First of all, why did they read this book?

Secondly, free speech!

Originally posted by Tentickles
First of all, why did they read this book?
Secondly, free speech!

Thirdly .. why do they need permission to burn a book?

They can go to the store .. buy a copy .. and burn it.

Or is the library copy they want to burn? In that case, they take the book out with their library card .. burn it .. then tell the library they cant' return the book but instead pay the fee that is imposed when people cant' return books.

So what's the big deal with them 'getting permission'???

Sounds like they want attention.

Some things never change. Here we are in the 21st century and we are still plagued by book burning religious zealots. The whole episode is quite repugnant. Clearly the lawsuit is frivolous and will go no where. However, it does serve to hi light the hate and ignorance the Christian community harbors. The blatant homophobia and bigotry is nothing new for Christians. Indeed, it has been their modus operandi for centuries.

It is funny how they're suing, sort of makes you wonder what their real motives are. But what I don't get is, how are they not allowed to burn the novel? It doesn't even make sense, a person can buy any book and burn it. They also aren't suing for not being able to burn it, they're suing for it being in a public library......and not being allowed to burn it? lol, quite odd.

They're really grasping at straws with that lawsuit.

But who knows what's going on, this publicity will only serve to help sell more copies...

[edit on 13-6-2009 by ghaleon12]

Why did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? What kind of people are alive now? They will just shut the door in a preaching brother's face, and give no reply. That is what the end of time is for. To bring humanity as a whole back to repentance. If it takes meteors, Anti-Christ Maitreya, false alien landing, UFOs, disaster upon disaster and rumor upon rumor, signs in heaven, Nibiru, Nephilim, war, atomic holocaust, then so be it. The Bible has the only God that makes any sense. He works through nations and worldwide. He knows His creation. If the Bible said go out and have much sex you wouldn't ignore it would you? God knows people love lust, and desires which profit nothing but physical pleasure. I'd rather live forever and explore the Universe with Jesus Christ. If you would open your eyes and take a look, everything around you is preparing you for something BIG.

Man should be with woman as is the law of nature, but above all God. I can say that. Denying homosexuality is free speech too.

EDIT: Everyone these days including Christian followers think the Bible is more like a book of wisdom than literal truth. So, God would have this as the last generation. This generation would rather watch TV than explore God's cursed but still beautiful Earth. That is why you will get a TV messiah with Satanic powers. The Tribulation we get we deserve.

[edit on 6/13/2009 by watchtheashes]

I'm not advocating burning books like Focus on the Family did to Harry Potter. Those are extremist actions that will bring about the New World Order faster. I'm simply giving you a warning. That's my job.

I don't think God cares about sex. I don't even think he cares about killing people, but to each their own. Beastial desires, food, sex, family, ect. have nothing to do with spirituality but exist for survival. Doesn't matter what gender you're having sex with, its just filling a desire.

I don't apprieciate the idea that there is one, true, correct, Christianity. There is no such thing. The extent to which you love God and others is the measure of a good person, and that mumbojumbo you just spat out has nothing to do with that. Anyone can love God and others, its actually fairly easy if you have a desire for it.

There are no laws of nature, written or otherwise, saying man has to have sex with a women. What it comes down to, is pleasure, its what drives everything in a person. I laugh since all it takes for people to change their shallow beliefs are when their beliefs get in the way of what they find pleasurable. Reincarnated as a gay person, you'll change your mind. Some thing with a racist, and every other group.

A person only has themselves to correct, which is why I find it strange that people can go into a furor about everyone else besides themselves. All the flaws a person sees in their friend, exist within themselves...this comes from a different spiritual teaching but the same idea is found in the NT.

[edit on 13-6-2009 by ghaleon12]

The Bible= Two Thousand years of Fear Mongery and Mind Control for Sheep!

The end of the world's been coming for a long time now, I wish he'd just get on with it.

Then I will leave you with Yeshua's words.

Luke 16:17 "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail."

Matthew: 10:22 "And you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved."

Sounds about right. Say the 21st century and every other persecution of Jews/Christianity?

Israel. There is probably a really interesting reason besides the man Israel dying, that he named it Israel. Look at the word closely. I S R A E L IS REAL.

What a bunch of attention-seeking zealots.

As stated earlier, they should buy a copy of the book and just burn it if that's what they want to do. Get all Fahrenheit 451 on it, buy 100 copies and burn them all. Just keep your God to yourself and mind your own damn business.

It's pretty sad frankly, these religious nuts who still live in the 1950s and try to push their antiquated beliefs on the rest of us. If there is a God, he's likely pointing and laughing while they make absolute fools of themselves.