The Holy Bible: The Fiction Section
by This made a lot of people angry!
When I recently visited my local library I decided that I would like to re-read the Bible and so I walked up and down searching in the Non-Fiction Section of the library with not one in sight. So, I walk up to the librarian and I ask where they keep the Holy Bible and she says, “Oh well It should be under B in the Fiction section over there.” I asked her why she kept it there and she replied that it was because they kept it under B instead of H because Bible was the Main Title and I told her that that is not what I meant. I then asked her why it was in the Fiction Section and she replied that she kept it their because it was a Children’s book filled with stories. Well I being Christian told her to either put it in the Non-Fiction Section or put it into it’s own Category. She replied that that just wasn’t the way that the Library works and so I simply left the Library. Flustered by The fact That a religious Book would be put in the Fiction Section.
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Post Commentshelly
On July 15, 2009 at 12:25 pm
its kind of disappointed! why they would categorize it in a fiction section?! holy bible is fact not fiction!
Skip Johnson
On July 20, 2009 at 5:29 pm
The Bible as “fiction”?
I suppose there is a parable and “story with a meaning” beyond the literal in its pages in a place or two. Such as the fable of the trees seeking a king to rule over them that Gideon’s son told after his stepbrother, Abimelech slaughted the whole household in order to secure the throne for himself, or Jesus plainly non-literal parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus in the gospel of Luke. But archeologists have dug enough of what was written of in the Bible out of the ground in the lands where that Book was written so calling it “history” would be a more accurate label than “fiction”.
By rights, it should at least hold a place in the philosophy and world religions section along side of books dealing with world views and the religions of mankind. Where in your library do they keep the Koran and the writings of Buddah?
Author
On July 20, 2009 at 11:51 pm
I do not know I never went back to that library after that. I moved and am now going to a new one in which they have a world religions section like you said. Thanks for the input Skip.
Alvin Mitchell
On August 7, 2009 at 6:25 am
Actually, one should not be angry at this, slight. It is a “sign of our times”, for which we should have been prepared.
Tim
On September 10, 2009 at 2:13 am
Fiction seems to be perfect placement for it. Infact, I always help libraries and book stores out by placing the Bible into the Fiction section because It’s obviously been misplaced anywhere else.
Tim
On November 17, 2009 at 3:52 pm
there is no evedence of truth or fact to the bible, it dosent tell the future or the past, this book was placed there for morons to brain wash themselves into a perfect person ( for the gov.) I will prove that it is fiction, put a loaded gun to your head and pray,then pull the trigger,if you live you by all means should put the book in fact,now if you die which you will unless your useing a bb gun then the book should be fiction. People find god when there in trouble or brainwashed or unsure of there self.Well I am in control of my own life, it’s sick that my kid has to grow up in this fake gov. world. Your heald-give me a break doctors heal people not god that boils down to science, thats right science, the judge in the court judges you not god, theres no heven that was made up so people wont be so afraid of death,the biggest trick of them all because to burry a loved one it cost a lot of money,which is what it boils down to money-look at the money it say’s in god we trust-who’s we-not me- oh the gov. belivers of this fairytail of the bible are the ones who allowed new world order to get as far as it’s gone and will result in death to us all, every war is on religion, where’s the god in that, no god no war, sounds good to me. Santa is real to right, put that book next to the bible cause christ-mas, wait so is the easter bunny the rabbit pooping eggs right. I supost to teach my kids that crap….Never, i guess i should call myself peterpan and join your fairtail-or i wont go to heven/ what a joke/ conartist should be locked up and judged the real way, then they can sit behind bars and pray with the other crazys.!
Tim
On November 17, 2009 at 4:03 pm
If steven king wrote a copy of the bible I find it more beliveable.
Tim
On November 17, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Any one that has comments or questions on my comments please fill free to write me at alexandertrease@yahoo.com
Chris
On December 11, 2009 at 5:47 pm
I’m going to have to agree with Tim.
Dray
On March 1, 2010 at 1:45 pm
I don’t agree with putting it in the fiction section, but certainly not the “fact” section (there is no fact section!). This goes under reference/spirituality section. Though it seems assanine that they put it there. Despite my atheism, I know a lot about political grounds and doing what that library did is a “tad” bit disrespectful. The bible is merely many lessons put into a book form. People can learn from many stories in the bible (and should stay away from others). All in all, this was a political move.
Jorge
On April 14, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Any person with any logical sense would put the Holy Bible in the fiction section. Or, at least in a world religion section. We should move forward in modern civilization not beliving in silly myths that are written in some silly book. If you choose to belive in it, good for you. But please do not try and argue that there was a talking snake telling a some dumb woman to eat the apple….
Art
On April 20, 2011 at 10:23 am
You don’t have to go far, God’s first commandment is “thou shall not kill”, but he punished and killed even the innocent unborn children, he violated his own rule but he was the symbol of love. In his eyes we are trying to be righteous to be saved but what is the use if you will be killed anyway. We can have faith in God without being religious. You can find God without being taught.
Andy
On June 11, 2011 at 3:59 am
to tim,
your idea that if you pray to not die when someone had a gun to your head really shows no proof as sometimes how ever harsh it may seem someone dieing maybe a good thing…… we can not understand quite how but that is why a god is a god therefore much higher and above the understanding of us mere humans
John
On December 30, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Trying to put the Bible in the non-fiction section is nothing but a political move and trying to stir up argument. Is that really how desperate people have become? That a Bible being placed in a section other than the one they personally would like it to be threatens them so much that they can’t return to that library? When is believing in religion doing more harm than good? People try so hard to be religious and do good by that, but do they ever stop for a second and look at what type of person they’re TRULY becoming?
The Bible is only true if you believe it to be true. Hence, it belongs in fiction. Someone could believe that Harry Potter is true, but that doesn’t mean it should go in non-fiction. I wouldn’t want to pick a book up at the library under the non-fiction section and think what it contains is truth, only to later find out it wasn’t true and was fiction but was placed there because of some agendas of people, in this case religious people. People should feel confident that when they pick a book from the non-fiction section that they aren’t being misled by agendas and only pure fact.
So I’d say the library losing you as a member is better than them losing many more who would stop going there once they lose confidence in the validity of the non-fiction section.
Contradictions
On January 18, 2012 at 5:11 am
The bible has too many contradictions to be considered fact.
The lack of supernatural beings is a good thing. It means we make choices because we want to, not because for fear of divine punishment.