A brand new regulation in Florida makes it simpler for fogeys, residents and others to object to books and different supplies in class and search to have them eliminated. That impressed an atheist within the Sunshine State to ship letters to 63 faculty districts requesting the elimination of the Bible.
Chaz Stevens, a self-described “stunt activist,” is objecting to the e-book’s depictions of rape, cannibalism, bestiality and extra.
“Is that this the message we need to educate our youngsters? For those who rape a girl, the daddy has to offer you 50 silver items?” he requested in one of many letters cited by Patch Miami.
“Because the Bible casually references (i.e. Matthew 15:19) such subjects as homicide, adultery, sexual immorality and fornication … do we actually need to educate our youth about drunken orgies?” he added.
Stevens’ previous activism has included erecting a Festivus pole on the Florida Capitol and launching a petition to open numerous municipal conferences with a satanic invocation until lawmakers drop their opening prayers.
Final month, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a measure into regulation banning faculties from utilizing any e-book deemed “pornographic” or “inappropriate for the grade stage and age group for which the fabric is used.” The regulation additionally permits mother and father and others to object to books and different supplies.
However Stevens is attempting to make use of that regulation in methods the conservative lawmakers who handed it virtually actually by no means meant.
“In the event that they’re gonna ban books, then the entire library must be in play. My hope — and it’s a protracted shot — is that they are going to apply their very own requirements to themselves and ban the Bible,” Stevens told Miami New Times.
He admits it’s an uphill battle.
“I don’t have the votes,” Stevens told NPR. “My job is merely to show hypocrisy on itself and let the bureaucrats eat one another for lunch.”
Stevens stated on Twitter he’s working on a web-based app that might generate a PDF to assist anybody ship a letter to their faculty district requesting a ban on the Bible.
