Sad Story of the Day
Thought book burning was a thing of the past? Think again. Our network might be called “451″ to play on the classic book “Fahrenheit 451″, but I had hoped that book burnings weren’t really something we’ve have to deal with…ever. I mean, sure, there are those nutty people who still burn books. But they buy the books, then burn them. Hell, go ahead. Every time you buy a book to burn, you’re putting royalties in the author’s pocket. More can always be printed.
And then I came across this story. She was storing her books, and the other person took it into her own hands to take of of them and burn it, simply because the word magic was in the title. It was a REFERENCE book.
For every book that is burned, I hope that the press it brings gets at least five or so people to READ that burned book. As a Christian, I am deeply hurt that anyone would do something like this in the name of religion. That’s the problem with finding a religion that fits - you’ll never agree with everyone. There will always be those who make you ashamed.
September 24th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Hi there. Thank you for spreading the word on this horrible event. This should never happen.
It should especially not happen between mother and daughter.
September 27th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
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