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Utah school district reverses decision on Bible, returns it to library shelves (thehill.com)

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A northern Utah school district has reversed its earlier committee-based decision that removed the Bible from elementary and junior high school but kept it in high school libraries.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What about the other banned books? Hypocrite bunch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does the Church of Satan have a bible-like book. Seems like it should be alllowed. I'm willing to bet it has less sex and violence than the capital B Bible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

There is The Satanic Bible by LeVey, but I am more of a "supporter" of The Satanic Temple. They have a lot of recommendations on their website. https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/the-satanic-temple-library

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

have they reversed their decision on banning books in general?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

have they reversed their decision on banning books in general?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

No.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It was never about protecting the children or about following the rules. It's just about maintaining power and control over the population.

A lot of people think this is going to be a gotcha point for the Republican leadership. Trust me, that doesn't bother them at all, this is perfectly in line with what they want to accomplish.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

Well, they're not known for not being hypocrites.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Anyone surprised by this?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Shocked it took them this long. I guess they had to go through the motions.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm an atheist but I have zero problem with a Bible being available in a school library... you know what turned me into an atheist was actually sitting down and reading the damn thing... I do hope they extend the same shelf space to other religious scripture and books on philosophy but sadly I doubt it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

Normally I would agree, but it's easy for kids to misinterpret the Bible. Most of the books that are banned as just stories. Sure, you can learn something from them, but they're not passed off as guides by which to live your life. When people take the Bible literally, it can lead to some nasty outcomes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Religious texts should be commented on sensitive parts and given a warning label.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

School libraries ought to have all the major religious works of the major religions. Religion has a lot of influence on the world. There are a lot of reasons someone might want to learn about it.

Having just a Bible is bullshit, and imo overt religious indoctrination.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Na Republicans only want the bible, not those other made up ones

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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