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Rightwing groups across US push new bans to limit ‘obscene’ books in libraries
lemmy.worldRightwing groups across US push new bans to limit ‘obscene’ books in libraries - Lemmy.WorldSummary Rightwing groups across the US are driving a wave of legislation to
restrict books in school and public libraries, targeting content deemed
“sexually explicit” or “obscene,” often affecting LGBTQ+ and race-related
titles.
Texas leads with 31 bills and 538 book bans in the 2023–24 school year.
Proposed laws, like Texas Senate Bill 13, shift book selection power from
librarians to parent-led advisory boards.
Critics, including librarians and legal scholars, warn these efforts amount to
censorship, risk violating First Amendment rights, and reduce access in
underserved communities.
I heard there’s one book in there that talks about a pair of sisters who get their father drunk so they can take turns raping him. Are they banning that one?
wow, the bible is fucked up.
The Bible doesn't portray it as a good thing, and considers their descendants cursed.
A large portion of the Bible is: "here's all the ways people can be nasty, don't be like them".
edit: I seem to have missed the context of book bannings...
apologetics in 2025 makes people sound insane.
Depends on the apologetics, good apologetics requires dialogue with others' ideas, and Christianity got bad when it stopped doing it.