Faith-based_AJ0 leaders_NN2 should_VM0 “_NP0 develop_VVI media_NN0 relationships_NN2 ”_NN1 and_CJC have_VHB a_AT0 list_NN1 of_PRF reporters_NN2 likely_AJ0 to_TO0 disseminate_VVI news_NN1 of_PRF any_DT0 de-platforming_NN1 or_CJC service_NN1 interruption_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 power_NN1 of_PRF major_AJ0 internet_NN1 companies_NN2 like_PRP Facebook_NP0 ,_PUN Amazon_NP0 ,_PUN YouTube_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Twitter_VVB over_PRP public_AJ0 life_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 particular_AJ0 threat_NN1 to_PRP religious_AJ0 groups_NN2 that_CJT focus_VVB on_PRP controversial_AJ0 issues_NN2 like_PRP abortion_NN1 ,_PUN marriage_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC sexuality_NN1 ,_PUN several_DT0 commentators_NN2 said_VVD at_PRP a_AT0 roundtable_AJ0 last_ORD week_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 groups_NN2 should_VM0 prepare_VVI for_PRP the_AT0 possibility_NN1 of_PRF censorship_NN1 and_CJC organize_VVB effective_AJ0 countermeasures_NN2 ,_PUN they_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
“_VVB You_PNP might_VM0 not_XX0 know_VVI the_AT0 hour_NN1 nor_CJC the_AT0 day_NN1 you_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI censored_VVN ,_PUN ”_NP0 Joshua_NP0 D_NP0 ._SENT Holdenreid_NP0 ,_PUN vice_AJ0 president_NN1 and_CJC executive_AJ0 director_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 California-based_AJ0 Napa_NP0 Legal_AJ0 Institute_NN1 ,_PUN said_VVD at_PRP a_AT0 roundtable_AJ0 on_PRP internet_NN1 censorship_NN1 ._SENT 
Holdenreid_NP0 said_VVD those_DT0 involved_VVN in_PRP public_AJ0 debates_NN2 “_NN1 need_VVB to_TO0 plan_VVI ahead_AV0 and_CJC assume_VVB that_CJT if_CJS they_PNP are_VBB a_AT0 religious_AJ0 organization_NN1 or_CJC faith-based_AJ0 organization_NN1 operating_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 public_AJ0 square_NN1 and_CJC focused_VVN on_PRP an_AT0 issue_NN1 that’s_NN2 related_VVN to_PRP pro-life_AJ0 (_PUL topics_NN2 )_PUR ,_PUN marriage_NN1 ,_PUN sexuality_NN1 ,_PUN Christian_AJ0 anthropology_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP should_VM0 just_AV0 assume_VVI that_CJT they_PNP will_VM0 eventually_AV0 run_VVI afoul_NN1 of_PRF these_DT0 vague_AJ0 and_CJC arbitrary_AJ0 terms_NN2 and_CJC conditions_NN2 that_CJT exist_VVB with_PRP these_DT0 Big_AJ0 Tech_NN1 platforms_NN2 ._SENT ”_NP0 
The_AT0 Ethics_NN0 and_CJC Public_AJ0 Policy_NN1 Project_NN1 (_PUL EPPC_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN a_AT0 D.C._NP0 thinktank_NN1 that_CJT aims_VVZ to_TO0 apply_VVI “_NP0 the_AT0 Judeo-Christian_AJ0 tradition_NN1 to_PRP contemporary_AJ0 questions_NN2 of_PRF law_NN1 ,_PUN culture_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC politics_NN1 ,_PUN ”_NP0 hosted_VVD the_AT0 Aug._NP0 26_CRD roundtable_AJ0 “_NN1 How_AVQ Big_AJ0 Tech_NN1 Censors_NN2 Religious_AJ0 Voices_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC How_AVQ to_TO0 Fight_VVI Back_AVP ._SENT ”_VVB The_AT0 roundtable_AJ0 follows_VVZ years_NN2 of_PRF debate_NN1 and_CJC discussion_NN1 about_PRP how_AVQ major_AJ0 technology_NN1 and_CJC media_NN0 companies_NN2 treat_VVB some_DT0 religious_AJ0 voices_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 most_AV0 likely_AJ0 to_TO0 suffer_VVI ,_PUN Holdenreid_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN aren’t_NN1 necessarily_AV0 organizations_NN2 running_VVG soup_NN1 kitchens_NN2 or_CJC homeless_AJ0 shelters_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC those_DT0 who_PNQ are_VBB “_AJ0 