It's important to meet absurd anti-social dominance rituals with equally absurd escalation and moral aggression. Call their bluff and embarrass them with non-violent confrontation.
If the CCDF have given smartphones with internet access to their children, will they get arrested? I guarantee that those phones have access to much more "material harmful to minors" than a school library.
Went to a school board meeting in my district to challenge book banning. Beloved was one of many on the extremists list. Challenged the "banners" to explain why a book published over 30 years ago, plus many others that have been in circulation for years, are now all of a sudden a threat to kids. Questioned the true motive of their sweeping book banning campaigns. It's certainly not about the kids. The extremists have been very vocal with the board so we needed to stand against them. Going to keep up the fight.
According to the photo caption, CCDF is going "...to address local infringement on civil liberties." By banning books from the school library. So other people's children can't read them. How does that make sense?
Thank you for the post. I am presently preparing and will be doing a post on Friday on the subject of pornography.
Paul wrote, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” When we believe in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord, over time our life is meant to be transformed, so that we can be like Christ. However, the sad reality is that pornography has a vice-like grip on us.
59% of pastors said that married men seek their help for porn use.
57% of pastors say porn addiction is the most damaging issue in their congregation.
69% say porn has adversely impacted the church.
May I suggest these figures are on the low side, as members are too ashamed to come forward for help and pastors don’t want to say that their church is being impacted.
However, the Good News of Jesus Christ, the gospel message for us today, is that we can find freedom from the bondage of pornography.
I will be repeating this announcement on Wednesday.
I hope you will find the post worthwhile. God bless you and have a great day. Robert
By threatening the librarians and teachers with arrest by Grady Judd, these poor, misguided people got exactly what they wanted. The books have been removed from the schools. What about the AP curriculum? We need a good Constitutional attorney in Polk County! Anybody know of one?
Can't remove these books county wide! See School Board Policy 4.403. We wrote it just for stuff like this- to keep one person or group from banning books. They must follow proper procedure and go school by school. The superintendent is not above policy
Thank you for keeping the pressure on our officials and extremists by letting them know you know and not being afraid to admit it and expose their bigotry and hatred.
I'm not a book-banner by any means, but if these books are going to be challenged, perhaps Mein Kompf ought to be as well? I know for a fact that a number of media centers have it on their shelves. There would be something deeply wrong about a policy that bans Beloved and leaves Mein Kompf on the shelves.
If the CCDF have given smartphones with internet access to their children, will they get arrested? I guarantee that those phones have access to much more "material harmful to minors" than a school library.
So CCDF wants to decide which freedoms I get to keep? 😡
Went to a school board meeting in my district to challenge book banning. Beloved was one of many on the extremists list. Challenged the "banners" to explain why a book published over 30 years ago, plus many others that have been in circulation for years, are now all of a sudden a threat to kids. Questioned the true motive of their sweeping book banning campaigns. It's certainly not about the kids. The extremists have been very vocal with the board so we needed to stand against them. Going to keep up the fight.
According to the photo caption, CCDF is going "...to address local infringement on civil liberties." By banning books from the school library. So other people's children can't read them. How does that make sense?
Thank you for the post. I am presently preparing and will be doing a post on Friday on the subject of pornography.
Paul wrote, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” When we believe in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord, over time our life is meant to be transformed, so that we can be like Christ. However, the sad reality is that pornography has a vice-like grip on us.
59% of pastors said that married men seek their help for porn use.
57% of pastors say porn addiction is the most damaging issue in their congregation.
69% say porn has adversely impacted the church.
May I suggest these figures are on the low side, as members are too ashamed to come forward for help and pastors don’t want to say that their church is being impacted.
However, the Good News of Jesus Christ, the gospel message for us today, is that we can find freedom from the bondage of pornography.
I will be repeating this announcement on Wednesday.
I hope you will find the post worthwhile. God bless you and have a great day. Robert
By threatening the librarians and teachers with arrest by Grady Judd, these poor, misguided people got exactly what they wanted. The books have been removed from the schools. What about the AP curriculum? We need a good Constitutional attorney in Polk County! Anybody know of one?
Can't remove these books county wide! See School Board Policy 4.403. We wrote it just for stuff like this- to keep one person or group from banning books. They must follow proper procedure and go school by school. The superintendent is not above policy
I'm sold, Billy. Getting ready to order Beloved right now!
Thank you for keeping the pressure on our officials and extremists by letting them know you know and not being afraid to admit it and expose their bigotry and hatred.
Thx Billy
I'm not a book-banner by any means, but if these books are going to be challenged, perhaps Mein Kompf ought to be as well? I know for a fact that a number of media centers have it on their shelves. There would be something deeply wrong about a policy that bans Beloved and leaves Mein Kompf on the shelves.