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A Florida school district has literally banned the dictionary in an effort to comply with Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R) book-banning law.

The Escambia County School District has reportedly removed over 2800 books from library shelves as they undergo a review process that will determine if they are inappropriate for students, according to Popular Information. Among the books currently relegated to storage are The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, Webster’s Dictionary for Students, and Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary.

The district contends these texts could violate H.B. 1069, which DeSantis signed into law in May 2023.

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[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Why would an infallible god need to revise its laws?

[–] TwentySeven@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Serious answer from a non fundamentalist Christian: Because the old testament laws were intended for a specific society, to pave the way for Jesus. They were also a mix of religious rules and secular laws. They weren't (all) intended to be universal moral laws that apply to all of humanity.

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

No-no... Jesus didn't change the laws... He completed them! The rules are all still valid, they just don't apply, except the ones that are convenient, or affect those people...

[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Because an infallible God is trying to herd very fallible people, which is way harder than trying to give a group of angry cats a bath.

He is also working through fallible people, which is why a personal relationship with Him is so important. That is essentially what Christ taught.

Just saying what their scriptures teach. You don't have to believe it, but it is much more consistent than people claiming to be Christian would make it seem.