Banned Books Display at Maine Library Justifies its own Existence

[essentialsaltes]

A group of pastors in Rumford, Maine are attempting to have LGBTQ books banned from the Rumford Public Library’s display of banned books.

Not much more I can say about that. It doesn't really matter what kind of books they're going after; one would think the irony would hit them pretty hard.

 

[Dynadin]

The fact that book burning/banning is still a thing in the 21st century makes me sad.

 

[joinfree]

A group of pastors in Rumford, Maine are attempting to have LGBTQ books banned from the Rumford Public Library’s display of banned books.

Not much more I can say about that. It doesn't really matter what kind of books they're going after; one would think the irony would hit them pretty hard.

"LGBT books" sounds like nonsense.

 

[Desk trauma]

The fact that book burning/banning is still a thing in the 21st century makes me sad.

At this point in history book burnings are hilarious. All of the information contained in the books that are being destroyed is contained elsewhere in multiple formats, in order to get the books in the first place they have to be purchased thus funding their author/publishers and they draw notoriety to the books.

 

[mina]

Nothing makes people want to read forbidden books more than making a big to do about banning them.

 

[Desk trauma]

"LGBT books" sounds like nonsense.

How so?

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Death dealing sinfulness is promoted by the world, and by society which is pernicious.

Nothing that pollutes (spirit, soul, mind, or body, or anything) will be found in Heaven.

(Revelation in Yahweh's Word, always Truth)

 

[Call me Nic]

Death dealing sinfulness is promoted by the world, and by society which is pernicious.

Nothing that pollutes (spirit, soul, mind, or body, or anything) will be found in Heaven.

(Revelation in Yahweh's Word, always Truth)

True that.

 

[Occams Barber]

Death dealing sinfulness is promoted by the world, and by society which is pernicious.

Nothing that pollutes (spirit, soul, mind, or body, or anything) will be found in Heaven.

(Revelation in Yahweh's Word, always Truth)

You must live in a really terrible place Jeff.

 

[dzheremi]

I wonder if they expressed similar reservations about the Kite Runner (if I remember correctly, there is a portion of it where it is implied that one of the male characters is raped as a means of humiliation), or if they just went by the titles and cover art. It's one thing to advocate banning things you've read and can point to as being a problem in some way, but to simply say that nothing on a particular subject should be allowed at all seems particularly odd. Is it that they think that no one will be gay anymore so long as they can't read about being gay in books from the library?

I've never been gay, so there may be some finer points about it that I don't understand, but I'm almost certain that that's not how things work.

 

[joinfree]

How so?

The books are from God. Sinful books are not books, but garbage.

 

[Par5]

Death dealing sinfulness is promoted by the world, and by society which is pernicious.

Nothing that pollutes (spirit, soul, mind, or body, or anything) will be found in Heaven.

(Revelation in Yahweh's Word, always Truth)

If a book about lesbians and gays gets you into a book burning mode, what will a book that contains such things as murder, rape, infanticide, genocide, death by stoning, homosexuality, torture, incest, to mention just a few, do to your mood?
Oh wait, it's the bible!

 

[Desk trauma]

The books are from God.

While I have admired the work of some authors I have never elevated them to deity status...

 

[joinfree]

While I have admired the work of some authors I have never elevated them to deity status...

All good comes from God, because authors are God's slaves.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Nothing that pollutes (spirit, soul, mind, or body, or anything) will be found in Heaven.

(Revelation in Yahweh's Word, always Truth)

I guess that means a lot of Christians won't be there.

 

[Hazelelponi]

I guess that means a lot of Christians won't be there.

So true.

 

[Hazelelponi]

You must live in a really terrible place Jeff.

He described Heaven.

As a beside, since you see Heaven as a "really terrible place" because it's devoid of sin, you will also note why God doesn't force people to go. For some, heaven really would not be fun..

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Nothing makes people want to read forbidden books more than making a big to do about banning them.

Yes. Many followers of the church will get curious and read these books. And realize. The LBGT people aren't so bad.Then these people will be excepting of the LBGT community.

 

[Desk trauma]

All good comes from God, because authors are God's slaves.

Well that's.... What of the authors of these books that you call garbage? Are they shirking their enslavement?

 

[super animator]

All good comes from God, because authors are God's slaves.

That's got to be the most odd ball statement I ever read here.