{"id":1579,"date":"2008-07-27T21:27:19","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T01:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T21:29:45","slug":"free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Speech Web Hosting &#8211; Something to Think About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LTRP Note:<\/strong> We are providing the following article for website owners who believe in standing up for biblical faith and who may need a web hosting company that does not shut down controversial sites.<\/p>\n<p>by Jim Atkinson<br \/>\nWeb Hosting Database<br \/>\nOut of house writer<\/p>\n<p>The Internet, once the last bastion of truly free speech, is slowly being overrun by lawyers and government officials the world over. Certainly, there are criminals who need to be apprehended for their online exploits, but those of us who are merely exercising our first amendment right should feel protected. Sadly, many mainstream Web hosts will drop your site as soon as you attract the smallest amount of opposition. They are, after all, intimidated by the threat of losing money in a lawsuit. Luckily, there are still a few brave Web hosting companies that cherish free speech and that will stand behind your site. Below, we have listed 11 hosts that won&#8217;t dump you at the first sign of controversy. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121214120449\/http:\/\/whdb.com:80\/2007\/free-speech-hosting-11-web-hosts-that-wont-dump-you-at-the-first-sign-of-controversy\/\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Click here to read this entire article.<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Please use your own discretion and wisdom when choosing a web host company.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LTRP Note: We are providing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-signs-of-the-times","wpcat-45-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Free Speech Web Hosting - Something to Think About - From the Lighthouse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Free Speech Web Hosting - Something to Think About\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LTRP Note: We are providing...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"From the Lighthouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LighthouseTrailsResearch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-07-28T01:27:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-19T21:29:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Guest Writers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@LTrails\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@LTrails\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Guest Writers\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Guest Writers\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e533d650cec2afe35fb9d984c91cd697\"},\"headline\":\"Free Speech Web Hosting &#8211; Something to Think About\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-07-28T01:27:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-19T21:29:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":192,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"SIGNS OF THE TIMES\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\\\/\",\"name\":\"Free Speech Web Hosting - Something to Think About - From the Lighthouse\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-07-28T01:27:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-19T21:29:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e533d650cec2afe35fb9d984c91cd697\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Free Speech Web Hosting &#8211; Something to Think About\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"From the Lighthouse\",\"description\":\"&quot;A Light Shining in the Darkness&quot;\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e533d650cec2afe35fb9d984c91cd697\",\"name\":\"Guest Writers\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/95759b57222e06457ba285764ae44049e48999f7738262288a9faf90f359bf5f?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/95759b57222e06457ba285764ae44049e48999f7738262288a9faf90f359bf5f?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/95759b57222e06457ba285764ae44049e48999f7738262288a9faf90f359bf5f?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Guest Writers\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/free-lance-writers\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Free Speech Web Hosting - Something to Think About - From the Lighthouse","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Free Speech Web Hosting - Something to Think About","og_description":"LTRP Note: We are providing...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/","og_site_name":"From the Lighthouse","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LighthouseTrailsResearch","article_published_time":"2008-07-28T01:27:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-19T21:29:45+00:00","author":"Guest Writers","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@LTrails","twitter_site":"@LTrails","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Guest Writers","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/"},"author":{"name":"Guest Writers","@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e533d650cec2afe35fb9d984c91cd697"},"headline":"Free Speech Web Hosting &#8211; Something to Think About","datePublished":"2008-07-28T01:27:19+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-19T21:29:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/"},"wordCount":192,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["SIGNS OF THE TIMES"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/","name":"Free Speech Web Hosting - Something to Think About - From the Lighthouse","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2008-07-28T01:27:19+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-19T21:29:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e533d650cec2afe35fb9d984c91cd697"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/free-speech-web-hosting-something-to-think-about\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Free Speech Web Hosting &#8211; Something to Think About"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/","name":"From the Lighthouse","description":"&quot;A Light Shining in the Darkness&quot;","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e533d650cec2afe35fb9d984c91cd697","name":"Guest Writers","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95759b57222e06457ba285764ae44049e48999f7738262288a9faf90f359bf5f?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95759b57222e06457ba285764ae44049e48999f7738262288a9faf90f359bf5f?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95759b57222e06457ba285764ae44049e48999f7738262288a9faf90f359bf5f?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Guest Writers"},"url":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/author\/free-lance-writers\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49243,"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions\/49243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}