homebild Posted March 22, 2004 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 218 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/26/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted March 22, 2004 To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, and The Martian Chronicles will be banned fron Georgia Public School reading lists if some Christian parents have their way... Perhaps they should read Fahrenheit 451 before proceeding? http://www.wsbtv.com/education/2928251/detail.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 22, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.93 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Wished they'd explain why those books. Of Mice and Men I can understand - boy is that Humanism personified! Don't know what is offensive about To Kill a Mockingbird. Anyone know? Don't know what The Martian Chronicles or Fahrenheit 451 are about. Homebild - I am wondering, what do you believe about promoting philosophies and doctrines that are contrary to the Cross of Christ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadyC Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Wished they'd explain why those books. Of Mice and Men I can understand - boy is that Humanism personified! Don't know what is offensive about To Kill a Mockingbird. Anyone know? Don't know what The Martian Chronicles or Fahrenheit 451 are about. Homebild - I am wondering, what do you believe about promoting philosophies and doctrines that are contrary to the Cross of Christ? as i understand it, to kill a mockingbird's rape scene is pretty horrific. i don't know, the movie didn't show much detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 22, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.93 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Ugh - I had to read this book called Manchild in the Promised Land. It's sexual content made me want to throw-up! I can't believe I was forced to read that trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadow2b Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 - I can't believe I was forced to read that trash. -FORCED??FORCED??HOW??did someone -hold a gun to your head??- knife to your throat??- dangle you from a 20 -story-building?? uhhhh???--NEB---just HOW were you "forced"to read -this"trash"?????????I'M 61 yrs. old & the last time anyone "TRIED TO FORCE"ME to -do anything was in 1960-I was 17--IT DID NOT SUCCEED-I guess I'M just"funny" -that way- IF you didn't WANT to "READ that trash" there should NOT have been -ANYTHING on this planet that could "FORCE"you to---{just-Imho} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 24, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.93 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Read and participate - or get an F! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadow2b Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 -Read and participate - or get an F! -duuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh?????SAY WHUTt?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 24, 2004 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.93 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 24, 2004 It was an English class requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericka Posted March 24, 2004 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 57 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 591 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/15/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/15/1989 Share Posted March 24, 2004 To Kill a Mockingbird? We read that this year.. its not bad.. the movie is worse.. I wouldn't recommend showing the movie in school.. but if you've ever read the book.... its not bad a'tall... and it shouldn't be banned.. I love the book... it was great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerran Posted March 24, 2004 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 22 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 335 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/13/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/27/1975 Share Posted March 24, 2004 All four books are great classics. Besides sometimes a story is just a story. And just FYI Fahrenheit 451 refers to paper catchng on fire at 451 F. Just a little hint to what the book is about. Go read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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