Do you agree with the banning of books such as "A day no pigs would die" and"I know why the caged bird sings"?
91177
NO.  I don't believe in the banning of any books.  Hitler started with the banning of books.  Next came the banning of ideas.  Finally, came the banning of races.  If you don't like them, then don't read them.
98227
Book banning is censorship and occurs most likely in schools and libraries.\n\nMany books that are banned are books about magic and spells - although not all of them are.\n\nIf you wonder why today's young people are so fascinated with them (magic and spells) it's because they were not exposed to them early in life with their parent's engaging them in conversations about it.\n\nI was exposed to magic and witchcraft through books and magazines before I was 12. Friends and I tries spells, which failed  - of course. I left that all behind long, long time ago.\n\nNot exposing children to certain subjects ONLY means they will be exposed as adults and may develop a fascination with them that can last for years.\n\nOf course the people who follow certain Christian faiths don't think about that and only blindly follow their current leader. So they contact the local school board and libraries and demand these books be banned.\n\nIf their are a large number of people demanding banning and no-one opposing the ban, then the books get pulled until enough people get pissed about the banning and petition them back on the shelves.\n\nA bookstore owner may pull these titles off of the shelf so that  they can continue to do business in a community. But, more often than not they WILL order books for customers. \n\nSince you can order almost any book online nowadays, book banning returns to it's roots of localized stupidity.
352032
The link that I am providing is the American Library Association's list of the 100 most banned books for 1990-2000.\n\nNOTE: The Bible is not is not among those banned.  The first person who responded first does not have a clue as to what they are talking about.
589066
good question and reason we (older americans) are buying old history books for our grandkids....\n\nIMHO, because the "Politically Correct" is been taken to the extreme!  Instructors/writers want to re-write history - instead of remembering that we should LEARN from History (or past mistakes, from the good, bad and ugly).  It is a sad commentary on today.
482149
ill put myself back, sorry everyone\n\nyep, we won't replace any planets names and burning and banning books is wrong\n\nsorry\n\n----\nit might have cost you points here, but there might be some best answers in your future to make up for it
132015
Here are some of the books I was assigned in high school that were considered perfectly reasonable for teenagers to be exposed to: Julius Caesar (full of murderous plotting and actual murder and several suicides), White Fang (people trained dogs to viciously attack each other so they could gamble on it), Crime and Punishment (murder),  Romeo and Juliet (murder, drugs and suicide), MacBeth (murder), Hamlet (murder by poisoning, numerous deaths).\n\nSo what I'm saying is I don't believe in outright censorship in schools.  There are some things that are clearly not acceptable for children to be exposed to.  I wonder how many of these morally righteous people have children, I wonder how many who have children let their children play hours of video games (not just violent) or have the TV or Internet as babysitters.\n\nThere are far worse things for children to be exposed to in life.  The best way to stem the violence is for parents to talk to their children and spend more time with them.  Do not be pleasers, be parents.
198415
Yes, it was banned by the Catholic Church.  It's #10 on the link below.
306880
wow, never thought of that before! I don't know about books, but I do know that the prevailing thought is that we should be careful what we let ourselves/our children watch on TV or play when it comes to videogames. I mean, there are all those cases, especially in America, where teenagers, and even younger children, have killed their families, strangers or fellow students. And have admitted that their behaviour was influenced by the violent videogames/playstation games they play. It's a modern phenomenon, and one we need to combat.\nBut I think books could definitely have the same effect, especially on the impressionable young mind. We should be careful.
131272
Maybe they should be restricted, but not banned.  Obscene language is part of reality, and if literature is a reflection of reality then it must include obscene language to be realistic and effective.  However, some language and subject matters are not appropriate for certain people and therefore should be restricted from that audience.
556997
no. because doing that would be the same thing they are trying to do. \nthey shouldnt be asking for the da vinci code to be banned because it is freedom of speech.\nbut if we, in turn, ban them for using their freedom of speech privages are we not stooping to their level?
901502
I don't think any of it should be banned.  I think the advantage would lie in teaching everything, so that education isn't subject to some kind of cultural censorship.
276197
Yes, Just because the Islamics throw a fit like a child in Walmart we should censor free speech?  NO!  I support boycotts(not that I participate in them myself) as an effective way of handling this issue but not riots, arson, and death threats.\n\nBut as a side note I do believe it may have been poor judgement but it does not warrant the hostility from the Arab nations.  As some of them are using it as a tool of hate to gain support of hating Western culture.\n\nAs for the law in Austria.  No one should tell anyone what to believe or not believe. But denying the Hallocaust may be grounds for insanity and maybe they should skip the jail cell and enter the crazy house.
880885
d. all of these statements are true. \n\nI am sorry you have to read that book...I hated it!
419784
No, for the following reasons: (1) It is not pornographic (2) It is considered a classic of American literature (3) If there's one thing that American children need these days it is to read more and a book like The Catcher In The Rye is ideal to get teenagers reading.\n\nOnly a fascist society would ban a book like The Catcher In The Rye. Only a fascist society would want to suppress individuality to that extent. Has America become a fascist society?
825749
I would LOVE to read this book. Funny, isn't it, how college profs whine about Republicans trying to stifle free speech - but the colleges do that all the time. SCARY. Brown University's Women's Studies program even pulled their funding for Gabriel to speak, knowing that she was going to speak out against the treatment of women under Shira law. The Muslim group on that campus (Brown) protested Gabriel speaking because she is "too controversial". Yeah, someone who has lived under radical Islam would definitely be "too controversial" - she might actually present another side to the story. Makes you sick, doesn't it?
714508
Even if it included ten free books that have something worthwhile reading\n\n...NO i would not buy it.
591739
it's banned in Belarus.And in one other country, i forgot which one.\n\nSo, again, the catholic church seems to get what they hoped for.\n\n(ps, i know u hate the da vinci-code-questions...ur kinda bored tonight,huh? lol)