What is your reaction? You buy a brand-new book of children's classical fiction, and...?

i would not allow my children to read it, and i would show it to people i know so that they could tell other people...and eventually everyone would know that some religion...or cult...is trying to take over our children...

then i'd be called the crazy lady...and the whole propoganda thing would be forgotten...lol

the dialogue in these stories have been changed throughout history- there are many many versions of all of these stories- a lot of these stories started out with rather morbid tones. I actually prefer the versions that are not so morbid but keep the natural consequences- no matter how harsh- for the acions committed.

I have a big problem when these stories are watered down so much and are so liberal that there are no consequences to wrong actions- now the wolf does not die in Little Red Riding Hood, and all the animals get to eat the bread even though they did not work, and nothing bad happens to the little boy who cried wolf- there is no loss, no moral, no lesson learned.

Generally a book will tell you if it has Christian content- if you bought the book, you might have checked it out before you made the purchase. No matter how familiar the story - it is always open to variations ESPECIALLY the classic fairy tales, and Christians do and have the right to use what is familiar to share the gospel message with children- if you don't agree, just don't buy it.

***What is your reaction? You buy a brand-new book of children's classical fiction, and...? ****

That same thing happened to me, look.

The Bible,

Deuteronomy 23:10

If one of your men is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he is to go outside the camp and stay there.

( How to explain nocturnal emissions to a child?)

Song of Solomon 6:3

I am my lover's and my lover is mine; he browses among the lilies.

( Why wasn't she browsing the lillies also?)

Ezekiel 16:37

therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip you in front of them, and they will see all your nakedness.

( Sounds like involuntary body exposure to me.)

Leviticus 15:18

When a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

(If they washed why were they still unclean?)

Ezekiel 23:20

There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.

( Should children really be reading such things?)

There is more of this stuff in the Bible.

I believe most of us don't really read the Bible, we mostly just look at the words. Then we imagine in our heart and change things to suit our purpose. And there is nothing really wrong with that, we're humans we make mistakes.

I would take it back and buy the originals. There are plenty of stories out there with bible references. Our classic fairy tales is not one of them. They are just that fairy tales and it helps spark children's imagination. I think certain things should just be left alone whether you believe in Jesus or not.

where did you get it. I am never shopping there.

another question, what if the same thing happened except that there were references to paganism, satanism, voodoo, or something else legally protected by the US constitution yet socially unacceptable. I think christians would have a field day!

You must have seen the news. They are doing that to books in Turkey - putting in references to Allah and Muslim practices. Kind of disturbing no matter what religion is doing their editing.

http://www.nysun.com/article/38865

I'd take it back and demand a refund. I prefer the really good original versions from Wihelm and Jakob Grimm.

Return the book. and complain. I hate religious propaganda like that. Men used to stand at the exits of my high school and hand out "fun comic books" that were basically meant to convert everyone.

I burn the book and seethe in rage.

EDIT: I guess I need to clarify, this trend of rewriting good myths angers me. Sleepy Hollow the movie bastardized an awesome American legend making it pulp crap instead of being true to the original. That angers me just as much as adding God to stories that were just fine without God. LEAVE WELL WRITTEN STORIES (myths, legends) ALONE, THEY ARE OUR HERITAGE!!!! Personal pet peeve.

I'd take the book back to where you bought it and demand a refund. Unless the book mentioned on the cover that it was adapted.