Posted on 11/19/2019 10:01:58 AM PST by Morgana
FULL TITLE: EXCLUSIVE: Upshur County Library Board reviewing controversial book promoting homosexuality to children.
TENNERTON — The Upshur County Public Library Board is scheduled to review a controversial book that promotes homosexuality to children, after an elementary school student discovered the book last week. Prince and Knight, authored by Daniel Haack, features two homosexual men and their journey to find “true love.”
The summary of the book reads:
In a kingdom far from here, there was a prince who would soon take the throne, so his parents took him on a search for a bride. They traveled the land far and wide, but the prince was looking for something different in a partner…
Excerpts of the passages continue:
[The prince’s] parents knew that soon, it would be time he took the thrown. But with a kingdom so grand, the prince could not rule alone.
So, the three of them set out and traveled far and wide, on a quest to find a kind of worthy bride. The prince met many ladies (and he made them all swoon!), but it was clear that he was singing a different tune.
“Thank you,” he told his parents. “I appreciate that you tried, but I was looking for something special in a partner by my side.”
While the royals were away, their land faced quite a scare. A dragon fast approaching breathing fire everywhere! All the villagers ran in fear! Even the soldiers hid and fled. “This vicious beast is far too great. We must retreat or we’ll be dead!”
(The prince races back to the kingdom to fight the dragon.)
Alas! Before you fear our prince had to face the beast alone… along on horseback came a knight cloaked in armor that brightly shone.
The dragon charged upon our heroes, thinking it had already won, but the knight had a bold idea, and raised his shield to face the sun.
The glare hit the shining metal, blinding the dragon’s firery eyes, it was what the prince did next that really caught it by surprise!
The prince had climbed atop the dragon and tied a rope around its head. He wrapped the cord around the neck and down the body like a thread.
The dragon was caught, tied and bound, but the prince up high had lost his grip falling to the ground!
The prince was caught and free from harm, held in the knight’s warm embrace.
“You saved my life!”
“And you saved mine!”
They said to one another. And in a flash, to each it felt there simply was no other. The knight took off his helmet to reveal his handsome face, and as they gazed into each other’s eyes, their hearts began to race.
As the villagers returned, it became clear to those around that the prince’s one true love had at last been surely found.
The king and queen had come back too, and were overwhelmed with joy.
“We have finally found someone who is perfect for our boy!”
And on the two men’s wedding day, the air filled with cheer and laughter, for the prince and his shining knight would live happily ever after.
“I’m sure there will certainly be some parents who take issue with the book,” Haack told HuffPo.
The book was published in affiliation with Bonnier Publishing USA and GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), which is an LGBT activist organization that seeks to normalize homosexual behavior in all facets of life. On the back of the book, the affiliation label reads, “A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to accelerating LGBT acceptance.”
According to the Huffington Post, GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis expressed the partnership was part of her organization’s goal of “advancing positive representation of LGBTQ lives, experiences, and stories at every stage of our lives.” Books, she said in the statement, “are a natural progression to encourage awareness, kindness, and acceptance at an early age.”
Calvary Chapel Mountain Highlands Pastor Josh Layfield issued a statement on social media pertaining to the issue.
“I met with the Library Director and informed him of my concerns. He has removed it from the shelves waiting to meet with the board for the final decision. This is of great concern for everyone in this community,” Pastor Layfield expressed. “As a father of four boys, I know my boys love princes, kings, and rulers. They love knights in shining armor and they emulate these men by acting them out in play. This book is a deliberate attempt to indoctrinate young children, especially boys, into the LGBTQA lifestyle. This book is deliberately appealing to their imagination, creativity, and their innocence when they still think girls have “cooties”. Children’s books, which are promoted by the state and put into circulation by taxpayer funds, should remain innocent. Unfortunately, this is an intentional leading of children into sin and parents and citizens within this community must be mindful of what is happening.”
“For the offended: please know that you are radically loved by a Holy God who wants to set you free from sin. He has died for you and he longs to have an eternal relationship with you. You can have this if you simply humble your heart and repent. I am aware that there will be some offended at the actions of removing the book from the children’s section. I am also aware that you will be upset, emotionally charged by the fact that I think it necessary for parents and citizens to guard their children from such indoctrination. I know you will be tempted, and even given into such temptation to throw insults at me and those who believe like me. I want you to know, however, that you are loved by the God of the Bible who has standards and is Holy. He came in the flesh to free you from your sins. I am praying that your eyes are opened and you put off the darkness and step into the light.”
Buckhannon Pride, which serves as Upshur County’s local LGBT activist organization, also made a statement.
“It has been brought to our attention that our public library plans to take a book out of circulation due to LGBTQ+ content after receiving a complaint from a church. Yet they don’t seem to have an issue accepting taxes from the LGBTQ+ community.”
Many residents are also arguing that because the Upshur County Library is financed by local tax dollars, children’s’ books depicting controversial and suggestive material should not be available, as a majority of Upshur County taxpayers feel such material is not suitable for children.
The review will be conducted during the November 20, 2019, board meeting at 4:00 pm. Library Director Paul Norko told Mountaineer Journal, verbal public comments will not be allowed; however, the public may submit their comments in writing prior to the meeting.
The Upshur County Public Library has not yet made a public comment. Pictures of the Library Book **ON LINK BARF ALERT**
Does the fact they say he is taking the “thrown”, rather than. the “throne” have any significance?
Best thing would have been to quietly make the book disappear.
“Prince and Knight, authored by Daniel Haack, features two homosexual men and their journey to find “true love.”
There is a mill stone in that faggot’s future. Time to turn against the letter people. They are ruining education, ruining culture, ruining women’s sports, and they want to diddle your children. Drive them out!
VA has a bill pending that prevents one from renting to LGBQ+BLT.
Do you mean “prevents one from NOT renting to LGBQ+BLT”?
The (homosexual) prince’s parents knew that soon he would take the thrown? Isn’t the bad spelling enough reason to dump this trash?
You are correct. One cannot refuse to rent to homosexuals in VA—pending...
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