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Originally posted by Nizzle
Where do you live that people actually burn books? That's insane.
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<i>“On Sunday evening, members of the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Penn Township sing songs
as they burn books, videos and CDs that they have judged offensive to their God.”</i>
Published in the Butler Eagle, March 26, 2001. Courtesy of the Butler Eagle.
From my own home state of Pennsylvania, no less. That just adds salt to an open wound.
Also, to clarify, no...these books are <b>not</b> banned. They are being <b>challenged</b>. This means that there are certain groups of people, left <b>and</b> right wing (so no finger pointing), that <b>want</b> these books banned or removed from libraries and schools. Although they are rarely successful, they do have enough successes under their belts to be considered a danger to every man, woman and child that believes in intellectual freedom, and freedom of thought.
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5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn...JSD
9. Bridge to Terabithia............................lurkette
12. My Brother Sam is Dead................... bparker805
13. The Catcher in the Rye.....................Silvy
18. The Color Purple...............................sandeep
24. Fallen Angels ...................................shalafi
37. The Handmaid’s Tale........................denim
41. To Kill a Mockingbird.........................Cedar
48. Annie on my Mind.............................BrinlyNoya
52. Brave New World..............................TwistedFate
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy.....................cheerios
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest.......Katyblu
60. American Psycho...............................Jeff
69. Slaughterhouse-Five .......................Macheath
83. The Dead Zone.................................Destrox
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer........JSD
91. Pillars of the Earth............................TwistedFate
100. Jump Ship to Freedom....................Darkblack