[ravingnutter]

I’ve heard some say “Treat it like a family member and bury it with a prayer service”, especially if it has been blessed by a priest. Others say to burn it or recycle it.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Thank you. Enough said on this article.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Of course, I'm still toting the family Bibles from the 1700s (and, trust me, they are in major need of restoration), but it has never been an option to “retire” them. From those beautiful books with tucked in letters from that portion of Virginia which is now Ohio, to locks of hair tied up with faded ribbons, to news clippings of deceased friends and loved ones (one is about the death of an aide to General Washington), I can hold our country's history in my hands — burn them - NEVER!