The firing of Juan Williams has stirred up a lot of outrage on the news shows; maybe some of it is even genuine. A guy works for both a liberal leaning radio network, and a conservative TV news organization. Is it surprising that one would fire him for something he said on the other? I'm surprised he was able to pull off the stretch for as long as he did.
Bottom-line: Williams said something to which one of his bosses objected. We live in a world in which groups and individuals increasingly enforce speech-codes, written or unwritten, with whatever sanctions are available. In the workplace people may find themselves in a situation like Williams--say the wrong thing, and lose your job. High school students may find themselves on the outside of the social circle looking in. Some college students have been hindered in their academic progress. One of the mores of our culture is no one should have their feelings hurt; speech should be policed accordingly.
One of the groups whose speech is being scrutinized is one to which I belong. Some of the central doctrines of Biblical Christianity are seen to be offensive--no, they really are offensive. Look at 1 Corinthians 1:23. "So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense." (1 Corinthians 1:23, NLT) We claim that the Bible is a book which categorically gives truth about God, and therefore words that need to be applied to all people. We believe that Jesus Christ is not just one among many, but the only Savior. I could go on, but one of the realities of life in Twenty-First Century America is that speech is policed. There may be a price to be paid. That is nothing new. In the First Century Roman Empire it often cost Christians their lives.
I'll let others sort out whether the journalist should have lost his job or not (In case you are worried, be at ease, Williams will likely find a way to get by on his new two million a year contract.), but I see what happened to him as an indicator of what is likely to happen more often.
As God's people let's stand tall for His truth.

It's STTA.