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I can't fault Amazon;

I think I understand from where you're coming but I disagree. While I think it's within someone's first ammendment rights to write the book, asking Amazon to stop selling the book is a different matter. (That's if I understand the first ammendment correctly. A lawyer once told me the first ammendment was written to protect the citizens when speaking against the government. I have a copy of the Constitution on my wall and don't see that interpretation myself.)

Is that censorship? I don't know - the author can still write the book yet Amazon can do the right thing and not sell it when politely asked by those who disagree. Homosexuals exercised their first ammendment rights and went after Dr. Laura. In a similar way I believe politely asking Amazon to stop selling the book is my duty, so to speak, in protecting children.

In high school 25 years ago we watched a movie called *Future Shock* which showed homosexual marriage. At the time everyone laughed at how ridiculous that was yet it's an issue today. We are sliding downhill morally and I feel compelled to do something about it. Posting articles, talking about it here and not buying books from Amazon is my way of doing something about it.

I would much rather have an idea of A: who writes/supports the book, and more importantly B: who buys such trash.

Well, we know who wrote it (David L. Riegel). And we can see while Amazon may say they don't have to agree with every opinion in every book they sell, they are supporting the book indirectly and directly profitting from it as well.

I got a laugh from reading the reviews on the book as:

1 person recommended NIV Study Bible in addition to Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers

Now that's funny, IMO. Well, at the same time and in a different fashion it isn't funny. As a huge privacy advocate I disagree with being able to know who buys the book.

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In a similar way I believe politely asking Amazon to stop selling the book is my duty, so to speak, in protecting children.

I've got no problem with asking Amazon to stop. I've got no problem with boycotts. That works for me. Where I've got a major problem is the threat of lawsuits to force Amazon to stop selling the book. That, to me, is akin to holding a gun to their head, and that, to me, is just plain wrong.