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- cross-posted to:
- libraries@literature.cafe
Driving the news: State Rep. Sahara Hayes (D-Salt Lake City) recently announced on Instagram that she planned to celebrate national Banned Books Week by placing titles that are banned in a Utah school inside Little Free Libraries.
That led to accusations that she was distributing “explicit content” to children in violation of Utah laws.
Zoom out: Brooke Stephens — a leader with Utah Parents United who called for Hayes’ prosecution and has previously mobilized parents to report librarians to police — argued last week that owners of Little Free Libraries should face prosecution if they make “obscene” material available.
A more subtle approach would be to mark the worst passages with color-coded post-its. Red for murder, blue for slavery, yellow for sexism, etc.
I prefer that part where Lot’s daughters drug and rape him for babies.
I read the Bible cover to cover as a kid and this was one of many passages that contributed to me losing my faith.
It’s totally cool for women to rape them men. It’s in the Bible. Just as long as they are under age