I thought
this was somewhat passé. Though it has always
been one of their trademarks, it has been a while since I have seen Christians
promote the banning of books.
The small
town of Rumford, about forty miles from where I live, is involved in a
controversy over books in their library.
As you go in the door, librarians have placed a table of books for
suggested reading. Two of the books
recently displayed are of gay teams.
A local
pastor visiting the library was incensed, and later joined by two other local
preachers. They are being careful not to address their homophobia;
but have contested the books claiming they promote a political agenda of
supporting gay marriage.
The
librarians are standing pat. Librarians
are special people, always ready to defend the freedom of thought.
This is just
another example of why we should speak out against religions. More wars have been fought over religion,
more people have died because of religious bigotry and more people have
suffered due to religious zealotry than any other cause.
It is time
we speak out, not against religious bigotry, but against religion itself. Religion has been the bane of civilization. It brought about the Dark Ages and has
continually opposed free thought and expression.
the Ol’Buzzard
Those sanctimonious bastards always want SOMETHING banned! Good for the librarians and library for standing firm.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the librarians aren't going to let a bunch of backwards thinking religious nuts have their way.
ReplyDeleteReligions have also given God a bad name.
ReplyDeleteIf all religions disappeared for good the universe would still continue on---in all its structured glory. Religions are not needed to infer the possibility of a reality that was planned, strategically "blueprinted", and deliberated brought into being by intelligent cosmic metaphysical forces who's identity or substance only advances in physics and astronomy we've not yet achieved could ever reveal.
You mean God of the Gaps? We can't explain it so there must be a God.
DeleteArgumentum ad Ignorantian: something is so because it has not been proved it is not so.
O'B
"...intelligent cosmic metaphysical forces WHOSE IDENTITIES or substance ..."
ReplyDeletePardon my bouts of illiteracy ....
Good for the librarians. As a retired librarian I was involved in several attempted bannings during my time and my library never gave in. That was 30 years ago, so little has changed!
ReplyDeleteOB:
ReplyDeleteDid you mean “gay teams” or perhaps “gay teens”? I had never heard of a gay “team” before, and if it was accurate, what types of teams did the books talk about?
In terms of banning books.... I am surprised that that still happens.... it is wholly frustrating. I am still in awe of the book (and the film too) of Fahrenheit 451. It so beautifully captures the essence of the horror of banning books.
PipeTobacco
You got me. Of course it is gay teens; but my fingers and my mind aren't always connected. Hell I'm old: that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
DeleteO'B
I'm forever intrigued by how so many people are so concerned about what certain others think or about how certain others live, and how so many people have the "right to" judge folks they've (probably) never even met, or are casually acquainted with at best
ReplyDelete...instead of just being satisfied to simple coexist and to find or establish a venue of their own wherein they can state their views and where they can live the way they themselves see fit.