Comments on: Fahrenheit 2158: Part 2 http://www.jb3623.site/students/nichorw/2006/04/10/fahrenheit-2158-part-2/ Everyone knows it. Fri, 05 May 2006 14:01:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: nichorw http://www.jb3623.site/students/nichorw/2006/04/10/fahrenheit-2158-part-2/#comment-25 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:57:36 +0000 http://www.jb3623.site/students/nichorw/2006/04/10/fahrenheit-2158-part-2/#comment-25 I understand the content is only being moved and that's not completely wrong, but right now it's only a book with homosexual themes being censored from children. Tomorrow, it may be a book with homosexual themes being censored from adults or a maybe a book with heterosexual, pre-marital themes being censored from adults. Don't think for a minute that the people in power wouldn't shut libraries down if they could. I guess here, the best response I can give you is best summed up with a quote I often say when I hear Christians going off with their hateful ideologies: "I disagree with what your saying, but I'll fight to the death for your right to say it." I know homsexuality is an offensive topic for some people. But that's what libraries are for. There needs to be a place for unpopular ideas that everyone can get access to. Even if you don't support homosexuality and you wouldn't want your children exposed to that kind of behavior, wouldn't it be better to sit down with your kids and have a dialogue about why you believe that lifestyle is wrong? I think the book would be a great conversation starter whether you're for against the lifestyle. I think that if you start talking to your child about these issues in a language they can understand, I think they will be more committed to the beliefs as they get older. By restricting the literature from kids, they won't have any opinion and when they become adults, how will they be able to make the decision for themselves that homosexuality is wrong (according to your beliefs)? I understand the content is only being moved and that’s not completely wrong, but right now it’s only a book with homosexual themes being censored from children.

Tomorrow, it may be a book with homosexual themes being censored from adults or a maybe a book with heterosexual, pre-marital themes being censored from adults.

Don’t think for a minute that the people in power wouldn’t shut libraries down if they could.

I guess here, the best response I can give you is best summed up with a quote I often say when I hear Christians going off with their hateful ideologies: “I disagree with what your saying, but I’ll fight to the death for your right to say it.”

I know homsexuality is an offensive topic for some people. But that’s what libraries are for.

There needs to be a place for unpopular ideas that everyone can get access to.

Even if you don’t support homosexuality and you wouldn’t want your children exposed to that kind of behavior, wouldn’t it be better to sit down with your kids and have a dialogue about why you believe that lifestyle is wrong?

I think the book would be a great conversation starter whether you’re for against the lifestyle.

I think that if you start talking to your child about these issues in a language they can understand, I think they will be more committed to the beliefs as they get older.

By restricting the literature from kids, they won’t have any opinion and when they become adults, how will they be able to make the decision for themselves that homosexuality is wrong (according to your beliefs)?

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by: sev http://www.jb3623.site/students/nichorw/2006/04/10/fahrenheit-2158-part-2/#comment-23 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:28:05 +0000 http://www.jb3623.site/students/nichorw/2006/04/10/fahrenheit-2158-part-2/#comment-23 I think I have to disagree with you on this one. Call me a bigot if you will...but I don't think Homosexuals should have the same rights as heterosexuals...and this is purly based on my religious beliefs that homosexuality is evil (or wrong.) Now I know you hate how deeply rooted Oklahoma is...and I am to...to an extent. But when it comes to potentially exposing my future children to something I believe is evil...in a library no less...just rubs me wrong. Besides...they aren't removing the content FROM the library...just moving it and restricting it from children who might not be able to make up their own minds yet. In time however I do believe America will be tolerant of every lifestyle. I think I have to disagree with you on this one. Call me a bigot if you will…but I don’t think Homosexuals should have the same rights as heterosexuals…and this is purly based on my religious beliefs that homosexuality is evil (or wrong.) Now I know you hate how deeply rooted Oklahoma is…and I am to…to an extent. But when it comes to potentially exposing my future children to something I believe is evil…in a library no less…just rubs me wrong. Besides…they aren’t removing the content FROM the library…just moving it and restricting it from children who might not be able to make up their own minds yet. In time however I do believe America will be tolerant of every lifestyle.

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by: biddle http://www.jb3623.site/students/nichorw/2006/04/10/fahrenheit-2158-part-2/#comment-16 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:43:55 +0000 http://www.jb3623.site/students/nichorw/2006/04/10/fahrenheit-2158-part-2/#comment-16 "Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision." G.K. Chesterton “Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision.”
G.K. Chesterton

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