Tag: children’s books
First they burn the books. Then they kill people. History has shown us this...
As wisely and eloquently stated by English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in his 1839 play, Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy, “the pen is mightier than the sword,” this adage holds that the written word is a powerful tool in the transmission of ideas. Why else would oppressive regimes and other ruthless upholders of the status quo engage in censorship and book burning throughout the ages?
For example, Pope Gregory IX in 1239, in his quest to maintain the Catholic Church’s economic and...
Iowa man burns public library’s LGBTI children’s books in live video
He claims to be doing 'what the German church leaders should have done in 1933'
An Iowa man threw LGBTI children’s books into a fire on a live Facebook video.
Paul Dorr, who t0ok the books from Orange City library, chucked the books into the fire in the 30 minute video. He is director of Rescue the Perishing, a organization that campaigns ‘against moral evil to advance the Kingdom of Christ’ by standing ‘against abortion, the sexual revolution in general, corruption...
9 New LGBT Children’s Books Every Kid Should Read
We wish we had these books when we were tots.
Whether you have kids of your own or just want to dote on someone else’s, it’s never too soon to introduce children to the wonders of literature. And if you can incorporate positive representations of the LGBT community, so much the better.
Unfortunately, publishers frequently face backlash and even boycotts by anti-LGBT groups. But we can make sure they don’t succeed by buying books aimed at making the future more inclusive...
