phands
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Another day, yet another demonstration of how evil and disgusting xtianity is. Burning books is beyond the pale....
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com...ry-books-atheist-raises-1000-to-replace-them/
As we posted about last week, Iowa Christian activist Paul Dorr recently burned several LGBTQ books from the Orange City Public Library to make a statement against what he saw as a permissive sexual culture.
Burning books isn’t a problem in and of itself. But these were the public’s books, not Dorr’s personal copies. He was trying to make sure no one could read them.
That backfired.
Since the video was written about online, donations to the library have been pouring in. More than 200 LGBTQ books and lots of cash have been given to the library from people eager to make amends for Dorr’s actions.
Considering he burned about $50 worth of books, that’s a huge turnaround.
One of those online fundraisers was started by local atheist activist, Justin Scott, the state director for American Atheists:
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com...ry-books-atheist-raises-1000-to-replace-them/