James Finn
Oct 8, 2023

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You aren't the first person to think of that. I've read about parents in states from Florida, to Texas, to Utah who have filed objections to the Bible in school and public libraries. Of course, they're doing it to make a point — to demonstrate that laws and policies that result in book bans are arbitrary and unequally applied. They don't actually want the Bible banned; they want people to think about what they're doing.

I think they make an excellent point, but their point doesn't seem to hit home with the hardcore book banners, who are overwhelmingly very conservative Christians who aren't disposed to critical thinking in the first place.

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James Finn
James Finn

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James Finn is an LGBTQ columnist, a former Air Force intelligence analyst, an alumnus of Act Up NY, and an agented but unpublished novelist.

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