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czarjak

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6. Mormons canceled The New Testament in 1830. Look it up.

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A Utah parent says the Bible contains porn and should be removed from school libraries. [View all] sl8 Mar 2023 OP

Hard to argue the case---if this is their standard... hlthe2b Mar 2023 #1

It does. There's some really raunchy, nasty stuff in the Bible. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #2

Funny how that wasn't covered in Sunday School not fooled Mar 2023 #12

You should read some olde medieval texts written sdfernando Mar 2023 #15

LOL... I Spent My Childhood Inside of Books Inside of Libraries... MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #64

They left out a lot. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #17

Hoo boy! I gotta go out right now and get me a copy! Pinback Mar 2023 #19

ROFL Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #36

Right on! sinkingfeeling Mar 2023 #3

It's filled with porn and lots of hatred!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2023 #4

Hatred is just fine with this crowd. But the Bible also has lots and lots of sex, Ocelot II Mar 2023 #5

Ezekiel 23:20 is the money shot central scrutinizer Mar 2023 #8

Ugh Delphinus Mar 2023 #21

I thought it just says that they are men with big dicks. Am I missing something? Maraya1969 Mar 2023 #48

Oh, Delphinus Mar 2023 #54

Well, I just looked up bestiality in the Bible and whoa! Maraya1969 Mar 2023 #55

Opens new window to ask ChatGPT... Layzeebeaver Mar 2023 #62

Mormons canceled The New Testament in 1830. Look it up. czarjak Mar 2023 #6

The Ten Commandments talk about sex, cussing, lying, stealing. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #7

So does this make churches adult bookstores? dutch777 Mar 2023 #9

More like "Adult Entertainment" using the GOP definitions - there's even cis men, wearing dresses! NullTuples Mar 2023 #31

ROFL Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #38

About time someone tried this tactic. I hope it catches on elsewhere as well. TheRickles Mar 2023 #10

That tactic should be applied to all Republican screeds, all of which dwell on culture war issues bucolic_frolic Mar 2023 #16

I haveta say, as far as "community standards" go, they're onto something. n/t TygrBright Mar 2023 #11

Tee hee! Turn the censors' biases against them. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2023 #13

Makes sense to me. jaxexpat Mar 2023 #14

They'll just apply that the law does not pertain to religious text ... aggiesal Mar 2023 #18

"works for them, but not for us" orthoclad Mar 2023 #20

Nothing is ever about principle with (R)'s, it's always all about power. So yes I agree. n/t aggiesal Mar 2023 #29

Separation of church and state - it shouldn't be there anyway AdamGG Mar 2023 #22

There are so many most schools & public libraries leave out! NullTuples Mar 2023 #37

That was my first thought as well! Are they talking about parochial or private schools? Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #47

I grew up in 70s suburban Boston AdamGG Mar 2023 #49

I grew up in a fairly diverse community and nobody missed that "school prayer" Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #51

The X-Rated Bible: An Irreverent Survey of Sex in the Scriptures usonian Mar 2023 #23

Thanks! nt sl8 Mar 2023 #25

King James didn't write the King James version of the Bible. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #32

Yes, I read that but left it out. usonian Mar 2023 #46

As was Saint Anselm of Canterbury NullTuples Mar 2023 #39

True story. It should not be in school libraries AllyCat Mar 2023 #24

A lot of us here have been feeling like this for years. WinstonSmith4740 Mar 2023 #26

I like it republianmushroom Mar 2023 #27

Now do the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants. HardPort Mar 2023 #28

There are TONS of "begets", too. Sex! calimary Mar 2023 #30

I love this!! Sogo Mar 2023 #33

Finally! Thanks for posting. nt TeamProg Mar 2023 #34

You go, girl Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #35

About time. LiberalFighter Mar 2023 #40

Dildoes? wryter2000 Mar 2023 #41

Clergy in church, Sunday School, confirmation, and Bible Study LiberalFighter Mar 2023 #42

The Bible shouldn't be in public school libraries at all JPPaverage Mar 2023 #43

👍 Rebl2 Mar 2023 #45

It would be totally appropriate in a section of the library on philosophy and religion as long as flashman13 Mar 2023 #50

Almost forgot that that section should include books on atheist, agnosticism, the I Ching etc. flashman13 Mar 2023 #52

I love it throw it back I the Bible thumpers faces! kimbutgar Mar 2023 #44

Dark Bible Stories... rape, killing, incest keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #53

This needs to be SOP for all book banning states. Hassler Mar 2023 #56

Well played, Utah parent. SunSeeker Mar 2023 #57

The right will edit out those passages along with the teachings of Jesus about loving one's neighbor Wonder Why Mar 2023 #58

Oak grove Middle school in Clearwater Florida actually turns into a church on Sundays Oppaloopa Mar 2023 #59

Hoisted on their own petard Seinan Sensei Mar 2023 #60

It does, what about those 2 sisters who got their father True Blue American Mar 2023 #61

Nothing to see here... digsub Mar 2023 #63