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> They’ve also literally promoted banning books. Which ones? Was it the ACLU as an organization, or an employee of the ACLU?
by paulgb 4y ago
> They’ve also literally promoted banning books.
Which ones? Was it the ACLU as an organization, or an employee of the ACLU?
- rhcom2 4y agoThe ACLU wants to keep intelligent design out of schools [1]. ID is something the Supreme Court upheld as religious [2] 1. https://www.catholicleague.org/the-book-banning-aclu/ https://www.catholicleague.org/the-book-banning-aclu/ 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_v._Aguillard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_v._Aguillard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_School_District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_Schoo... Fighting to stop censorship while also fighting to keep religious texts out of the public school system isn't contradictory to me. Also seems a little disingenuous when the religious right in the US does the vast majority of book banning.
- paulgb 4y ago> Fighting to stop censorship while also fighting to keep religious texts out of the public school system isn't contradictory to me. Right, and I think the Catholic League’s framing is disingenuous. From the opinion[1], the ACLU wasn’t trying to ban the textbook, they were saying that teachers shouldn’t be compelled to issue a canned statement to their class which promotes a religious text as an alternative to their scientific curriculum. [1] https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/asset_upload_file577_23137.pdf https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/asse...