weighing_VVG in_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 most_AV0 important_AJ0 cultural_AJ0 issues_NN2 ”_NP0 and_CJC “_NP0 speaking_VVG the_AT0 truth_NN1 about_PRP certain_AJ0 issues_NN2 that_DT0 doesn’t_NN1 align_VVB with_PRP what_DTQ folks_NN2 in_PRP Silicon_NN1 Valley_NN1 think_VVB should_VM0 be_VBI appropriate_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 digital_AJ0 public_AJ0 square_NN1 ._SENT ”_VVB His_DPS organization_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Napa_NP0 Legal_AJ0 Institute_NN1 ,_PUN provides_VVZ legal_AJ0 and_CJC financial_AJ0 education_NN1 to_PRP faith-based_AJ0 non-profits_NN2 on_PRP corporate_AJ0 ,_PUN tax_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC philanthropic_AJ0 issues_NN2 ._SENT 
Another_DT0 roundtable_AJ0 speaker_NN1 ,_PUN EPPC_NP0 president_NN1 Ryan_NP0 T_NP0 ._SENT Anderson_NP0 ,_PUN saw_VVD one_CRD of_PRF his_DPS books_NN2 delisted_VVN from_PRP Amazon_NP0 in_PRP February_NP0 2021._CRD The_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN “_NP0 When_CJS Harry_NP0 Became_VVD Sally_NP0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 offers_VVZ a_AT0 philosophical_AJ0 and_CJC moral_AJ0 critique_NN1 of_PRF transgender_NP0 advocates’_NP0 claims_VVZ ._SENT 
Anderson_NP0 said_VVD his_DPS book_NN1 ranked_VVD highly_AV0 on_PRP bestseller_NN1 lists_NN2 and_CJC was_VBD listed_VVN for_PRP sale_NN1 on_PRP Amazon_NP0 for_PRP three_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP removing_VVG his_DPS book_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP charged_VVD ,_PUN the_AT0 company_NN1 did_VDD not_XX0 follow_VVI its_DPS own_DT0 procedures_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP contacting_VVG the_AT0 author_NN1 and_CJC publisher_NN1 first_ORD to_TO0 notify_VVI them_PNP and_CJC attempt_VVB to_TO0 reach_VVI a_AT0 solution_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP also_AV0 questioned_VVD Amazon’s_NP0 claim_VVI that_CJT the_AT0 book_NN1 violated_VVD its_DPS content_AJ0 policy_NN1 ._SENT 
“_NP0 Well_AV0 ,_PUN how_AVQ did_VDD the_AT0 book_NN1 not_XX0 violate_VVI the_AT0 content_AJ0 policy_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD three_CRD years_NN2 ?_SENT ”_NP0 he_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT “_VVB I_PNP didn’t_NN1 go_VVB back_AVP and_CJC rewrite_VVI anything_PNI ._SENT ”_NP0 
The_AT0 book’s_NN2 title_NN1 refers_VVZ to_PRP a_AT0 popular_AJ0 1989_CRD movie_NN1 When_CJS Harry_NP0 Met_VVD Sally_NP0 ,_PUN which_DTQ dramatized_VVD an_AT0 argument_NN1 that_CJT men_NN2 and_CJC women_NN2 are_VBB so_AV0 different_AJ0 that_CJT they_PNP can’t_VVB just_AV0 be_VBI friends_NN2 ._SENT 
“_NN1 Whereas_CJS today_AV0 the_AT0 argument_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT men_NN2 and_CJC women_NN2 are_VBB interchangeable_AJ0 and_CJC that_CJT the_AT0 concept_NN1 of_PRF male_NN1 and_CJC female_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP a_AT0 spectrum_NN1 ,_PUN ”_NP0 said_VVD Anderson_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ also_AV0 the_AT0 John_NP0 Paul_NP0 II_CRD teaching_NN1 fellow_NN1 in_PRP social_AJ0 thought_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 University_NN1 of_PRF Dallas_NP0 ._SENT 
Those_DT0 who_PNQ have_VHB not_XX0 read_VVN the_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN Anderson_NP0 suggested_VVD ,_PUN might_VM0 see_VVI him_PNP as_PRP “_NN1 some_DT0 bomb-throwing_AJ0 bigot_NN1 who_PNQ wrote_VVD a_AT0 book_NN1 making_VVG fun_NN1 of_PRF transgender_NN1 people_NN0 ”_NN1 which_DTQ in_PRP their_DPS view_NN1 might_VM0 justify_VVI a_AT0 company_NN1 like_PRP Amazon_NP0 refusing_VVG to_TO0 sell_VVI “_NN1 hate_NN1 speech_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
