Book flap leads to revised policy
Meanwhile, in Mobile, a parent has complained that her precious little 16-year-old angel had to read Song of Solomon, which she says contains “sexually explicit imagery”. Wow, and I’ve avoided it all these years. This was in a college prep class, and of course nobody ever reads anything remotely sexual in college. The school is now saying that all books will now be reviewed by a department head or administrator before being added to the curriculum, because God knows we don’t want high school students to ever hear about sex. Frankly, I don’t think this goes far enough. Really, it’s time for homeschooling. That way, the little tyke won’t ever have to read any book but the Bible and Slander.
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boloboffin // April 7, 2004 at 11:44 am
Hmm…
I think we should add Ezekiel to the fire, based on his gross fire-building habits and obsession with Jerusalem’s lovers.
Genesis is just filled with daughter-loving, murder, and swinging patriarchs. Almost every man in Genesis is a bigamist…
You know, there’s a lot of this stuff in the whole Bible. Maybe the whole book should be put on the shelf until kids turn 21.
Mac Thomason // April 7, 2004 at 12:23 pm
Okay, just Ann Coulter then, and maybe Illustrated Bible Stories for more advanced readers.
Linkmeister // April 7, 2004 at 7:12 pm
But what about The Harrad Experiment? After all, it was about college kids, so surely they could judge how they’d fit in by reading it!
prometheo // April 7, 2004 at 7:14 pm
Umm…
The Song of Solomon is a book of the Old Testament. Nothing any wingnut says or does surprises me.
Mac Thomason // April 8, 2004 at 7:10 am
Not the Song of Solomon, but Toni Morrison’s book of the same name.
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