Religious text

You: An Introduction

Michael Jensen

2008

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You: An Introduction is a religious text by Michael Jensen. Banned by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities from state schools on May 6, 2015, on the basis of a "potential risk to students in the delivery of this material, if not taught sensitively and in an age appropriate manner." The ban was lifted May 18, 2015.

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You: An Introduction is a religious text by Michael Jensen. Banned by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities from state schools on May 6, 2015, on the basis of a "potential risk to students in the delivery of this material, if not taught sensitively and in an age appropriate manner." The ban was lifted May 18, 2015.

What makes it interesting is that interpretation, devotion, satire, or doctrinal conflict becomes a matter of state administration. As a religious text, it can be read not only for subject matter but for the way form, tone, and circulation make a text feel dangerous, intimate, or politically usable to anxious officials.

It also matters as part of a wider censorship history in Australia. The present page is a dossier starter built from source-tracked ban records; the surviving note currently says: Banned by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities from state schools on May 6, 2015, on the basis of a "potential risk to students in the delivery of this material, if not taught sensitively and in. More publication history, translations, and close reading can be added later.

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Why it was banned

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You: An Introduction entered censorship debates as a religious text associated with doctrine, public controversy, and religion. In the current dossier, the main state objections cluster around religious control and religious offense.

The earliest event currently captured here is 2015 in Australia, where Australia authorities banned publication or circulation. Banned by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities from state schools on May 6, 2015, on the basis of a "potential risk to students in the delivery of this material, if not taught sensitively and in. Banned by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities from state schools on May 6, 2015, on the basis of a "potential risk to students in the delivery of this material, if not taught sensitively and in an age appropriate manner." The ban was.

This entry is still incomplete: more jurisdictions, court orders, and translated justifications should be added over time.

This page is intentionally incomplete. The ban history is a starter dataset, not a final census of every jurisdiction or decree.

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Ban history

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Date Jurisdiction Action Reason Note
2015 Australia banned publication or circulation Banned by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities from state schools on May 6, 2015, on the basis of a "potential risk to students in the delivery of this material, if not taught sensitively and in. Banned by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities from state schools on May 6, 2015, on the basis of a "potential risk to students in the delivery of this material, if not taught sensitively and in an age appropriate manner." The ban was.

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