This is disturbing in the extreme. A publishing company has determined that our nations founding document, a legal document known as the United States Constitution and other documents written by our founding fathers needs a warning label. Fox News points out in the article (click on title link to access) that warning labels are to help protect a company from liability. What possible liablity could someone face for selling a copy of the US Constitution or the Declaration of Independance? Give me a break! I don't care if the Constitution was written 200 years ago! It does not matter if the language used in it is a style and type that is out of date. A portion of the disclaimer states, "This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today." BIG, FAT, HAIRY DEAL! What strain of idiocy has infected A&D Publishing? This"disclaimer" goes on to say that "Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work." Are they serious! Are we now going to put the most cherished documents of our founding fathers in the same category as a book by German Reformation leader Martin Luther written in 1543 titled "On the Jews and Their Lies"? One would certainly expect such a disclaimer on a publication of pure anti-semitism if children were put in a position of having to read such filth, but not on the United States Constitution for God sakes!
Below is the address and website of this publishing company. If you are as outraged at this example of "Political Correctness" as I am please contact them and tell them so (politely) and demand that they remove this egregious disclaimer.
A & D Publishing
PO Box 3005
Radford, VA 24143-3005
www.wilderpublications.com
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