Response Stop Fights Obscenity, Not Speech
December, 1988
Last month, we published "Kansas City Con," a reprint of an article by the Reverend John M. Swomley, Jr., first published in Christian Century. Reverend Swomley questioned the ethics of the antiporn movement STOP (Stand Together Opposing Pornography) and challenged its use of facts. When the article originally appeared, it precipitated a debate that spilled over onto the pages of The St. Louis Journalism Review. Below are reprints of a response by Chris Cooper, executive director of ST...