Proposed Ban of Ann Coulter's Book Godless
On June 8, 2006, Quigley and Assemblywoman Linda Stender proposed banning the sale of Ann Coulter's book Godless: The Church of Liberalism in New Jersey. They issued a joint press release, calling on "...New Jersey retailers to ban the sale of her book throughout the state."
A few days after Quigley and Stender's press release was issued, it was edited on the New Jersey Assembly Democratic Majority website. The word "ban" was replaced with the word "boycott" in two instances (in the title and in the third paragraph). The original text of the press release can viewed on several websites.
Quigley and Stender issued the press release in response to Coulter's criticism of the Jersey Girls, four widows of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks from New Jersey who have criticized U.S. policies in the events leading up to September 11. Due to this press release Stender and Quigley were both featured on Larry King Live on CNN.
Quigley and Stender's call to ban Coulter's book has been denounced as censorship by some. However, others have defended the two by saying that they were merely advocating a boycott, which would allow the book to continue being published uncensored.
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