{"id":274,"date":"2023-12-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/re-faith.org\/?p=274"},"modified":"2023-12-11T21:41:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T03:41:00","slug":"sure-is-a-good-point-banned-book-quote-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/re-faith.org\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/sure-is-a-good-point-banned-book-quote-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Sure is a good point\u2013banned book quote of\u00a0the\u00a0day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"banned-book-QoTD\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p id=\"QoTD\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">\u201cIt&#8217;s not that I had anything against Jesus or God, I was just underwhelmed by the evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"single-item-list\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200\">from  <a href=\"https:\/\/jonathanevison.net\/\" title=\"Author's website\">Jonathan Evison<\/a>&#8216;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/jonathan-evison\/lawn-boy\/9781616209230\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Publisher's book listing\">Lawn Boy<\/a><\/em>, a frequently banned book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\".single-item-list\" id=\"hitlist\"><strong>#7<\/strong> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">American Library Association&#8217;s<\/a> list of <a href=\"http:\/\/Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">top 13 most challenged books of 2022<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/re-faith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lawn-Boy-ALA-7.png?resize=300%2C158&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ALA's banner for Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison, showing that it was the #7 top challenged book in 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/re-faith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lawn-Boy-ALA-7.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/re-faith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lawn-Boy-ALA-7.png?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/re-faith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lawn-Boy-ALA-7.png?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/re-faith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lawn-Boy-ALA-7.png?resize=1%2C1&amp;ssl=1 1w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/re-faith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lawn-Boy-ALA-7.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ALA&#8217;s banner for Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison, showing that it was the #7 top challenged book in 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What an indictment of communities of faith! And he nails it. In the US, the loudest voices represent the religious right, who seem more interested in sanctioning sinners than walking a Christlike path. What evidence might convince this boy? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if one of love, warmth, and support characterized his interactions with Christians instead? Many people of faith struggle with questions about how their religion views LGBTQA+ issues. But we don&#8217;t need to struggle to arrive at: All of God&#8217;s children deserve love and dignity. That would certainly constitute some strong evidence. <a href=\"https:\/\/re-faith.org\/index.php\/about-us\/\" title=\"About Re:\">Re:faith is working carry that into the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s not that I had anything against Jesus or God, I was just underwhelmed by the evidence.\u201d #7 on the American Library Association&#8217;s list of top 13 most challenged books of 2022. 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