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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (79599)	12/10/2003 10:46:12 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

The distinction the librarian tries to make between paintings and books is fallacious. My sympathies to the residents of that community who have to put up with a librarian with such censorial views.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (79599)	12/10/2003 2:23:05 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Krug dismissed differentiating between books and paintings in plain view. "If you don't like it, avert your eyes," she said. That librarian is a very odd person. Some of the distinctions she's making seem contorted to me. I agree, though, with her distinction between books and an exhibit of paintings. That seems pretty obvious to me.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (79599)	12/16/2003 7:13:22 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Library directors overturn ban on Jesus images Associated Press December 16, 2003 MERIDEN, Conn. -- The board of directors of the city's public library has overturned a ban on a local artist's paintings of Jesus. Directors voted unanimously Monday to allow artist Mary Morley to display her paintings of Jesus at the library as part of her exhibit. Library director Marcia Trotta recently asked Morley to omit three paintings that included Jesus from her show, which included 14 other paintings and was titled, "Visions, Hopes and Dreams." "Reviewing the facts of the matter in light of constitutional requirements as the board presently understands them, the board has decided to allow Ms. Morley to exhibit all of her submitted paintings, as has been the past practice with other individuals," read a prepared statement from the board. "The Board hopes that Ms. Morley accepts that offer in the gracious spirit that we intend to extend it." Morley, who did not attend the meeting, responded, "Amen to this." The three paintings in question depicted the Crucifixion, the Nativity and Jesus carrying the cross to Calvary. Trotta asked Morley last month to omit the three from the exhibit. But Trotta allowed two paintings of Jesus' face, as well as images of John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a tribute to the World Trade Center, an image of Old Testament prophet Elijah and one of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. All of those were historical, Trotta argued at the time. Morley refused to display any paintings if the three were not allowed. Library staff worried that having all the paintings of Jesus in the display area would lead some library patrons to believe the city favors Christianity over other faiths. stamfordadvocate.com