A Baptist Church near Asheville, NC has announced its intention to celebrate Halloween by burning books and pretty much everything else that is not the King James version of the Bible. Lucky for you I have been planning to go camping near Asheville that same weekend, and my campmates have agreed to join me in witnessing the festivities. If all goes as planned, you can bet there will be a colorful write-up right here on WitW. (But with all the attention the story is receiving (front page of Digg) I am pessimistic it will actually go down.)
To me, this is another example that supports my philosophy on traveling -- all the culture you ever need can be found right in your own backyard.
The most entertaining part is not that they are burning country music and works of "heretics" like Mother Teresa, but that they will be providing complimentary "bar-b-que chicken, fried chicken and all the sides." Oh, the irony.