Anderson_NP0 characterized_VVD his_DPS arguments_NN2 as_CJS measured_AJ0 and_CJC careful_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP warned_VVD that_DT0 policies_NN2 that_CJT silence_VVB the_AT0 voices_NN2 of_PRF writers_NN2 like_CJS him_PNP encourages_VVZ more_AV0 radical_AJ0 voices_NN2 to_TO0 see_VVI moderation_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 failure_NN1 ._SENT 
“_VVB It_PNP silences_VVZ reasonable_AJ0 voices_NN2 and_CJC then_AV0 it_PNP radicalizes_VVZ more_AV0 extreme_AJ0 voices_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ would_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 really_AV0 ,_PUN really_AV0 bad_AJ0 polarizing_AJ0 effect_NN1 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
Anderson_NP0 said_VVD that_CJT while_CJS he_PNP understands_VVZ when_AVQ small_AJ0 bookstores_NN2 or_CJC bookstores_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 special_AJ0 focus_NN1 decide_VVB not_XX0 to_TO0 carry_VVI certain_AJ0 books_NN2 ,_PUN Amazon_NP0 has_VHZ near-monopoly_NN1 power_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 company_NN1 controls_VVZ about_PRP 80_CRD to_PRP 90_CRD %_NN0 of_PRF all_DT0 e-book_AJ0 sales_NN0 and_CJC advertised_VVD itself_PNX and_CJC built_VVD market_NN1 dominance_NN1 as_PRP an_AT0 “_AJ0 everything_PNI store_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 It_PNP put_VVB many_DT0 small_AJ0 booksellers_NN2 out_AVP of_PRF business_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 cited_VVN “_NP0 an_AT0 unarticulated_AJ0 content_NN1 policy_NN1 ”_NN1 to_TO0 remove_VVI books_NN2 retroactively_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP charged_VVD ._SENT 
Anderson_NP0 suspected_VVD the_AT0 removal_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS book_NN1 was_VBD related_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 congressional_AJ0 vote_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Equality_NN1 Act_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS this_DT0 becomes_VVZ law_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP would_VM0 recognize_VVI sexual_AJ0 orientation_NN1 and_CJC gender_NN1 identity_NN1 as_PRP protected_AJ0 classes_NN2 ,_PUN akin_AJ0 to_PRP race_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP anti-discrimination_AJ0 law_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP his_DPS view_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ “_AJ0 an_AT0 abuse_NN1 of_PRF market_NN1 dominance_NN1 to_TO0 try_VVI to_TO0 control_VVI public_AJ0 speech_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP particular_AJ0 on_PRP a_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF huge_AJ0 public_AJ0 import_NN1 ._SENT ”_NN1 Companies_NN2 like_PRP Amazon_NP0 and_CJC YouTube_NP0 have_VHB become_VVN “_NN1 so_AV0 dominant_AJ0 in_PRP their_DPS spheres_NN2 that_CJT there_AV0 really_AV0 aren’t_AJ0 alternative_AJ0 options_NN2 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT While_CJS the_AT0 notoriety_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 delisting_NN1 incident_NN1 gave_VVD Anderson’s_NP0 book_NN1 a_AT0 sales_NN0 boost_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP warned_VVD that_CJT this_DT0 was_VBD likely_AV0 temporary_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 removal_NN1 would_VM0 affect_VVI which_DTQ books_NN2 a_AT0 publisher_NN1 chooses_VVZ to_TO0 publish_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 future_NN1 ._SENT 
