And now, for the rest of the story.
Sent a letter to the editor of THE KEWASKUM STATESMEN with the information concerning the homosexual and pornographic books offered in the YA Zone of the WB Community Memorial Library. Parents can then choose to oversee their children concerning these books, or speak to their librarian directly.
This is Andrew Kuehl's response.
"I am writing to tell you, I will NOT be running your letter to the editor.
To tell my readers that they should avoid our wonderful community library would be in my mind very detrimental.
I think the library needs to carry books that will be enjoyed by all no matter what they are.I think parents and whom ever should take responsibility and avoid the library if they think what is in the library has on the shelves is unappealing. There are plenty of Christian book stores where you can buy the books or materials you want before your children until they are 18 and not in your control any longer. I think it is completely outrageous that you think it's the library's job to tell us what we can and can not read. Whatever happened to taking r esponsibility?
If you don't like what's at the library and you want to completely control what your kid reads then go and get a selection of books for he or she.
Furthermore, who are you to judge what's right and wrong. That's God's job. Yes, in the Bible is says homosexual acts are an abomination. It also says that you shouldn't eat certain things.
If people want to live that sort of lifestyle, they eventually will need to answer to the one who judges us all. In the mean time, just take of your front porch and make sure that everything you or those with your mindset do you can answer for when your judgement time comes.Please leave our Libraries alone.
If I run a commitment ceremony notice in the paper I suppose you'll be writing me a similar letter. This is the society we live in. You can't avoid it. All you can do is take care of ourselves and make sure we do the best we can!
Andrew R. Kuehl
STATESMAN
Printing & Publishing LLC
240 Main Street
PO Box 98
Kewaskum, WI 53040-0098
262-370-0831
Office/Mobile
262-626-1382 fax
andrew@kewaskumstatesman.com"
NOTE: Mr. Kuehl accuses me of telling his readership to avoid the library. I did not. I gave him the same information I gave our WB Library. Nothing more, nothing less. It seems he is not comprehending the information that was within my letter to the editor.
Furthermore, we are not asking for all "Christian" books to be placed on the shelves. People leave homosexuality every day. The information should be there for those wanting it, seeking it, needing it. Our library needs to give everyone with UNWANTED SAME SEX ATTRACTION the resources needed in order to make an educated decision.
Mr. Kuehl goes on to say it is God's job to judge what is right and wrong, not mine, yet he continues on with judging me for what I feel is dangerous to the children in the communities our libraries serves. So how exactly does this work? He can judge me and make accusations that are faith-based, but I should not?
What is clear is this.
Mr. Kuehl would rather keep his friendships with the local libarian(s) than respect the parents/families in his community by giving them the opportunity to know what is available to their children on the bookshelves at their local library.
It also seems that Mr. Kuehl is more concerned about his readership than the children in the Kewaskum area who are patrons of the local library.
This editor refuses to run my letter on the grounds that he does not agree that the families deserve to know.
A sad statement, indeed.
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A certain statement he said is one I hear all the time, namely, "who are you to judge what's right and wrong." So if no one ever makes that judgment, why does the library have a selection policy? Why do librarians following American Library Association policies get to make selection decisions but the tax paying public does not? Why does the US Supreme Court allow pervasively vulgar books to be removed from public schools? Why does the US Supreme Court allow Internet filtering in public libraries? Indeed, if no one can "judge what's right and wrong," why do we even have courts in the first place?
Good on him. If anything the families "deserve to know" that there's someone out there that wants to limit what the community can have access to at their library. Ignoring the fact that methods around "curing homosexuality" have been debunked, there are still materials that could offend and harm teenagers about their sexuality, but we still keep bibles in the library because there's a need for spirituality books.
SWee..
Once again, misinformed.
Limit? Hardly! Just the opposite! We want to INCREASE the number of books offered on this subject in our library.
I realize your feelings may differ on whether a homosexual is gay by birth or by choice, and I respect that right to your opinion.
Please don't censor mine.
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