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by aebtebeten 681 days ago
> ...because they were considered to contain “pornographic or indecent” material

Guess the christian bible isn't going to last long there then.

Lagniappe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_book_burnings#/media/File...

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to be fair to WAYX, unlike Utah they weren't being hypocritical, in that I don't recall any part of the bible that claims it's more popular* than the Beatles.

(for creatures that the creator had an inordinate fondness for, even beetles get short shrift; all I've found is Lev.11:22 "ye may eat ... the beetle after his kind ...")

* how should we measure popularity? By Google hits, Jesus wins, hands down, but by platinum record multiples (Amy Grant being in the single digits), John had a point.

Reminds me of a joke:

"A shark could swim faster than me, but I could probably run faster than a shark. So in a triathlon, it would all come down to who is the better cyclist."

On first thought, a shark would make a pretty good roadie: they don't need to shave their leg hair, for instance.

However, it appears that both basking sharks and great whites peak at only 5.5 W/kg, while professional human cyclists can sustain such output.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30209042/

(incidentally, everything old is new again: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41179954 )

The Nazis did not like the Bible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_Christianity

They were not exactly keen on Jewish saviour and scriptures written by jews!

The Bible is not popular with a lot of people now either. People have been arrested in the UK for reading aloud from offensive bits of the Bible.

Considering that Mormons are not Christians, I don't think they care
It's my impression they believe they are?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism#Relationship_with_ma...

For the downvoters: specifically, I had been remembering Lot when making the original comment, but I'm sure examples of biblical indecency can easily be multiplied.

If you go to a pubic library the bible tends to fall open at Ezekiel 23:20
In those days the second "B" of the ontological acronym must've been "Babylonian"?
Broadcasting Babylonian Cuneiform ?

I guess so.

BBC's world service, at its height, provided content not just in cuneiform but also other internationally used scripts, including translations/transliterations of their most popular programme, the gardening show "Paradise in a 𒊬: big joy from small holdings".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mesopotamian_units_of_...

Just call a cult a cult