Project Gutenberg 2011-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 227 Besant, Annie 1847 1933 Besant, Annie Wood Wood, Annie Is the Bible Indictable? Being an Enquiry whether the Bible Comes within the Ruling of the Lord Chief Justice as to Obscene Literature Produced by Chris Curnow, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Is the Bible Indictable?" by Annie Besant is an inquiry published in the late 19th century that examines whether the Bible can be classified as obscene literature based on legal rulings. This work falls into the category of a critical essay, blending legal analysis with moral philosophy to challenge the perception of the Bible's contents in relation to obscenity laws. The central topic posits that, under contemporary legal interpretations, the Bible may be indictable due to its inclusion of passages that can be deemed as coercive or immoral. In this provocative text, Besant engages with historical legal frameworks while dissecting various biblical passages she argues could corrupt the morals of readers, particularly the youth. By referencing past court rulings, she contends that numerous narratives within the Bible, often celebrated as sacred, contain coarse and morally questionable content that might warrant prosecution. Throughout the examination, she highlights the disparity in legal scrutiny between expensive, "respectable" works and inexpensive, widely circulated literature, questioning the socio-economic biases inherent in the law. Ultimately, her argument advocates for a reevaluation of both the legal standards concerning obscenity and the societal implications of censorship, particularly regarding the Bible itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38273/38273-h/images/title-page.jpg Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bible -- Examinations, questions, etc. Bible -- Miscellanea Pornography -- Law and legislation BL Text Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Law & Criminology Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 61693 2025-06-15T14:02:30.599584 text/html 58389 2011-12-11T17:36:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 67081 2011-12-11T17:36:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 81474 2025-06-15T14:02:32.703625 application/epub+zip 80096 2025-06-15T14:02:31.061577 application/epub+zip 72189 2025-06-15T14:02:30.809601 application/epub+zip 108951 2025-06-15T14:02:34.127607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100579 2025-06-15T14:02:32.443597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94428 2022-09-17T13:01:31.335623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52052 2025-06-15T14:02:30.456585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51988 2011-12-11T17:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 20084 2011-12-11T17:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 51979 2011-12-11T17:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20058 2011-12-11T17:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21528 2025-06-15T14:02:34.268576 application/rdf+xml 12723 2025-06-15T14:02:30.878585 image/jpeg 2358 2025-06-15T14:02:30.843589 image/jpeg 70417 2025-06-15T14:02:30.610601 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia