Out of date encyclopedias

I can selectively quote from the Salvo’s website as well:

It is The Salvation Army’s belief that, whilst recognising the possibility of such orientation, (the origins of which are uncertain), the Bible expressly opposes homosexual practice, seeing such activity as rebellion against God’s plan for the created order.
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Homosexual practice however, is, in the light of Scripture, clearly unacceptable. Such activity is chosen behaviour and is thus a matter of the will. It is therefore able to be directed or restrained in the same way heterosexual urges are controlled. Homosexual practice would render any person ineligible for full membership (soldiership) in the Army.

Funny, telling us we’re rebelling against God, that our sex lives are “clearly unacceptable”, and that we’re not good enough for full membership in their church, denotes a new meaning of “acceptance” that I’m unaware of.

When at a second hand bookstore a month or so back, I was chatting to the chap who runs the store and he said encyclopedia sets are often bought in by people wanting to sell them. But there is now no longer any demand for them.
Since charities collect books for selling, as part of their fundraising activities, I’d have my doubts they’d want books that are no longer in any demand.

cardardly, i would gladly take them off your hands if all else fails, but not sure if i constitute an organisation?

georgesgenitals said :

Bosworth said :

Skip said :

Many charities are happy to accept books to sell. Two that come to mind immediately would be: Lifeline and the Salvos.

Don’t give to the Salvation Army, they hate fags.

http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-the-salvation-army/positional-statements–and–guidelines/statement-on-human-sexuality.html

From the link you included:

“The Salvation Army seeks to understand, accept and lovingly minister to all people…”

Doesn’t sound to me like they hate anyone.

Maybe you could quote the bit about hating fags?

I am sure that Lifeline would love them http://www.act.lifeline.org.au/Bookfair/DonatingBooks/tabid/145/Default.aspx or any other books that you would like to pass on.

Punter said :

Pork Hunt said :

Ship them to Queensland, that’ll advance their cause…

Still sore about the State of Origin?

In pain till I die…

Bosworth said :

Skip said :

Many charities are happy to accept books to sell. Two that come to mind immediately would be: Lifeline and the Salvos.

Don’t give to the Salvation Army, they hate fags.

http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-the-salvation-army/positional-statements–and–guidelines/statement-on-human-sexuality.html

From the link you included:

“The Salvation Army seeks to understand, accept and lovingly minister to all people…”

Doesn’t sound to me like they hate anyone.

As for th old encyclopaedias, keep them for when you go camping. Tearing out pages of a thick book is often easier than carrying newspapers for starting campfires.

Sheridan said :

i would keep them, they could be pretty interesting to look back on in a few decades time. imagine showing them to children who have ever seen an encyclopedia before…

Have to agree. If you have the space, keep them. I have a set that are nearly 40 years old (apparently Gough is our newly elected PM). They are at times hilarious, disturbing, quaint and outright offensive. Admittedly they are Funk and Wagnells so I don’t think intellectual rigour played a big part in it

Skip said :

Many charities are happy to accept books to sell. Two that come to mind immediately would be: Lifeline and the Salvos.

Don’t give to the Salvation Army, they hate fags.

http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-the-salvation-army/positional-statements–and–guidelines/statement-on-human-sexuality.html

find a person who is into altered books – encyclopedias would be great for that.