twitter account/thank you Wikinews for neutral point of view/reply

Yes. Censorship by local newspapers and by Internet forums is one factor that forces people with unpopular viewpoints, and in particular the anti-queer viewpoints, to use less effective and more harmful methods to express their views. The Westboro Baptist Church exemplifies this. They use an innovative and effective, yet very "high nuisance" method.

If we really had a free press, including an open minded population willing to tolerate and seriously consider and vigorously debate all viewpoints, including the anti-queer ones, then the expression of surprising viewpoints would result in progress and unification rather than hostility and polarization.

When listening to someone who sees things differently from you, try to look for the common ground. What unites us is often more important than what divides us. In many cases, we agree on the basic values and goals, and only disagree about how to "get there".