{"id":13448,"date":"2025-12-23T11:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=13448"},"modified":"2025-12-23T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:38:13","slug":"wake-up-parents-american-library-association-is-still-grooming-our-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=13448","title":{"rendered":"Wake Up, Parents: American Library Association Is (Still) Grooming Our Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Reading Time:<\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine if your 15-year-old came to my house, and I gave them a book about edgy sex positions? What if I gave your 16-year-old a book with graphic illustrations of oral or anal sex?\n<\/p>\n

Would you be happy with that? Or would you be mighty suspicious of me?<\/p>\n

Post a prayer for your state!<\/h4>\n

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Many parents may not know it, but there is an ongoing fight over certain books and whether they should be given to minors without their parents\u2019 knowledge or consent. That\u2019s what the American Library Association wants. The ALA recently launched a nationwide campaign against so-called \u201cbook bans,\u201d with ALA President Sam Helmick (they\/them) saying it is about the \u201cfreedom to read.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Except, the ALA\u2019s critics do not want to \u201cban\u201d anything. Nor do they want to challenge the freedom to read \u2013 I know because I\u2019m one of them. We do, however, want people to know that the ALA wants inappropriate materials in your kids\u2019 hands, regardless of your parental preferences.\n<\/p>\n

In 2023, Sen. Mike Lee revealed a video of Deborah Caldwell-Stone, then-director of the American Library Association\u2019s Office for Intellectual Freedom, admitting that the ALA is reframing sexually inappropriate content for minors as \u201cdiverse materials\u201d focused on \u201cinclusion.\u201d Caldwell-Stone said the previously quiet part out loud.\n<\/p>\n

It shocked me because I always thought that ALA librarians were the \u201cgood guys.\u201d After all, who ever imagined that librarians would play the part of creepy guy in a trenchcoat?\n<\/p>\n

But some of society\u2019s most trusted leaders misuse their power and prestige as cover, at the expense of our kids (think about the Catholic priest scandals). While a tiny percentage of priests are up to no good, the wrongdoers use the cover of their innocent job titles to engage in perverse conduct. In a similar vein, librarians who want to \u201creframe\u201d perverse fetish instruction manuals as \u201cdiverse education\u201d aren\u2019t thinking about your kids\u2019 best interests.\n<\/p>\n

One of the books in question is \u201cLet\u2019s Talk About It,\u201d which is aimed at teenagers with graphic images of how to insert butt plugs or advice on fetish pornography websites. Another is \u201cGender Queer: A Memoir,\u201d which contains multiple pages of illustrations depicting oral sex. The explicit images were entered into the congressional record in 2023 for all to see (fair warning). The pictures are worth a thousand words.\n<\/p>\n

I have reported on these developments at the ALA through my blog \u201cSafeLibraries,\u201d exposing those who are advocating for minors to read books like \u201cGender Queer\u201d without parental knowledge. I have regularly posted on social media about how this exposure constitutes \u201cgrooming,\u201d and I have revealed individual librarians who are intent \u2013 with the ALA\u2019s backing \u2013 on keeping these books available to kids.\n<\/p>\n

One such librarian is Amanda Jones, who has publicly supported \u201cGender Queer\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s Talk About It\u201d as suitable for kids. Those who dare to question \u201cGender Queer,\u201d are in her words, \u201ctargeting LGBTQ and other marginalized communities.\u201d Now, Jones has sued me in federal court for defamation and false light for calling that \u201cgrooming.\u201d (I have filed an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss the case with the help of veteran First Amendment lawyer Marc Randazza, and it is currently pending.) I stand by that opinion.\n<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be very clear: This is not a partisan issue. So-called \u201cbook bans\u201d are abhorrent, and even sexually explicit books like \u201cGender Queer\u201d have a place on Amazon.com or at Barnes & Noble. However, that place is not<\/em> somewhere kids have unfettered access.\n<\/p>\n

None of us \u2013 Democrat or Republican \u2013 grew up in a world with images of blowjobs or butt plugs on the shelves. Is it \u201cbanning books\u201d if the public library doesn\u2019t stock Marquis De Sade?<\/em> Is it \u201ccensorship\u201d when sexual content can be found everywhere but the kids\u2019 section?\n<\/p>\n

For the ALA and individual librarians to recommend books about \u201cmarginalized communities,\u201d that is one thing. As they grow older, kids should learn about differences in race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. But a 14-year-old should never<\/em> be encouraged by their local librarian to read about oral or anal sex \u2013 full stop.\n<\/p>\n

This is not normal. Even left-wing friends of mine have been repulsed after skimming \u201cGender Queer,\u201d especially at a time when U.S. literacy is plummeting (according to even leftist librarians). Nevertheless, the ALA has joined forces with Hollywood to celebrate Amanda Jones in a new documentary called \u201cThe Librarians,\u201d ironically produced by \u201cSex and the City\u201d actress Sarah Jessica Parker.\n<\/p>\n

I have been called a \u201cNazi\u201d and a \u201cfascist\u201d for taking this stance, which is shared by parents on both sides of the political aisle. But the ALA won\u2019t silence us, and it is time for all parents to speak out against child grooming \u2013 especially in our libraries.\n<\/p>\n

This article was originally published by RealClearPolitics and made available via RealClearWire.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How are you praying about the ALA? Share your prayers and scriptures below.<\/h4>\n

Originally published at RealClearWire. Photo Credit: Redd on Unsplash.<\/em>
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