The Bible Challenged in Utah for Explicit Sexual Content
Calling it “one of the most sex-ridden books around,” the parent asked their Davis County school district to review the Bible for “inappropriate content,” the Salt Lake City Tribune reported, without identifying the complainant.
A school district committee has been appointed to review the Bible, and although it should typically have issued a decision by early February, it has been delayed by a backlog. Utah parents have ramped up their challenges of books they consider “pornographic” or “obscene,” slowing down the review process.
“We don’t differentiate between one request and another,” a school district spokesperson told the Tribune. “We see that as the work that we do.”
The parent, the paper reported, “attached to their request an eight-page listing of passages from the Bible that they found to be offensive and worth reviewing,” including content involving sex, alcohol, nudity, rape and incest.
According to the new censorship rules, the challenged books also may not be left on library shelves during a review.
“If there is a scene involving any of those acts, it should be immediately removed,” the Salt Lake City Tribune reported.
