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Thread #110756   Message #3197044
Posted By: Alice
27-Jul-11 - 11:59 PM
Thread Name: BS: Books banned - help library- donate books
Subject: RE: BS: BOOKS BANNED - help library- donate books
Three years later, and here is an update.

I just happened to see this article today when looking at the recent news about the FLDS cult.

The books donated were burned.

April 18, 2011, deseretnews.com

quote in part...
"There is a bonfire outside that clearly has books that have burned in it," Wyler said. "I can't say every book has been burned, because I haven't seen the inside. I can't get in there to see."

Bruce Wisan, who has been appointed by the state to oversee management of an FLDS trust, said the books were being housed in a old schoolhouse.

"It was supposed to be a library," he said. "The trust wanted to deed it to the county, but (one man) went to the county supervisors and told them that we shouldn't be taking church property and there would be lawsuit."

It is believed that there were thousands of books in the building, including some which had been donated by Barnes and Noble Booksellers. Wyler said he is not sure how many books were destroyed as he could not gain access to the schoolhouse.

"My keys no longer fit the door anymore," he said. ....

Link to article http://desne.ws/hTRZrS