The Free Speech Apocalypse
2015
Documentary
The Free Speech Apocalypse
2015
Documentary
Plot summary
Pastor Douglas Wilson was invited to Indiana University to deliver a series of lectures on traditional marriage and family. Wilson was warned about possible protests and potential violence over his "dissenting" opinion but stood behind the lectern anyway. The Free Speech Apocalypse documents the intensity that ensued on April 13, 2012, when a group of Midwest college students decided that Wilson's traditional views are now to be considered "hate speech" and that hurling insults, profanity, and disrupting his attempt to rationally present his views was acceptable. Darren Doane, director of the ground-breaking documentary, Collision, and box-office smash-hit Unstoppable, returns with his most bold, uncensored, and provocative film to date.
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Persecution porn masquerading under the guise of a
A Reflection on Tolerance and a Plea for Freedom
The Free Speech Apocalypse shows how our accusatory culture stifles honest debate and conversation through unruly behavior and narrow-mindedness. However, it also projects a spirit of optimism for a future that will regain its sanity through God's redemptive work.
The producer/s do a phenomenal job of highlighting the irrational response the IU students displayed during Mr. Wilson's visit. It was clearly evident that they did not come to consider ideas but to stop another person from speaking and conversing on an interesting topic. This singular example is indicative of a wide-spread issue at multiple other "higher" educational facilities around the country. I know that others like Ben Shapiro have ran into strong protest for considering ideas contrary to the mainstream, and opposition to public speakers is only the tip of the iceberg. Many issues have been reported by Campus Reform and other news outlets ranging from university faculty being fired for holding unpopular beliefs to mandated censorship of clubs and activities.
The most thought provoking discussion in the film arises when Mr. Wilson is asked whether or not he believes the Civil War was a good thing or not. He lays out solid argument for why Americans should view the Civil War in a different light and the implications it created for a nation wrestling with the debate of federal vs state power.
I would recommend this to anyone. However, I would emphasis it to college/high school aged students who are in the middle of this battle between Freedom and "Tolerance" and want to be encouraged.







