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mgmills wrote: Just curious . . . is the OVP now going to be reviewing all books in the bookstore to be sure they don't offend any members and is the bookstore manager going to have to get all purchases approved before ordering books to sell?
jaa45993 wrote:I just really hate censorship. Maybe I have a problem with authority. Don't take it personal and don't feel like you have to change anything on my account. On this format it is really hard to have a decent conversation, without people misconstruing things. I agree with John (dang, it happened twice in one day! ) that discussions work better around a campfire.
mgmills wrote:
You hate censorship but yet you favor "censorship" of what NSS members can read by not selling a book contrary to your beliefs at the bookstore.
hewhocaves wrote:mgmills wrote: Just curious . . . is the OVP now going to be reviewing all books in the bookstore to be sure they don't offend any members and is the bookstore manager going to have to get all purchases approved before ordering books to sell?
Martha,
Please don't misrepresent the opposing point of view. In my original post (and in most other people's posts) the complaint was that book pretended to be a science book. Because the NSS advocates both science and education I and others considered it inappropriate to the fundamental goals of our organization. The lack of good science done by the book is its flaw, not its religious point of view.
No one has, for example, taken issue with Chris Nicola's book on Priest Grotto - a book with religious themes. In fact it is lauded as a well-researched effort which illuminates an until-now unknown portion of recent history.
Again it is the quality of the creationist work which makes it unsuitable for our organization. And yes, I think it would be prudent for the bookstore to have someone review a book before deciding to purchase them for resale. The NSS only has so much to invest in its bookstore. Necessity dictates that the books which we elect to sell be representative of our interests and goals as an organization.
mgmills
You hate censorship but yet you favor "censorship" of what NSS members can read by not selling a book contrary to your beliefs at the bookstore.
I'm sure that isn't what you really meant but shows how discussions here can get a bit crazy.
Wm Shrewsbury wrote:Sorry to be brief here - typing on my phone...
Not knee-jerk @ all since we have been discussing this for 2+ weeks at the office. Simply the best course of action based on what the NSS is. We cannot be all things to all people.
Martha - Kelli will be glad to take your email or phone order. Operators are standing by! :)
More later when I get to a real keyboard...
graveleye wrote:mgmills wrote:
You hate censorship but yet you favor "censorship" of what NSS members can read by not selling a book contrary to your beliefs at the bookstore.
Irony is ironic.
Wm Shrewsbury wrote:The decision to drop the book was actually not made by myself, but by one of our members who is a steady church goer. They indicated that while the book was an interesting read, it was not what our "library" of books were about.
Wm Shrewsbury wrote:In short, it was a laid-back decision that though it was about caves, it did not fit in with the other wealth of knowledge that the NSS has obtained over the decades. We are based on science, and thus we should stick to what we profess to know.
Wm Shrewsbury wrote: Carrying this book does not, as others have pointed out, mean that we condone the content. We are not content censors.
Sorry we are unable to please everyone,
Yeah but the real trick is... how to please everyone without stepping on any toes.BrianC wrote:Wm wroteSorry we are unable to please everyone,
I think we can please all the NSS members! unfortunately when it comes to science there are to many theories!
Ralph E. Powers wrote:Yeah but the real trick is... how to please everyone without stepping on any toes.BrianC wrote:Wm wroteSorry we are unable to please everyone,
I think we can please all the NSS members! unfortunately when it comes to science there are to many theories!
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