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But that's kind of what I was trying to bring up, was that it may be common that a person may mask their religious motives with something nonreligious, because quite often people (even if they are religious) will fight them if they state that religion is the reason. It makes their claims seem more legitimate.
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May be because they were brought to someone of the same belief. In this case, the district admin seemed to want to push this through. Why else would he ignore the findings of the committee he created? Why else would there be no information available on who was on the second committee (the one that voted unanimously against the books)?
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How many books should they carry that are inappropriate for 95% of the students at the school? How many widely-useful books should be skipped because that space on the shelf is filled by something that only a handful of students will ever read? Even with nonzero answers, it's obvious that getting rid of books for controversial content may not be censorship; it could just be that the library can get better use out of that space with a book that's accessible to more students. That said--I think it likely that, in this case, "age-appropriate" is a code phrase for "doesn't make adults uncomfortable to think of kids reading it." Which is a very different standard from actual age appropriateness. |
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I will only believe the "age-appropriate" cover story if the Christian Bible was also removed from the school library. (Yes, I'm assuming it's available there. I may be assuming that incorrectly.)
![]() I haven't read Slaughterhouse Five. (This thread has caused me to buy it, though.) But I will bet there is NOTHING in there that is (a) age-inappropriate for teenagers AND (b) missing from the Bible. ![]() |
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As far as I'm aware, my high school library did not have a copy of the Bible. I'll have to ask my daughter to check her library after school starts.
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Let me try and find it. Was mentioned in one article I read (which was not the one originally linked), and I thought that someone else here mentioned it as well. |
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I don't see anything in the article about ANY committees? The decision was made by four members of the school board (with 3 members absent) and two administrators.
edit: ok, now I see what you're referring to - I skimmed over post 188 in this thread, referring to the comments section of the original article. Last edited by GlennD; 08-02-2011 at 06:15 PM. |
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The religious conservatives are very good at word games. They have to be to justify their strange beliefs. On the topic of the new information coming out, it seems to be even worse than the first article indicates. |
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Religion was the source of the re-evaluation not of the ban. Yes, religion played a role, as a catalyst, but was not considered during the re-evaluation. So it is not logical at all to say it was the source of the ban, as the stated reasons for the ban were age appropriateness etc. -Pie |
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