“_VVB What_DTQ publisher_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 want_VVI to_TO0 publish_VVI a_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN knowing_VVG they_PNP might_VM0 miss_VVI out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 market_NN1 controller_NN1 who_PNQ has_VHZ 70_CRD %_NN0 to_PRP 80_CRD %_NN0 of_PRF market_NN1 share_NN1 ,_PUN right_AV0 ?_SENT ”_NP0 he_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 We_PNP won’t_VVB even_AV0 know_VVB what_DTQ books_NN2 never_AV0 get_VVB published_VVN ,_PUN which_DTQ authors_NN2 censor_VVB themselves_PNX ,_PUN which_DTQ publishers_NN2 spike_VVB proposals_NN2 ,_PUN all_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF fear_NN1 that_CJT Amazon_NP0 won’t_NP0 sell_VVB it_PNP ._SENT ”_NP0 
Also_AV0 joining_VVG the_AT0 roundtable_AJ0 was_VBD Carl_NP0 R_NP0 ._SENT Trueman_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 fellow_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 EPPC_AJ0 Evangelicals_NN2 and_CJC Civic_AJ0 Life_NN1 Program_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 professor_NN1 at_PRP Pennsylvania’s_NP0 Grove_NP0 City_NN1 College_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 author_NN1 of_PRF several_DT0 books_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP worried_VVD he_PNP was_VBD censored_VVN for_PRP his_DPS Aug._NP0 7_CRD lecture_NN1 livestreamed_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 YouTube_AJ0 channel_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Sacramento_NP0 ,_PUN Calif.-based_NP0 Immanuel_NP0 Baptist_AJ0 Church_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 livestream_NN1 was_VBD repeatedly_AV0 flagged_VVN for_PRP violating_VVG terms_NN2 of_PRF service_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD first_ORD halted_VVN for_PRP alleged_AJ0 copyright_NN1 violation_NN1 ,_PUN due_AJ0 to_PRP background_NN1 music_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 halted_VVN again_AV0 for_PRP alleged_AJ0 content_NN1 violation_NN1 ,_PUN “_NP0 apparently_AV0 relative_AJ0 to_PRP something_PNI I_PNP had_VHD said_VVN ._SENT ”_NP0 He_PNP believes_VVZ the_AT0 actions_NN2 stemmed_VVD from_PRP a_AT0 complaint_NN1 from_PRP an_AT0 online_AJ0 viewer_NN1 ,_PUN rather_AV0 than_CJS an_AT0 algorithm_NN1 ._SENT 
“_VVB The_AT0 lectures_NN2 are_VBB now_AV0 up_AVP in_PRP an_AT0 unedited_AJ0 form_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ would_VM0 seem_VVI to_TO0 indicate_VVI that_CJT nothing_PNI I_PNP actually_AV0 said_VVD violated_AJ0 content_NN1 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT In_PRP his_DPS view_NN1 ,_PUN YouTube_NP0 automatically_AV0 assumes_VVZ the_AT0 guilt_NN1 of_PRF many_DT0 subject_NN1 to_PRP complaints_NN2 and_CJC does_VDZ not_XX0 give_VVI them_PNP opportunities_NN2 to_TO0 respond_VVI ._SENT 
Trueman_NP0 said_VVD a_AT0 similar_AJ0 incident_NN1 took_VVD place_NN1 in_PRP May_NP0 when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD giving_VVG the_AT0 same_DT0 set_NN1 of_PRF lectures_NN2 to_PRP a_AT0 Christian_AJ0 high_AJ0 school_NN1 faculty_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 U.S._NP0 South_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 lecture_NN1 was_VBD advertised_VVN on_PRP Instagram_AJ0 accounts_NN2 but_CJC the_AT0 accounts_NN2 were_VBD suspended_VVN ,_PUN reportedly_AV0 until_CJS all_DT0 references_NN2 to_PRP Trueman_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS lecture_NN1 were_VBD removed_VVN ._SENT 
