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		jeroenhd 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: "None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes D... TIL "Jezebel" is a reference to the bible. Without the bible, people still have dictionaries if they don't understand words or references. Or they could use Google. I don't see why some books would be "too crucial" not to ban in a law banning books intended to protect kids. If anything, I find it easier to defend a ban on religious books in (public) schools.

bryanlarsen 5 months ago [–]

Typically biblical references are references to parables or lessons, not single words that can be easily looked up in a dictionary.

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