he bible should NOT BE READ to children! The bible should NOT BE READ by children! It is dangerous.

I enjoy the edgy argument you gave; there is no God, God is a masochist, etc., however, you need to recognize that the several people who wrote the Bible weren"t perfect; they were human. A term used by the Catholic church is "Divine Inspiration", that God inspired these people to write these books. However, these books were also written over 2000 years ago. Recognizing the cultural implications of that time, it"s obvious that there will be extremely misogynistic, racist, bigoted ideas because that was the way those societies were at the time. However, the Bible changes over time; The book of Genesis doesn"t define the entire church"s view on Theocracy or of our origins. Now, admittedly, there are extremists who are on the far edge of Protestant, like the Westboro Baptist Church, that spews utter hate. However, by generalizing the idea that everyone follows this model is just bigoted of yourself. Even if the Bible were something that is truly so vile, so evil, so disgusting that it"s defined as immoral by millions, children still deserve the right to see it. A quote by Sir Francis Bacon, "ipsa scientia potestas est," roughly translates to "knowledge itself is power." Having the knowledge of what was put out there, even if it is all just a bunch of horseshit made to keep people in line, is a fundamental right of all human beings. Besides, the Free Will argument is a legitimate argument, because that is how God (supposedly) made man. God gave us the choice to sin, and some people take it. But beyond that, let"s remember a different quote; George Santayana, a man who gets virtually no credit, said this quote which perfectly describes not only the bible but the world; "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." By attempting to erase something that is such a huge part of history, you are condemning others not only to be ignorant and censored, but you are also allowing for the world to make the same mistakes it did long ago. Think of it this way; The North Korean Regime is one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world. They rewrite the past constantly, informing their people of obvious lies, including the fact that their regime made the burger, can control the weather, and that all their leaders are the most brilliant men in history. Now, I"m not saying that the Bible is the true source of morality and righteousness, but let"s assume that these people finally got a chance to read one, and they realized that their way of living is pure, unadulterated oppression. Let"s assume they learned something, (recognizing there are plenty of history lessons in the Bible), and realized that their mighty leaders didn"t do any of the stuff they said they did. Do you think they would revolt against their oppressors, or just ask for more lies? All in all, to censor the bible would be to censor the past. Recognizing our constitutional rights, this would not only betray the ideals of our nation (allowing all citizens INCLUDING children to practice religion freely), but would betray the ideals of humanity itself. CONCLUSION: The Bible legally can"t be censored, (The First Amendment reads that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;...) it would be morally wrong to censor something (recognizing that we need to learn about the history, the good and the bad), as well as it logically doesn"t make sense to censor something as widespread as The Bible. Note: I"m an atheist, so don"t assume I"m a pig "blinded by the ideals of the church."