Alabama says no to gay books/authors

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/26/eveningnews/main691106.shtml

 

We should protect the hearts, souls and minds of our children.
We should also protect our children themselves, that way all of these pedophiles
will have a tougher time stealing them.

Personally for what its worth, I don't see anything wrong with this position by the state or Gerald Allen
I think the gays should go back into the closet where they have been until the last 20
years or so, they would be better off and so would we!

Anybody who opposes, do you have children?
I doubt it!

 

I don't think that gays have any intentions of corrupting the 'hearts, souls, and minds' of children by writing The Color Purple.

This is hardcore censorship at its finest.

 

The Color purple?
Thats a movie versus reality, quite different.
Are you telling me there aren't any books in any library in America that does
or doesn't promote a gay life style?
Funny how you would know that and the intentions of gay people.
I'm not saying I do but call me skeptical.

Look at this listing of books
http://www.umass.edu/stonewall/library/books/comingout.html

Its funny how we went from having a good society until a certain point now
everything goes, there are no boundaries anymore! :dis:

 

Did you even bother to read the article or did you just go off on a anti-'liberal', conservative tirade like always? The Color Purple (which was originally a book by the way, but I didn't expect you to know that) cannot be taught in Alabama schools now just because it contains gay characters in it, even though it has nothing to do with 'coming out' or forcing a homosexual lifestyle upon students. And a book that is written by a gay author (whether it mentions homosexuality or not) also cannot be taught, this doesn't bother you? This screams censorship.

That list has nothing to do with this, I don't think any of those books were about to be taught in an english class.

 

1) I knew the Color Purple was a book, I saw the movie, hint. :thumb:

2) Anti-Liberal, Conservative, I bet you paychecks that my views were the normal 20 years ago back which means the Liberals and Dems have moved
far left the last 20 years or so, Ronald Reagan.
Am I a radical in your view?

3) I would rather have books by any author in libraries no matter their backgrounds as long as they don't promote a gay lifestyle but in todays
society I'll take what I can get!
It does bother me a bit but so does it when someone smokes around me inside
or outside, they have the right to smoke but it infringes on my rights when I
have to breathe it!

4) You didn't answer my question:
Are you telling me there aren't any books in any library in America that does
or doesn't promote a gay life style?
I will agree to disagree, there are coming out books in libraries.
I know just how radical gays on the left are and their movement! :thumb:

 

You saw the color purple?? *points and laughs at sourdoughman*

Me, i'm not a big Prince fan myself but whatever gets you through the day. . . :hihi:

 

Its funny, I would think the same thing before I had children.
I also could've cared less about the school system and many other things that
happened in our society.

Having Kids changed this for me, I'm more aware and sensitive about things.
I don't want my kids going to the library and finding garbage promoting gay
lifestyles and other issues that are offensive to myself.
If I didn't have kids, I could care less.
Our libraries shouldn't be promoting lifestyles, that should be done in the home.

Kids are too vulnerable of any age, it is societies and parents duty to look
after them!

Isn't Alabama where they took the Ten Commandments out of the state building?
If so, maybe not as radical right winged as some might think.

 

What the hell is it that you're afraid of Sourdoughman? You're kids are going to read a book about gays or by a gay author & decide that they too would enjoy a homosexual lifestyle?

Before you ask me, no I don't have kids, but only a few years ago I was a kid. And I wasn't so damn retarded as to think that because gays were actually capable of writing that I should have to read their books. Nor was I stupid enough to think that because a character in a book is gay, I should be gay.

Who cares whether the books promote gay lifestyles? Ignorant people who don't use common sense or logic and only rely on their prejudice to make decisions - that's who.