Rogue Mormon Censoring "Murder She Wrote" Books In Library

[matcom]

Oh my heck! Someone is "cleansing" the "Murder, She Wrote" mystery book series in the Central Davis Branch of the Davis County Library in Layton.

An unknown culprit has meticulously edited swear words out of some of the series' books.

Swear words have been crossed out and replaced with milder words, like "darn," "gosh" or "heck," written in black, purple, green and even pink ink.

In recent months, Charlene Heckert of Layton found five of the 10 "Murder She Wrote" books that she has read censored for content.

"It bothers me 'cause I'm trying to read a book," Heckert said. "It's distracting."

Pete Giacoma, director of the Davis County Library System, said this is a rare situation. Occasionally readers might write their opinions of a book in the margin but usually not this type of censorship.

"The reality is, catching a person doing it is hard," he said. "Proving it is even harder."

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595078785,00.html

[GOPisEvil]

1. Those damned rogue Mormons!

So crafty!

[Fenris]

2. Rogue Mormons - that's one hell of a band name.

[Worst Username Ever]

3. "Rogue Mormon."

Somthing about that phrase cracks me up!

[Radical Activist]

8. That should be the new brew from rogue beer

Rogue Mormon beer sounds nice. I'd drink it.

[matcom]

9. thank you

made it up. i'll be here all week :)

[terrya]

4. There are swear words in the "Murder, She Wrote" books????

If they're anything like the television series, there wasn't much. Beyond an occasional "hell" or "damn", "Murder, She Wrote" had to have been one of the cleanest shows ever aired. :-)

[aden_nak]

5. Murder She Wrote is corrupting America's youth!

Can't you people see that? BOTH of the teenagers in this country who know what Murder She Wrote is are being emotionally scarred.

[Flagius]

6. Sigh....

Its not all that surprising, these are the same idiots that go around "converting" dead people of other religions.

[David__77]

7. This is darn tootin' horrible!

Golly gosh I don't appreciate censorship!

[MuseRider]

10. Did you really

make that up? Ohhh matcom, as an inactive Mormon I find that term just priceless. That is really getting a laugh here in my house. You funny guy, you! I love it. Thanks.

[matcom]

11. yup. made it up

but lived in Utah for 4 years. I call it my "doing time" :)

[MuseRider]

12. I am sending

you a great big :hug: You have no idea how much I needed that smile at just that time. Utah is a beautiful state but I would not want to live there, especially if the Mormons are going "rogue"! :hug:

[matcom]

13. thank you very much

i'll take that :hug: and :hug: you right back.

Utah is HELL to live in (no pun intended) for us sinners

MA is MUCH better (like night and day)

:loveya:

[MaryH]

14. Rogue Mormon?

Does that mean a mormon who is out of control? Who feels he has a "mission" in life to clean up all of the library books. Could be.

Or, a Jack Mormon who joined an Evangelical Church. (Boy would that be a wierd religion.)

Joseph Smith and Brigham Young prophecy regarding the raising of the dead and the Rapture. (That would have been too, too much)

The reason for having many wives is to have as many children as possible so all those little spirits out there in space can come to earth - and then be Raptured right back up again. (I don't think that works very well)

How about "The Book of Rapture"