Posted on 05/22/2006 4:17:05 PM PDT by wagglebee
(AgapePress) - Parents in an Idaho city want their local public library to remove from the shelves several books containing graphic images of heterosexual and homosexual sex and place them out of the eyesight of children.
At question are nine books in the non-fiction section of the Nampa Public Library, including titles such as The New Joy of Sex, The Joy of Sex Toys, and The Joy of Gay Sex. Nampa resident Randy Jackson filled out a complaint form at the library and even addressed the library's board of directors in January, but the board said the books would remain so that the needs of the whole community would be represented.
Jackson, who recently brought his concerns before the Nampa City Council, says parents are especially horrified with the book The Joy of Gay Sex.
"There's a chapter entitled 'Daddy-Son Sexual Fantasies' where it talks about two people having sex while pretending that they're father and son," the local resident explains. Another chapter in the book that he finds disturbing teaches teens how to surf the internet for homosexual sex -- and then cover their tracks.
"They have a chapter entitled 'Teenagers,'" he continues. "It explains to teenagers how they can go into online chat rooms on the Internet and how to meet people for sex in online chat rooms. It encourages them to learn to [delete] their web browser history so their parents won't be able to find out where they've been to on the Internet."
Jackson says the presence of the sexually explicit books is even more troubling given the recent rash of child enticement cases in the western Idaho community. He adds that a city council member plans to meet with the library board in June in hopes of resolving the issue of the books' accessibility to children.
That is just vile and disgusting.
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Idaho Resident: Remove Sexually Graphic Books from Children's View
This is a must read!
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Didn't you say that you were moving across the street from a library?!
Wow, I'm surprised that Nampa residents haven't done a tap dance on the heads of their library board or city council.
Just start a recall petition on them. They'll get wisdom.
Thanks - will read this one. Reminds me of a sign I saw at the local "everything" store - they now have a "family friendly" checkout lane - no magazines. Regular womens' mags (what to speak of other junk) is now what used to be called X rated. I cringe when I think of parents bringing their kids through the lines.
Wow, these books are great! How about next we have one that teaches how to get away with murder and how to keep from leaving any evidence and make it accessible to homicidal mental ward patients.
For the love of God! It's teaching people how to commit ILLEGAL activities and get away with it! It shouldn't be accessible to ANYONE, nevermind CHILDREN!
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