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hakeem jeffries takes on book banners. (Original Post)
mopinko
Mar 2023
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Wild blueberry
(6,628 posts)1. Excellent!
Thank you.
MagaSmash
(5,385 posts)3. I'm sure they'd love to ban ALL Books.
leftieNanner
(15,084 posts)4. Except one
The one full of killing, rape, genocide, slavery, and cruelty.
The Bible.
LoisB
(7,203 posts)5. Don't forget all the "begats". How does one explain that to the kiddies?
erronis
(15,241 posts)7. GOP lawmaker 'very sad' Utah parent used his law to request 'sex-ridden' Bible be removed from schoo
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217754126
Responding to a new law allowing for "pornographic" books to be removed from school libraries, a Utah parent has moved to have "one of the most sex-ridden books around" removed as well, namely, the Bible.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the parent, who remains unidentified for privacy reasons, submitted their challenge on Dec. 11 along with an eight-page list of passages from the Bible that they found to be offensive and worth reviewing.
Incest, onanism, bestiality, prostitution, genital mutilation, fellatio, dildos, rape, and even infanticide, the parent wrote in their request. Youll no doubt find that the Bible, under Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-1227, has no serious values for minors because its pornographic by our new definition.
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-lawmaker-very-sad-utah-parent-used-his-law-to-request-ridden-bible-be-removed-from-school/
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the parent, who remains unidentified for privacy reasons, submitted their challenge on Dec. 11 along with an eight-page list of passages from the Bible that they found to be offensive and worth reviewing.
Incest, onanism, bestiality, prostitution, genital mutilation, fellatio, dildos, rape, and even infanticide, the parent wrote in their request. Youll no doubt find that the Bible, under Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-1227, has no serious values for minors because its pornographic by our new definition.
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-lawmaker-very-sad-utah-parent-used-his-law-to-request-ridden-bible-be-removed-from-school/
leftieNanner
(15,084 posts)8. That was what prompted my response
Book banning can create some unintended consequences.
republianmushroom
(13,590 posts)6. Thank you
TeamProg
(6,128 posts)9. Thanks for posting. n/t
iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)10. Awesome speech!! n/t
ybbor
(1,554 posts)11. Incredible Speech
He lays it out there for all to see clearly!
Bravo, soon to be Speaker!