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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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And yet, the ALA has many, many books showing banning as due to religious reasons.
Your argument presumes dishonesty. You really have nothing to base it on. The ALA gave stated reasons, and that's what we have to go on.
And in terms of the "up hill battle," the Missouri issue began with a
stated offense due to religious beliefs. However, the ban did not result because of those beliefs. So in the example at hand, religion was stated with no concern about the difficulty of the "battle," so it does not follow that people just lied.
-Pie