The rulers and the church leaders claimed that Bible burnings were not attempts to destroy the Bible. Rather, these men were simply trying to keep the Bible out of the hands of the common people.
Para penguasa dan pemimpin gereja mengaku bahwa pembakaran Alkitab bukanlah upaya untuk memusnahkan Alkitab, melainkan sekadar upaya agar Alkitab tidak bisa dijangkau oleh kaum awam.