Comments on: Now they’re banning the books https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Gene Goldring https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550581 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:46:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550581 I’m thinking someone should get about 1000 sets of the trilogy and hand them out for free to the kids as they leave school, utilising the sidewalk in front of the Halton Catholic District Schools of course. 😉

]]> By: Virgil Samms https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550580 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:10:27 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550580 They’re doing this for the sake of the children. Have you ever met a really happy kid who is an atheist? I mean, give me a break.

]]> By: Virgil Samms https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550579 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:05:23 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550579 I think the Forces of Darkness (R) should strike back by panning the book about the Pope’s cats. I’m heading over to Amazon right now to give it a lousy review.

]]> By: Virgil Samms https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550578 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:58:36 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550578 Censorship is nothing new to the Holy Roman Catholic Church. They ran the Index Librorum Prohibitorum for centuries.

The Index as an official list having force of law was abolished in 1966 under Pope Paul VI, following the end of the Second Vatican Council and largely due to practical considerations. However, the moral obligation of not circulating or reading those writings which endanger faith and morals, was reaffirmed in 1966…

What with the Pope bringing back the Latin mass and indulgences, who knows what medieval contrivances will be next.

Vatican blasts “Golden Compass” as Godless and hopeless

]]> By: Scott Belyea https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550577 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:29:38 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/12/21/now-theyre-banning-the-books/#comment-550577 In the interest of a more complete picture, it should perhaps be noted that …

* This board rejected the recommendation of their appointed committee that the book not be banned.
* The decision has been condemned by at least 2 other neighbouring Catholic boards, and by some librarians and teachers within the Halton district.
* I’ve seen no position taken by the Canadian Catholic hierarchy yet.

In other words, it looks as though this decision is an outlier …

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