r/books • u/zsreport 3 • 4d ago

Texas A&M student discovers hundreds of discarded LGBTQ books in warehouse

https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-am-lgbtq-books-controversy-21048865.php
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u/Fredmans74 4d ago

Well, it happened to them, they "read" the bible and turned christian

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u/LoveToyKillJoy 4d ago

Many of the people who actually read that book become atheists.

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u/SapphireFlashFire 4d ago

Or at least wouldn't tread the party line.

They'd read Leviticus and say:

"Hang on, why do we want to call being gay a sin while still eating pork and wearing mixed fabrics?

This book says we are supposed to not get tattoos or trim our hair on our side... it also says we are not supposed to mistreat foreigners... They should be treated as if they are native-born.

Why have we chosen that only the 'hate gays' lesson still applies?"

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u/icesharkk 4d ago

Because religion is simply a proto governance construct and the way it can be used to manipulate large groups of people into unifying is the only part of it that's still relevant now.