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Originally Posted by Hellmark
One thing to consider, may be the difference between stated reason, and true motive or belief. Yeah, the ALA shows that most aren't openly due to religious belief, but they don't track what may be the reason behind what was stated. You can still have religious reasoning as to why something may be inappropriate for an age group, or may be that you're simply claiming it is inappropriate for an age group as an easier way to get something blocked. If you come straight out and say that you want something blocked or removed because your religious beliefs are offended, you're going to fight more of an up hill battle than if you say you believe it isn't appropriate for children.
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Banning books because of religion is bad. If a person requests that a book should be removed because of religious reasons, nobody should take it seriously. It doesn't really matter if that was just an excuse.