Dictionaries contain words that potentially violate the law's broad language...

A Florida school district has literally banned the dictionary in an effort to comply with Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s ® book-banning law.

The Escambia County School District has reportedly removed over 2800 books from library shelves as they undergo a review process that will determine if they are inappropriate for students, according to Popular Information. Among the books currently relegated to storage are The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, Webster’s Dictionary for Students, and Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary.

The district contends these texts could violate H.B. 1069, which DeSantis signed into law in May 2023.

  • AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world
    8·
    11 months ago

    Most Christians believe in the new law, which abolished sacrifice like that, so it’s not the trump card you think it is.

    I’m not saying you shouldn’t call out religious inconsistencies, just make sure you know what you’re talking about, first.

    Use turning the other cheek. That’s a basic tenet of Jesus, which highlights the hypocrisy of gun-toting Republican “Christians.”

      • TwentySeven@lemmy.world
        31·
        11 months ago

        Serious answer from a non fundamentalist Christian: Because the old testament laws were intended for a specific society, to pave the way for Jesus. They were also a mix of religious rules and secular laws. They weren’t (all) intended to be universal moral laws that apply to all of humanity.

      • Bgugi@lemmy.world
        31·
        11 months ago

        No-no… Jesus didn’t change the laws… He completed them! The rules are all still valid, they just don’t apply, except the ones that are convenient, or affect those people…

      • AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world
        12·
        10 months ago

        Because an infallible God is trying to herd very fallible people, which is way harder than trying to give a group of angry cats a bath.

        He is also working through fallible people, which is why a personal relationship with Him is so important. That is essentially what Christ taught.

        Just saying what their scriptures teach. You don’t have to believe it, but it is much more consistent than people claiming to be Christian would make it seem.

    • rivermonster@lemmy.world
      51·
      11 months ago

      It was just a quick low effort example, but yes, you are correct. Take my upvote! LOL

      One can always leaf through and pick any of the many examples of awful highlighted on the site: https://www.evilbible.com/

      I’d also say, though, that most Christians will use any law, new or old, to support their hatred and evil. If they’re looking to support their bigotry or hatred, then any version of the bible is fair game. It’s only abolished when it’s inconvenient for them.

      Sadly, I’ve had the misfortune of living in multiple areas with mega-churches. ><

    • Forester@yiffit.net
      21·
      11 months ago

      My parents raised me in the church and then were surprised when I objected to all of the republicanisms. They decided that “the church was gay.”

      Them : Be Christ like

      Also them: no not like that