Because people are afraid of free thought and want to control the thoughts and actions of others.
Answer 2:
Books are banned for the following reasons most often:
sexuality
language
unsuitable for particular age groups
violence
occult
homosexuality
religious views
nudity
racism
sex ed
drugs
anti-family
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There are still many banned books even today. Some banned books have become unbanned.
Most public libraries support banned books.
Many books are becoming inappropriate as the years mature. This is why some books are being banned. (:
No where.
I wouldn't think there is one. All books, bar instruction manuals, are banned.
Most public libraries support banned books.
Robert P. Doyle has written: 'Banned Books Week '89: Celebrating the freedom to read' 'The American Library Association and international relations' -- subject- s -: American Library Association, International librarianship, International relations, Library cooperation 'Banned books' -- subject- s -: Banned Books Week, Bibliography, Books and reading, Censorship, Challenged books, Freedom of information, Prohibited books 'Banned books week '93' -- subject- s -: Bibliography, Books and reading, Censorship, Freedom of information, Prohibited books 'Banned Books Resource Guide: Celebrating the Freedom to Read'
The are no banned books in fully civilized nations. Such lists exist only in backwards areas.
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Books are banned in Indonesia thanks to laws on censorship of press. These can be because a book is deemed religiously unacceptable, but more recently books have been banned for promoting terrorism.
Salman Rushdie's books have been banned as was Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species. Khalil Gibran, Chinua Achebe, John Anthony Burgess, Rebecca Wells and Robert Jordan also had books banned. But more surprising was the banning of books with Dora the Explorer and Spongebob Squarepants.
Not all school books were banned, however some were. These books were banned because the overall community didn't agree with the content of the books. Some books, for example Fahrenheit 451and The Giver were temporarily banned because it "taught" the reader that it was okay to stand up to the government and speak out, which some people didn't like, which lead to the books being banned.