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  • Re: Crankshaft: Banned Books

    From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Sat Sep 14 15:50:04 2024
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    On 9/14/2024 3:37 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    I cannot believe that anyone would ban "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.

    "Fahrenheit 451 has faced multiple censorship and banning attempts
    throughout the years. Most recently in 2006 the novel was challenged in
    Texas for going against religious beliefs because a Bible was banned and
    burned in the story."

    https://arlingtonlibrary.org/library-topic-banned-books-week-0
    (Article Date September 29, 2023)

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  • From Paul S Person@21:1/5 to lynnmcguire5@gmail.com on Sun Sep 15 09:20:53 2024
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    On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:37:48 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Crankshaft: Banned Books
    https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2024/09/14

    I cannot believe that anyone would ban "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.

    This comic arc starts at:
    https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2024/08/30

    DeSantis is terrified it might convince people that his book-banning
    program needs to be halted.

    And, in Florida, there are a /lot/ of people to convince. They voted
    him into office, after all.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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