A Hainesville letter to the editor: I am writing in response to a June 5 letter from Roger Scott that criticized a recent editorial cartoon that showed two women at a bookstore,
I am writing in response to a June 5 letter from Roger Scott that criticized a recent editorial cartoon that showed two women at a bookstore, one holding a Bible and saying"Violence, incest, abuse ... I can't believe this book is still on the shelves." Mr. Scott objected to the cartoon as one-sided and rightly noted that while the Bible indeed includes those objectionable elements, it has a"real message" about love and forgiveness and redemption.
I quite agree with his analysis of the Bible, but I fear that he missed the point of the cartoon. The U.S. has recently seen rampant book-banning in schools and libraries, often based on parental objection to a single scene or the choice of a word or two. Often that objection comes from Christian conservatives, who might be as willing as Mr.
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