It never ceases to amaze me how many of those who demand a book be banned, admit they have never read the book when challenged, and find no contradiction in that fact.

I was a bit surprised to see all of the books challenged in the Veron-Verona-Sherill school district, That’s on the west end of Oneida Lake in Oneida County. As a summer resort town I wouldn’t have thought that it was a hot bed of religious fervor, but apparently the fundies made a move in the late 1970s. Actually, I more surprised that they had some of the books in their school library, because it’s not exactly a well-off area, although it is doing better since the tribe built a casino and golf resort.

Of course, I understand that there are protestants out there who think catholicism is satanic and that the pope is the Anti-Christ, but… seriously.

I doubt that the challengers ever bothered to read any of Tolkien’s writings — or any of the other books on that list.

The Catholic Church would have to work very hard to catch up with the Calvinists in some areas of the US. It is amazing the amount of time and money wasted on these “crusades against immorality” even today.

You wonder if some of these people have actually read the Old Testament, because it would be banned under the rules they want to impose. Sex and violence are not exactly new phenomena in publishing.

Things used to be arranged so the desk person could see what the kids were up to, but if one wandered over to the real books area, they would be blocked.

That was years ago, but things don’t change in Crestview.

i loved that book. it’s one of my all-time favorites. looking through that list, i can see i’ve sorely neglected my education — i’ve only read about 1/4 of those books.

the word ‘adult’ isn’t being used here to mean ‘might be bad for children’. rather it’s used to designate that part of the library where adults don’t have to wade through kids books while they’re looking for something to read.