Category: Censorship
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Demand is made to ban the Book of Mormon after Bibles were removed from some schools in Utah
IN MAY, 2022, Utah wrote into law House Bill 374, which sought to remove “sensitive materials” from from schools and school libraries, Soon after, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) reported that Utah had been “hit hard” with a flurry of book challenges. It is no surprise that graphic novels like Fun Home, Flamer, and Gender Queer are among…
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Christian teacher, sacked over her objection to an utterly inoffensive kid’s book, is awarded $181,000
ALL Are Welcome is an innocuous New York Times bestselling picture book about a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated. But diversity and inclusion are alien concepts to Lindsey Barr, above. In her hateful world all are assuredly unwelcome! After expressing concern over some the images in the book, claiming they depicted same-sex couples,…
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School, ridiculed over Michelango’s David, has a strong Christian ethos
“OH my giddy aunt!” I exclaimed after I read reports that Hope Carrasquilla, inset, had recently been forced to resign from her position of principal at Tallahassee Classical School for featuring an image of Michelangelo’s “pornographic” sculpture of David during a lesson. Media across the globe seized on the story, and made the public school…
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Utah lawmaker sponsored a bill to keep ‘porn’ out of classrooms. He reacts with anger over Bible ban request.
UTAH’S law HB0374—sponsored by Republican State Representative Kenneth Robert Ivory, above, and passed last year—prohibits materials that include “pornographic or indecent” content. One parent much to Ivory’s chagrin, seized on the law last December to demand the removal of the Bible from classrooms, saying, “get this PORN out of our schools!” Calling the Bible the…
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‘Tearful’ Minnesota university student explains the ‘pain’ of seeing an image of Mohammed for the first time
Image via YouTube SPEAKING at a press conference, Hamline University senior Aram Wedatalla explained why a 14th-century painting depicting the “prophet” Mohammed had so upset her. I was shocked with a professor who gave me a trigger warning before proceeding to disrespect my religion. The painting that sparked the row. Image courtesy of Edinburgh University…
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Acclaimed novel prompted Florida teacher to start a campaign against ‘objectionable’ school books
Screenshot of Vicki Baggett via Facebook/Studio 850 When meddling Vicki Baggett, an English teacher at Northview High School in Florida, began whining about the acclaimed The Perks of Being a Wallflower, little did she realise there would be a blowback that includes allegations that she’s a racist who opposes interracial marriage for biblical reasons. Last…
Barry Duke, the Angry Atheist 