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Banned Books: I was forced to participate in a book burning
Having grown up in an evangelical Christian family that sent me to religious schools, I know first-hand what being denied access to books, and the knowledge within them, looks and feels like. More importantly, I know what it smells like too — because I was forced to participate in a…
NC: fundie pastor’s Halloween non-KJV bible burning and BBQ turns into batsh*t fail-o-rama
Remember the promises of Pastor Marc Grizzard, of Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, NC? He was going to hold a BBQ and book burning of non-King James versions of The Good Book, including the Good News for Modern Man, the Evidence Bible, the New International Version Bible, the Green…
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