The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the amendment that deals with freedom of speech, reads as follows:

Congress shall make no law representing an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Notice that the law applies to "the Government" and not to community or religious groups. Community and Religious have been on popular music¡¦s tail for years, carrying out campaigns and banning music they consider offensive or contains ¡§questionable lyrics¡¨. A commonly held myth is that people have the right to NOT be offended. Some people believe that anything THEY find offensive should be legally censored. It¡¦s like a law they¡¦ve m

In May, popular Surgeon General C. Everett Koop speaks out against rock music when he insists that rock video fans have been "saturated with what I think is going to make them have trouble having satisfying relationships with the opposite sex ... when you're raised with rock music that uses both pornography and violence."

ƒx New York Bishop Burke forbids Catholic school students from dancing to "The Twist." Burke considers R&B music, and its associated dances, to be lewd and un-Christian.

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