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"Wilson" |
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13 Jul 2007 10:55:56 PM |
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School board rejects call to ban books on gays, atheism |
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007/07/12/s3b_BOOK_0712.html
School board rejects call to ban books on gays, atheism
Thursday, July 12, 2007
The Palm Beach County School Board refused to pull 80 books referencing
homosexuality, atheism and abortion from the library shelves of two high
schools.
But the mother fighting since September to ban them refuses to give up
Laura Lopez said she will start a church-to-church petition and reach out to
a Christian law center to represent her.
"To me, it doesn't end here. This is just the beginning," said the West Palm
Beach mom.
Two school committees and Superintendent Art Johnson had already shot down
her request. On Wednesday, the board voted unanimously to back Johnson.
It was unclear whether Lopez had any challenges left.
Lopez had 15 minutes to make her case during a school board workshop. She
listed a litany of sins that she says are promoted by books she found doing
a simple key word search on the library computers at Dreyfoos School of the
Arts and Royal Palm Beach High School. She acknowledged she hadn't read a
single one of the books cover-to-cover.
Among the objectionable books were: Medical Ethics: Moral and Legal
Conflicts in Health Care, Coping When a Parent is Gay and The Cider House
Rules, a John Irving novel about a rural doctor who runs an orphanage and
performs illegal abortions.
She also expanded her objections to include the curriculum taught in
schools.
"They're teaching kids the Big Bang. They're teaching kids lies," she told
the board. "The world was created 6,000 years ago. In my son's elementary
school book, it says the world was created several million years ago."
Board members applauded Lopez's advocacy but found no grounds to support
her.
Board member Monroe Benaim talked about students who struggle with their
sexuality or contemplate suicide and might be afraid to talk to someone but
could find some solace in a library book.
"As a school board member, I'm a school board member to all children whether
they are heterosexual or homosexual, pregnant or not pregnant and no matter
what they believe religiously," he said.
One of Lopez's two teenaged sons, Jesse, a sophomore at Royal Palm Beach,
came to support his mother. Her oldest son, whom she did not name, does not
agree with his mother's objections to the library books.
Jesse Lopez said he worries about his fellow classmates who turn to friends
for information, who may consult books full of lies. "If their friends rely
on them and if those books are teaching evil, that's just corrupt," he said.
Despite the controversial topic, Lopez's hearing drew only a few people to
the daytime board workshop. She brought a friend and a youth pastor. Two
members of the Atheists of Broward County also came, but did not testify.
"If you don't like a book, walk to the next aisle and find a different one,"
Ken Loukinen, president of the atheist organization, said after the meeting.
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| User: "MarkA" |
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| Title: Re: School board rejects call to ban books on gays, atheism |
14 Jul 2007 12:58:01 PM |
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On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:55:56 -0400, Wilson wrote:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007/07/12/s3b_BOOK_0712.html
School board rejects call to ban books on gays, atheism
Thursday, July 12, 2007
The Palm Beach County School Board refused to pull 80 books referencing
homosexuality, atheism and abortion from the library shelves of two high
schools.
But the mother fighting since September to ban them refuses to give up
Laura Lopez said she will start a church-to-church petition and reach out to
a Christian law center to represent her.
"To me, it doesn't end here. This is just the beginning," said the West Palm
Beach mom.
Two school committees and Superintendent Art Johnson had already shot down
her request. On Wednesday, the board voted unanimously to back Johnson.
It was unclear whether Lopez had any challenges left.
Lopez had 15 minutes to make her case during a school board workshop. She
listed a litany of sins that she says are promoted by books she found doing
a simple key word search on the library computers at Dreyfoos School of the
Arts and Royal Palm Beach High School. She acknowledged she hadn't read a
single one of the books cover-to-cover.
Among the objectionable books were: Medical Ethics: Moral and Legal
Conflicts in Health Care, Coping When a Parent is Gay and The Cider House
Rules, a John Irving novel about a rural doctor who runs an orphanage and
performs illegal abortions.
She also expanded her objections to include the curriculum taught in
schools.
"They're teaching kids the Big Bang. They're teaching kids lies," she told
the board. "The world was created 6,000 years ago. In my son's elementary
school book, it says the world was created several million years ago."
Board members applauded Lopez's advocacy but found no grounds to support
her.
Yes, THAT's what this country needs: more outspoken idiots.
<snip>
--
MarkA
(My OTHER sig line is clever)
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| User: "Conspiracy of Doves" |
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| Title: Re: School board rejects call to ban books on gays, atheism |
13 Jul 2007 11:49:12 PM |
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On Jul 13, 11:55 pm, "Wilson" <wil...@universal.com> wrote:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007...
