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Prostitution, adultery, eunuchs: Library dispute in Mobile as one official ponders Bible ban (www.al.com)
submitted 3 months ago by CyberpunkLibrarian@lemmy.ml to c/libraries
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[–] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 35 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Incest, slavery and genocide didn't make the list?

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago

Of course not, only extramarital sex is bad, not owning people, killing peoples, or married siblings having children together /s

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 11 points 3 months ago

Also, instructions for how to force your cheating wife to have an abortion.

[–] Naboo_calls_for_aid@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 months ago

Also rape

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 6 points 3 months ago

So much as I would like to keep religion out of the libraries, supporting a ban of any given one makes me no better than the zealots trying to censor books elsewhere.

Put in with the rest of the fiction section and let people read it as they wish. Some may have a section for religious texts, but separating it out that way gives an air of legitimacy and plausibility not really due it.

[–] krakenfury@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago

I started reading the bible recently (currently on Samuel I), and it is the goriest, trashiest, most salacious shit I've ever read.