Tag: libraries
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aclu tackles the ‘occult’ category in internet filtering software
from patheos.com: ACLU announced that it has filed a lawsuit against a library in Salem, Missouri (download the full complaint) for using Internet filtering software that blocks websites pertaining to Wicca and Native American religions. As Ars Technica notes, sites blocked by the library’s software include Wikipedia’s page on Wicca, but not Christian-run pages that…
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vatican goes high-tech to preserve fragile ancient tomes
from msnbc: One of the world’s oldest libraries in Rome faces a huge problem — how to preserve 1,800-year-old manuscripts in a digital format that’s readable for next-generation computers. A format designed to store images taken by satellites and orbital telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope could offer a solution to the Holy See’s…
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9/29 pop occulture: faith, guitars & church calendars
oregon jury convicts faith-healing hickmans of manslaughter* video: man steals guitar from green bay grave; diocese detective work gets it back to dearly departed* north platte, nebraska library defends freedom to read wicca, occult books–all books* video: men from mass. church bare it all in calendar*