Open Minds: Gift a Banned Book this Holiday Season

Hugh Taft-Morales

Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society

The recent surge in book bans is troubling. During the last academic year, school districts in 32 states announced 2,500 such actions. But thanks to human curiosity and opposition to censorship, banning books backfires. Book stores even create displays to capitalize on demand for this forbidden fruit. Hugh suggests we help everyone maintain open minds by purchasing, donating, and sharing banned books. After the platform, Freethought Society founder and president Margaret Downey will create book ornaments on-site to hang on the Tree of Knowledge in our lobby. If you want to make and hang a decoration, bring two copies of the front cover of a book that opened your mind.

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