New Report! “Perceptions On Self-Censorship: Confirming And Understanding The ‘Chilling Effect’”
“It would be wrong to assume that because several court cases are being won and because the number of court cases have diminished in some areas, the pace of secular intolerance is decreasing. Rather, the court cases have had a chilling effect on conservative Christians, who often resort to self-censorship, mainly to avoid going through the trouble and anxiety of a court case that lead in turn to the disruption of careers, advanced stress, bullying at work, and other negative experiences, as our interviewees indicated” – Perceptions On Self-Censorship: Confirming And Understanding The ‘Chilling Effect’, June 9, 2022