Pastor, Parents Struggle with Gutter Language Contained in Classics [View All]

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http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/3/afa/242004g.asp

From the article:

Some parents in Georgia want several pieces of classic literature removed from their local schools' reading list.

Parents with the group Crusaders for Christ recently told the Bartow County Board of Education that several books contain use of God's name in vain and racial slurs. Among the books being protested are To Kill a Mockingbird, The Martian Chronicles, A Raisin in the Sun, and Of Mice and Men.

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"I can tell these same stories and not use my Lord's name in vain and without using all these other words that are not permitted in public," he says. "If they're spoken in public, you will be arrested for the use of profanity."

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:shrug: I am not sure what to make of this one.