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The Sacramento County Public Law Library has come under fire for hosting an art exhibit that critics have called anti-Christian and hostile to a particular religion — but the library’s director refused to remove the paintings.
One of the paintings depicts a large Bible with a warning label reading, “”Warning: May Impair Judgment.”
“This public law library is bashing and demeaning the Christian faith, people who believe in the Bible, and religion in genera,” said Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute. “That is a clear violation of the Establishment Clause.”
Dacus has sent a letter demanding the library remove the art work. If it’s not immediately removed, he threatened to file an injunction in federal court.
“The author of this artwork is unabashedly condemning people of faith and specifically those who reference the Bible as being stupid,” he said.
The Bible painting is called, “Moral Values,” created by San Francisco attorney Jeri Wyrick. She describes her artwork as “anti-religious” on her website. It was inspired by exit polling in the 2004 presidential election that showed voters were allegedly more concerned about moral values instead of the war in Iraq.
“I came to the conclusion that there must be something about religious faith which renders people stupid,” she wrote on her website.
Coral Henning, the library’s director, told the Sacramento Bee she will not remove the art. And, she said, only one person had complained.
“I don’t want to judge the art, but I think there are other pieces that provide balance,” she told the newspaper.
However, Dacus said there are no paintings that denigrate the Muslim or Jewish faiths.
“If this had been another faith, there would be outrage,” he told the newspaper.
Wyrick did not return calls for comment.
Libs are replacing God with Gay in our society.
Wake up, peeps…
I think they did wake up, but you are still snoozing. Libraries are a public repository of information. There are bibles in libraries, there is folklore in libraries, there are stories about Zeus and talking, resurrecting lions. Just because you believe in talking lions, that doesn't mean you can burn all the books about talking pigs because they offend you.
Henning must be one of the most clueless American alive, or maybe she
has an anti-Christian agenda. Maybe she thinks the book used to give the
oath of office to the US President is a dictionary.
The fact is the public library is a secular institution. It doesn't have to honor any faith and owes nothing to any religion. The artist has her opinion and painted accordingly. People are in turn free to like her pictures or not. This has nothing to do with Liberals or Conservatives or anyone's politics.
She is NOT very talented. The "painting" looks like it was done by a very good grade school art student. And don't try the weasel excuse by saying "thats my style". A poorly executed painting is NOT "style" Talent is something you are born with or not. IE god given. You either have it or you don't. She does not. I would recommend that she stick to her day job.
The artist (I use that term loosely) apparently has a problem with Christianity. To me that shows her stupidity and disregard for the Christian community. She should create a piece of (art) for the koran stating that 'may be hazardous to your health, may be required to commit suicide'.
I am a Born-Again Christian and I like it. It speaks the truth because it DOES impair your judgment…your fleshly, sinful judgement and replaces it with Gods view on how to make the right choices. So in a way its actually a advertisement to READ the word of God.
Mr. Dacus is right! If this Person had painted an image of the Quran in disrespect ( as she did with our holy bible) there WOULD be NATIONWIDE muslim protests and she would most likely be dead by now!!
How bout we stop fussing about the bible "art" and just hang one up right beside it with a pic of the Quran and insert a caption that says, "Warning: May Produce Radical Terrorists & Get Unbelievers Murdered!" Isn't that free speech?
Ok if she can have that then I want a artistic painting of the ten commandments
Poor representation of the bible may impair judgement?
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One of the paintings at the Sacramento County Library, by Jeri Wyrick, depicts a large Bible with a warning label reading, “”Warning: May Impair Judgment.” I guess if your artwork is 'run of the mill', you can always try to get attention by being controversial !!!
What else can you expect from Pelosi? The American flag was tagged as graffiti and the road department instantly painted over it. now this abomination will probably be designated "art". This attack on America and it's values has to be stopped. There is video proof of voter intimidation and fraud, Pelosi and Obama will do nothing, but NO proof of racism at the Tea Party and they're in a rage. Wake up America!!!!
Perhaps our Librarians need emplyment requirements such as -being familiar with the TRUE comments and directions by the founders of this country in regard to religion and establishment.
Best picture of a bible i have ever seen, every bible should have to have these warning labels, except they need to include the parts about it including rape, murder, slavery, slaughter of children, genocide, injustice to women, incest, gore, mythical creatures, etc. but don't worry god says he loves you… he just did all this to show he loves you…
what the hell my comment got deleted?
here it is again stupid censorship
Best picture of a bible i have ever seen, every bible should have to have these warning labels, except they need to include the parts about it including rape, murder, slavery, slaughter of children, genocide, injustice to women, incest, gore, mythical creatures, etc. but don't worry god says he loves you… he just did all this to show he loves you…
“I came to the conclusion that there must be something about religious faith which renders people stupid,” she wrote on her website.
Well, I've come to the conclusion that there must be something about religious faith condemnation which renders its practitioners intolerant and unable to accept criticism.
And I'm being nice.
Look at all of you, getting so offended because someone doesn't believe the same thing you do and challenged your perfect little "religion".
If I could burn every Bible and church down on this planet, I would.
Just for the fun of it too. Haha.
I have a box of matches f religion its good for nothing but causing war and death
You sure can! I bet you could fine one without too much work either. Check out illustrations of Dante's Inferno. Should the gays be allowed to ban those books and pictures because they find them offensive too?