Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg once touted his atheism to the liberal platform’s followers. That may have seemed like a solid business move to attract the secular and radical left. Later he appeared to pivot claiming that he was raised in the Jewish faith but strayed.
“I was raised Jewish and then I went through a period where I questioned things, but now I believe religion is very important,” Zuckerberg reportedly posted to a question about his atheism on Facebook.
His change in positions seemed to coincide with the results of the 2016 elections. Evangelicals swung the Senate, U.S. House and White House to conservative Republicans. Facebook was coming under heavy political fire and allegations of conservative and Christian censorship had hit a boiling point before his December 2016 post. Not that everyday Americans should question Zuckerberg’s faith without cause. But plenty of cause exists and the recent censorship of Santa Claus and the baby Jesus have devout Christians upset.
Multiple news reports indicate that Facebook blurred an image of Santa Claus kneeling in prayer beside baby Jesus’ manger. Adorning his iconic red and white coat, pants, and with hat in hand, jolly old Saint Nick assumes a penitent position. He expresses a heartfelt Christian poem that is posted with the image as follows:
“My dear precious Jesus, I did not mean to take your place,
I only bring toys and things and you bring love and grace.
People give me lists of wishes and hope that they came true;
But you hear prayers of the heart and promise your will to do.
Children try to be good and not to cry when I am coming to town;
But you love them unconditionally and that love will abound.
I leave only a bag of toys and temporary joy for a season;
But you leave a heart of love, full of purpose and reasons.
I have a lot of believers and what one might call fame;
But I never healed the blind or tried to help the lame.
I have rosy cheeks and a voice full of laughter;
But no nail-scarred hands or a promise of the hereafter.
You may find several of me in town or at a mall;
But there is only one omnipotent you, to answer a sinner’s call.
And so, my dear precious Jesus, I kneel here to pray;
To worship and adore you on this, your holy birthday.”
The image was promptly blurred, and a Facebook organization caption warned users it “may show violent or graphic content.” A second warning said that “This photo was automatically covered so you can decide if you want to see it.”
Zuckerberg and his Silicon Valley employees have been repeatedly taken to task over political, cultural and religious bias. The liberal social media platform has demonstrated time and time again that its standards for secular people and Christians are worlds apart.
Even a non-Christian couldn’t possibly call a baby and a fully dressed older gentleman “violent” or “graphic” without a pre-determined bias against people of faith. Consider Facebook’s standard of what constitutes “violent and graphic” content.
“We also know that people have different sensitivities with regard to graphic and violent content. For that reason, we add a warning label to especially graphic or violent content so that it is not available to people under the age of eighteen and so that people are aware of the graphic or violent nature before they click to see it,” Facebook reportedly states.
Facebook deemed Santa and baby Jesus a “danger” to its “community” in a similar fashion as the African-America sisters known as Diamond and Silk” were for supporting Pres. Donald J. Trump. They were banned for expressing conservative views and backing pro-MAGA policies. But unlike liberals who posted hate speech and threats of physical violence, the sisters were kicked off Facebook until Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took Zuckerberg to task in a congressional hearing.
The social media platform’s long and troubling history of targeting conservatives and Christians has been made only worse by Zuckerberg’s willingness to work with far-left zealots from the Southern Poverty Law Center to supposedly “fact check” items of concern. Flagging Christian or Republican posts has only become worse as a result of the anti-Christian, anti-conservative alliance.
Facebook routinely bans Pro-Life advertisements, posts, and campaigns under the umbrella of hate speech. We cannot look into Zuckerberg’s heart and know whether he is a man of faith. His post did not claim he was Jewish or Christian. But the actions of his corporation against people of faith speaks volumes.
