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15. Genesis seems to dispense with all the taboos

Sat Aug 13, 2022, 04:08 PM

Aug 2022

See, e.g., Lot's daughters getting him drunk so they can get pregnant by him.

https://skepticsannotatedbible.com/gen/19.html#30

A lot of stuff in that dirty old book that the RWNJ don't want the kids to know about.
https://skepticsannotatedbible.com/sex/long.html

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Librarian sues over accusations that kids' section contains "erotic" books [View all] Nevilledog Aug 2022 OP

As a retired high school librarian... PittBlue Aug 2022 #1

What is going on in schools is absolutely mind-boggling to me. Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 2022 #2

You don't want to piss off librarians. peacefreak2.0 Aug 2022 #3

I am a middle school librarian Thtwudbeme Aug 2022 #4

Good idea...strength in numbers. Keep us updated please. Nevilledog Aug 2022 #7

Good for Amanda Jones. Librarians are badass. crickets Aug 2022 #5

Denham Springs is in Livingston parish SouthBayDem Aug 2022 #13

Good for her! The only way to handle this is to FIGHT BACK Withywindle Aug 2022 #6

I thought about that- at the school board meeting Thtwudbeme Aug 2022 #11

Absolutely what I had in mind Hekate Aug 2022 #14

Genesis seems to dispense with all the taboos Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2022 #15

The Evangelicals like the revenge and imprecation bits Hekate Aug 2022 #16

They seem to like the smiting and the women-as-property parts of the bible. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2022 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2022 #9

Library thread, how appropriate. William769 Aug 2022 #10

Erotic is as erotic does. Maybe Repubs are turned on by weird sh*t. elias7 Aug 2022 #12

This was covered in the Music Man andym Aug 2022 #18

My friend used to sing the last line as ball sack. panader0 Aug 2022 #19