{"id":972,"date":"2025-09-07T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?p=972"},"modified":"2025-09-05T09:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:31:26","slug":"the-battlefield-of-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?p=972","title":{"rendered":"The Battlefield Of Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indianola hosted dueling book readings last month. Local resident Steve Kirby weighs in on the significance of both events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-3.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?page_id=360\">Join the fight to preserve our community by becoming a monthly donor today.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>On August 16th there were two book reading events in Indianola. One was hosted at the Indianola Public Library by the <a href=\"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?p=901\">Warren County Chapter of Moms for Liberty and advertised as \u201cSee You at the Library<\/a>.\u201d The other was hosted by Pageturners Bookstore at its store on the Indianola town square and advertised as \u201cBanned Book Storytime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The focus of \u201cSee You at the Library\u201d was on promoting traditional values and Christian books to children. In stark contrast, the focus of \u201cBanned Book Storytime\u201d was on promoting an LGBTQ+ agenda to children. By the way, did you know that the 1930\u2019s classic about the gentle Spanish bull, \u201cThe Story of Ferdinand\u201d by Munro Leaf, \u201chas been a go-to for teachers and parents looking for LGBT-friendly kids lit?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the link to the article I wrote about this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-iowa-standard wp-block-embed-the-iowa-standard\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Xqvnod1Oh6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theiowastandard.com\/kirby-two-book-readings-in-indianola-traditional-values-vs-an-lgbtq-agenda\/\">KIRBY: Two Book Readings in Indianola &#8211; Traditional Values vs. an LGBTQ+ Agenda<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;KIRBY: Two Book Readings in Indianola &#8211; Traditional Values vs. an LGBTQ+ Agenda&#8221; &#8212; The Iowa Standard\" src=\"https:\/\/theiowastandard.com\/kirby-two-book-readings-in-indianola-traditional-values-vs-an-lgbtq-agenda\/embed\/#?secret=FaY0cM3Yur#?secret=Xqvnod1Oh6\" data-secret=\"Xqvnod1Oh6\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Stephen M. Kirby is the author of six books and numerous articles about Islam. His latest book is \u201cIslamic Doctrine versus the U.S. Constitution: The Dilemma for Muslim Public Officials.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;He is also the Chair for the Warren County Republicans.&nbsp;&nbsp;The views expressed here are his own.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?page_id=360\">Like this article? Leave a tip!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indianola hosted dueling book readings last month. Local resident Steve Kirby weighs in on the significance of both events. 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