Book Banning and Religion
Proponents of book banning are almost always motivated by religious beliefs, according to Katie Turcke, a college senior.
Turcke, a student at Pomona College, noticed this trend in her home state of Idaho, where book bans were on the rise.
People who are proponents of banning those books often used religious language or they would often refer to religious texts to explain why those books should be banned.
This observation led Turcke to explore the intersection of religious freedom and democracy with book banning.
Turcke was a panelist at the webinar "Uncensored: Youth Voices Against Book Bans," hosted by Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
Author's summary: Book banning often motivated by religious beliefs.