I have received several emails from some readers asking that, GhanaCelebrities.Com should not write on religion as they find some of the views offensive.
First of all, I think the essence of free speech is having the right to be offensive—and as such, being merely offended by an article because of your individual sentiment is not enough strong reason for us to discontinue writing such articles. What about those who enjoy reading and discussing these articles?
Secondly, GhanaCelebrities.Com publishes a total of about 70-100 articles each week and out of these many articles; we usually have a maximum of 3 religious articles. Therefore, those who find these religious articles outside their taste can easily skip them—and enjoy the other many articles. We file all the religious articles under RELIGIOU so you can easily spot them.
As the Editor of GhanaCelebrities.Com,I see no reason why a person with about 80 articles to choose from, would still opt for that single article he or she finds offensive. And proceed to suggest such an article should not be published without taking into consideration the others who may actually enjoy reading the article.
Again, religion (especially Christianity) has become the biggest topic of discussion in recent years, and where I live, countless high profile debates are organised regularly for various intellectuals and religious people to discuss religion. It is therefore reasonable that we offer a platform for such discussions too—so that those interested can enjoy the debate, learn new things and help in displacing some of the misconceptions.