It's a guy thing. Really.

Blogger and author Rachel Held Evans (see link in Waldo's Blogside Reading sidebar) has had her new book on trying to live the Biblical way for a year banned by LifeWay, a Baptist-affiliated mega-chain bookseller. 

Apparently she uses the word "vagina" twice.

LifeWay will, however sell you books like this:

...Evans sees a difference between the leeway afforded to male and female authors. She rattles off several recent books written by men that include less-than-clinical usages of boobs and testicles. LifeWay carries powerful pastor Mark Driscoll’s recent advice book Real Marriage, which includes approving descriptions of anal sex, role playing, and sex toys within a conservative theological framework. (Driscoll wrote the book with his wife, Grace.)

“We select resource that are consistent with the expectations of our customers based on several issues, including things like alignment with evangelical beliefs, LifeWay’s values and vision, and past sales by an author,” Martin King, LifeWay’s director of communications, told me. He declined to define “values and vision,” but said LifeWay is guided by the Southern Baptist statement of faith.