School board rejects call to ban books on gays, atheism
Thursday, July 12, 2007
The Palm Beach County School Board refused to pull 80 books referencing
homosexuality, atheism and abortion from the library shelves of two high
schools.
But the mother fighting since September to ban them refuses to give up
Laura Lopez said she will start a church-to-church petition and reach out to
a Christian law center to represent her.
"To me, it doesn't end here. This is just the beginning," said the West Palm
Beach mom.
Two school committees and Superintendent Art Johnson had already shot down
her request. On Wednesday, the board voted unanimously to back Johnson.
It was unclear whether Lopez had any challenges left.
Lopez had 15 minutes to make her case during a school board workshop. She
listed a litany of sins that she says are promoted by books she found doing
a simple key word search on the library computers at Dreyfoos School of the
Arts and Royal Palm Beach High School. She acknowledged she hadn't read a
single one of the books cover-to-cover.
Among the objectionable books were: Medical Ethics: Moral and Legal
Conflicts in Health Care, Coping When a Parent is Gay and The Cider House
Rules, a John Irving novel about a rural doctor who runs an orphanage and
performs illegal abortions.
She also expanded her objections to include the curriculum taught in
schools.
"They're teaching kids the Big Bang. They're teaching kids lies," she told
the board. "The world was created 6,000 years ago. In my son's elementary
school book, it says the world was created several million years ago."
Board members applauded Lopez's advocacy but found no grounds to support
her.
Board member Monroe Benaim talked about students who struggle with their
sexuality or contemplate suicide and might be afraid to talk to someone but
could find some solace in a library book.
"As a school board member, I'm a school board member to all children whether
they are heterosexual or homosexual, pregnant or not pregnant and no matter
what they believe religiously," he said.
One of Lopez's two teenaged sons, Jesse, a sophomore at Royal Palm Beach,
came to support his mother. Her oldest son, whom she did not name, does not
agree with his mother's objections to the library books.
Jesse Lopez said he worries about his fellow classmates who turn to friends
for information, who may consult books full of lies. "If their friends rely
on them and if those books are teaching evil, that's just corrupt," he said.
Despite the controversial topic, Lopez's hearing drew only a few people to
the daytime board workshop. She brought a friend and a youth pastor. Two
members of the Atheists of Broward County also came, but did not testify.
"If you don't like a book, walk to the next aisle and find a different one,"
Ken Loukinen, president of the atheist organization, said after the meeting.
Basically what she did is she did a search of the library's computer
catalog for the words 'homosexuality', 'atheist', and 'evolution', and
without reading any of the books that came up, demanded that they all
be removed.
Anyone who demands the banning of books they have not read, movies
they have not seen, or games they have not played has no right to
expect to be taken seriously.
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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| Title: Re: School board rejects call to ban books on gays, atheism |
13 Jul 2007 11:45:30 PM |
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One fine day in alt.atheism, "Wilson" <wilson@universal.com> bloodied us up
with this:
The Palm Beach County School Board refused to pull 80 books referencing
homosexuality, atheism and abortion from the library shelves of two high
schools.
Yes, the Bible Belt in action. Eliminate the competition before the
young'uns catch wind of it. Don't want them making any decisions by
themselves, do we? Noooooo, we won't see them in heaven if they do.
Idiots.
--
Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department.
Convicted by Earthquack.
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| User: "Martin" |
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| Title: Re: School board rejects call to ban books on gays, atheism |
14 Jul 2007 04:58:49 AM |
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Wilson wrote:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007/07/12/s3b_BOOK_0712.html
School board rejects call to ban books on gays, atheism
Thursday, July 12, 2007
The Palm Beach County School Board refused to pull 80 books referencing
homosexuality, atheism and abortion from the library shelves of two high
schools.
But the mother fighting since September to ban them refuses to give up
Laura Lopez said she will start a church-to-church petition and reach out to
a Christian law center to represent her.
Ah, christians banning books. Next up on the agenda burning all heretics.
She also expanded her objections to include the curriculum taught in
schools.
"They're teaching kids the Big Bang. They're teaching kids lies," she told
the board. "The world was created 6,000 years ago. In my son's elementary
school book, it says the world was created several million years ago."
Ohhhhkay and what happens when her kid gets knocked down by a car, taken
ill we'll all watch on while she rants and raves about the doctors doing
nothing except having a couple of preachers stand around praying over
the dying kid.
"If you don't like a book, walk to the next aisle and find a different one,"
Ken Loukinen, president of the atheist organization, said after the meeting.
Fucking christians, always wanting to ban stuff, don't like it don't
read it, but no, they want to ban it in case someone else realises what
a crock of shite they are preaching
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