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From 'Huck Finn' to Hosea: Why We Should READ Rather Than Remove Old Books
[ChristianHeadlines.com] Remember reading To Kill a Mockingbird or Huckleberry Finn in school? They’re esteemed works of classic literature, but students in a Minnesota school district will no longer be required to read them, according to a recent article on Fox News. The reason? Both include the “n-word.” (Photo Credit: Christian Headlines) It’s a decision I can understand, but it’s not one I agree with. (I’m in no way defending the word, or arguing for using it, so hear me out.) I’m an avid reader personally, devouring hundreds of books each year from a wide variety of authors. I’ve read many of the classics, including these two, and… Continue reading here. 
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“The Bible isn’t a sanitized story. It doesn’t shy away from telling the truth of who we are as a human race, even when it’s painful, shameful, ugly, and controversial. But aren’t we better for reading it? ... Don’t we ... find ourselves in the pages, realizing our own tendencies to sin, harm others, and fall short of all that God has intended for us? I think the works of classic literature in question do much of the same thing—they give us opportunities to engage with the realness of humanity and grapple with what it means for us today.”
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