WELL, WELL, WELL, Isn't this special.... Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'

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A school district in the US state of Utah has removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools for containing "vulgarity and violence".
The move follows a complaint from a parent that the King James Bible has material unsuitable for children.
Utah's Republican government passed a law in 2022 banning "pornographic or indecent" books from schools.
Most of the books that have been banned so far pertain to topics such as sexual orientation and identity.

The banning of the Bible comes amid a larger effort by US conservatives in states to ban teachings on controversial topics such as LGBT rights and racial identity. Bans on certain books deemed offensive are also in place in Texas, Florida, Missouri and South Carolina. Some liberal states have also banned books in some schools and libraries, citing perceived racially offensive content.
The Utah decision was made this week by the Davis School District north of Salt Lake City after a complaint filed in December 2022. Officials say they have already removed the seven or eight copies of the Bible they had on their shelves, noting that the text was never part of students' curriculum.

The committee did not elaborate on its reasoning or which passages contained "vulgarity or violence".
According to the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper, the parent who complained said the King James Bible "has 'no serious values for minors' because it's pornographic by our new definition", referring to the 2022 book-ban law.

The Utah state lawmaker who wrote the 2022 law had previously dismissed the Bible removal request as a "mockery", but changed course this week after calling it a "challenging read" for younger children.
"Traditionally, in America, the Bible is best taught, and best understood, in the home, and around the hearth, as a family," Ken Ivory wrote on Facebook.
The district's ruling determined that the Bible's content does not violate the 2022 law, but does include "vulgarity or violence not suitable for younger students". The book will remain in place in local high schools.
Bob Johnson, the father of a primary school student in the Davis School District, told CBS News that he opposes the Bible's removal.

"I can't think of what's in the Bible that you would have to take out of it. Its not like there's pictures in it," he said.
The district is not the first in the US to remove the Bible from its shelves.
A Texas school district last year pulled the Bible from library shelves after complaints from members of the public opposed to conservatives efforts to ban some books.
Last month, students in Kansas requested to have the Bible removed from their school library.

Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence'

The ban followed a parental complaint that the book has content unsuitable for children.

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This great news.

 

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The crusade on book banning has been going on for last few years. Agenda behind it especially if they fear what Israelites say who the scriptures are really about.


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Book bans are nothing new. Throughout history, certain books have come under fire for content deemed inappropriate or controversial — often, that content is by and about people of color, the LGBTQ community, and other marginalized groups. As a spate of classroom censorship bills aim to erase discussions about race and gender in schools across the country, books about the same issues are being banned and challenged across public schools and libraries at an alarming rate. In 2021, the American Library Association recorded 729 book challenges, compared to 156 challenges received the year prior.

Read about some of the books that have most recently been banned or challenged for removal across public schools and libraries in our ‘ACLU Banned Book Club Reading List’ below.

NOTE: The following list includes books that have been formally removed or were recently challenged for removal from public schools or libraries.

7. "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely​

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The young adult novel, “All American Boys” portrays themes of racism and police brutality as seen through the perspectives of its two teenage protagonists: Rashad Butler, who is Black, and Quinn Collins, who is white. In the story, Rashad is assaulted by a police officer who suspects him of stealing from a convenience store, and Quinn witnesses the encounter.

During the wave of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, the book received an increase in attention and scrutiny. Complaints about the book often cite profanity and messages perceived as anti-police, divisive, or “too sensitive.”

9. "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas​

The protagonist of “The Hate U Give” is 16-year-old Starr Carter, a student at an affluent prep school who comes from a low-income community. The delicate balance between the two worlds she navigates reaches a tipping point when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood friend, Khalil, at the hands of police, and the ensuing public debate as the news spreads throughout the community.

Despite its popularity, the book has been a target of bans for containing profanity and “anti-police” messages. It has been challenged in schools across the country, including in Texas, where Katy Independent School District banned it in 2017; in Illinois, where it has been banned by ROWVA school district since 2018; and in Pennsylvania, where Dubois Area School District announced in November 2021 that students would need parental consent to read it.

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/10-books-politicians-dont-want-you-to-read

 

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After Bible pulled from some schools, lawmaker wants to rework his 'sensitive materials' law

Around 100 protesters gathered in the Capitol rotunda, many of them carrying their Bibles and signs reading “God cannot be canceled” and “Remove porn, not the Bible.”

www.yahoo.com

 

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"FARMINGTON, Utah (KUTV) — Questions remained on the district's book selection process after the Bible was placed back on library shelves after a unanimous vote.

2News requested more information from the district on Wednesday:

• How much time did the original review committee, the appeals committee and the full board spend on the Bible challenge?
• How much money, if any, in addition to board compensation, did the district spend on the process?
• Did the original review committee and/or the appeals committee read the Bible? How much of it?
• Does policy require committees read materials under challenge?

The district did not answer directly; instead they emailed a statement and said 2News could submit a formal records request for answers for the first two questions. They then sent a link to the board discussion on the Bible controversy—prior to the Tuesday night vote."