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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2001
Page
4
A concise quotation by J. Robert Oppenheimer, noting that physicists have known sin in a way that cannot be erased by vulgarity humor or understatement. The line reflects his view on the moral weight of scientific knowledge and responsibility.
An Aiken County church declared a plan to burn books and other material labeled evil. The largely symbolic bonfire drew attention to First Amendment rights and moral questions about tolerating opposing ideas in a democracy. The event was poorly attended and no books were burned.
The Aiken Standard names Scott B. Hunter publisher and Scott B. Wallace as advertising director with Art Zappa business manager Ellen C. Priest and Arcuate director Garth R. Groshans, James R. Bennett Jr, and J. David Boyd in management roles.
Readers condemn book burning at Aiken Pentecostal church as anti Christian and Satanic, contrasting with Bible teaching to study for knowledge. Letters praise animal control for saving a dog on Banks Mill Road, and a Confederate descendant explains pride while seeking peaceful remembrance of ancestors.
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor with signatures and contact details for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed. Send to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29602. Email swallace aikenstandard.com FAX 803 648 6052.
A reader from Chicago criticizes a front page report on book burning by local Pentecostals in Aiken County. The writer argues the piece lacked balance, urging inclusion of perspectives from librarians teachers and other faiths, and condemns sensational coverage tied to regional stereotypes.
Ken Paulson recalls 1970 FCC warnings after KKMG FM Colorado Springs played an edited version of The Real Slim Shady. He notes self censorship by record companies and radio stations, the shift in policy, and the public interest duty that still governs broadcasting.
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