Re: The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000


"Derf" <derf@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:30:55 -0400, "Hooda Gest" <Be@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >Yet none of these books have been banned. So what fear can there be?
>
> If burning the flag is a legit form of protest, why isn't burning a
> book afforded the same status?

Good question.. it's a matter of perspective, I think. Or maybe it's whose
ox is being gored?

Can you burn a copy of the Constitution?


--
Hooda Gest
"Respect is difficult to win, easy to lose."

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