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Originally Posted by Sonist
I would imagine the Bible would be among the filtered books, since in it one can find a wide range of objectionable scenes, from torture and murder, to incest and infanticide.
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I object to using the bible as an example of "objectionable" material in support of liberalising censorship rules. Firstly, anyone who has actually read the bible will note that scenes of murder, incest and infanticide are very infrequent considering the sheer volume of literature included (in the case of "torture," I have never noticed any such scenes). Secondly, these "scenes" are actually brief accounts of regrettable events with little or no description. It would be simply unfair to qualify the bible as a violent book.
In sum, if you must use the bible as an example of questionable material, you must include all historical documents describing past crimes, wars and other atrocities. Clearly, that is not the purpose of censorship.