But, I’m sure that the Quran is perfectly welcome.
LaRue emphasized that the library association does not oppose having Bibles in public schools. Guidelines for the Office for Intellectual Freedom note that the Bible “does not violate the separation of church and state as long as the library does not endorse or promote the views included in the Bible.” The ALA also favors including a wide range of religious materials, from the Quran to the Bhagavad Gita to the Book of Mormon. LaRue added that the association does hear of complaints about the Quran, but fewer than for the Bible. …There’s a reason why the preamble to the Communist Manifesto names “Pope and Tsar” as among the primary enemies of communism. It never mentions Islam by name in that manner.