Bible banned in primary schools in Utah

[ChristineM]

Well this is a twist.

Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence.

Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'

Reading the article it seems they are not the first

 

[SalixIncendium]

It's Utah.

I'm confident that the Book of Mormon is still permitted.

I wonder what their thoughts are on the Quran or the Bhagavad Gita.

 

[mangalavara]

I wonder what their thoughts are on the Quran or the Bhagavad Gita.

Al-Khidr making a hole in that ship was a violent act, so the Qur’an needs to go.

 

[ChristineM]

It's Utah.

I'm confident that the Book of Mormon is still permitted.

I wonder what their thoughts are on the Quran or the Bhagavad Gita.

Don't know but watch this space.

Chances are the Qur'an and Bhagavad Gita are not on the shelves.

 

[mangalavara]

Chances are the Qur'an and Bhagavad Gita are not on the shelves.

That is likely the case. The primary schools probably just have books that mention Hindu and Islamic holidays in order to inform the students that the world is diverse.

 

[sun rise]

"hoisted by their own petard" is my reaction. Without getting into the "Song of Solomon", Lot's daughters - Wikipedia discusses one Bible verse often cited.

 

[Callisto]

It's Utah.

I'm confident that the Book of Mormon is still permitted.

I wonder what their thoughts are on the Quran or the Bhagavad Gita.

According to this article in the Deseret News, they are:

A random check of (Utah) school districts revealed that they, too, have an array of religious texts in their school libraries such as the Bible, Quran, Torah, the Book of Mormon and the Hindu text Bhagavad Gita, but none reported they had been challenged.​

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Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley said the district received an inquiry about religious texts in its schools but the person did not file a formal request that the district review them.​

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Since the passage of Utah’s “sensitive materials” law in 2022, Utah school districts such as Alpine, Granite and Davis have received dozens of other requests for book reviews, some spurred by parents rights organizations such as Utah Parents United and others from concerned individuals.​

 

[sun rise]

According to this article in the Deseret News, they are:

::Informative::

 

[Twilight Hue]

According to this article in the Deseret News, they are:

Hmmm.. No Satanic Bible?

 

[Revoltingest]

"hoisted by their own petard" is my reaction. Without getting into the "Song of Solomon", Lot's daughters - Wikipedia discusses one Bible verse often cited.

Hoist with his own petard - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[F1fan]

So I guess we wait to see the civil war between Red State Mormon Utah with some Red State Christian Alabama, or Georgia, or Mississippi, or maybe Florida led by DeSantis himself. Blue states will just mind their business as red states disintegrate.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Well this is a twist.

Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence.

Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'

Reading the article it seems they are not the first

It appears that there was not much of an objection by conservatives. They are so set on getting the books that scare them out of the schools that they do not mind if books that they claim to love are taken out.

 

[We Never Know]

Well this is a twist.

Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence.

Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'

Reading the article it seems they are not the first

I see it as just another book banning.

 

[crossfire]

It appears that there was not much of an objection by conservatives. They are so set on getting the books that scare them out of the schools that they do not mind if books that they claim to love are taken out.

There is always the "forbidden fruit" strategy--books you place out of reach of kids are the first ones the kids want to read--freeing the parent from having embarrassing discussions with their children, as the children have already read about it on their own.

 

[sun rise]

There is always the "forbidden fruit" strategy--books you place out of reach of kids are the first ones the kids want to read--freeing the parent from having embarrassing discussions with their children, as the children have already read about it on their own.

We've seen just that: Amanda Gorman Books Spike in Sales Online, Following Florida Book Ban

 

[Heyo]

So I guess we wait to see the civil war between Red State Mormon Utah with some Red State Christian Alabama, or Georgia, or Mississippi, or maybe Florida led by DeSantis himself. Blue states will just mind their business as red states disintegrate.

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