[HPFGU-Movie] Is HP dangerous for kids and adults?

[Charlotte Roberts]

You're not kidding, that this needs to stop.  It is a FICTIONAL work of the 
fantasy genre.  Honestly, if they're going to dream up this notion that HP 
is "evil," why don't they do it with all other fantasy works  of media??  My 
theory is that they're jealous that HP got kids reading.  ;)  This religious 
stuff is garbage.  Last year I read a comment in my local newspaper that the 
"recurring message that DD spread to Harry is that love conquers all evil.  
Hard to think of a more Christian message than that."  I wanted to give that 
lady a big hug after I read that!  This came out shortly after JKR's public 
declaration that Dumbledore was gay, and there was some brief religious crap 
about that too!

For those crazy people who think it's evil, it leaves me under the 
impression that they don't even know how to read!  Those people haven't even 
read the books for God's sake!  (And my English teachers thought I had 
problems with my novel comprehension skills!)  There was even an article in 
my paper about how this one girl had a learning disability, and HP actually 
helped her learn to read!  :)

I also don't get the religious controversy about the Golden Compass, but 
that's another work of media that I won't clog up here.  I'm currently 
reading The Amber Spyglass, which is the last book in His Dark Materials.

Everybody out there, PLEASE keep reading, and spread it around to tell 
others that reading rox!

Charlotte the avid reader who finds all good and no harm from Harry


>From: Crystal Williams <crystal_of_ravenclaw at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [HPFGU-Movie] Is HP dangerous for kids and adults?
>Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:15:17 -0700 (PDT)
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>Seriously I agree that it needs to stop. For a class in my high school, I 
>worked in the guidance office as an assistant to deliver passes and what 
>not. The lady that was in charge of the guidace desk was completely 
>religious. When the school had spirt day to dress up in fun colors, but she 
>wore a bunch of cross stuff.
>
>   Anyways, the discussion of books came up one day and I said Harry Potter 
>was my favorite. She went on to tell about how she would never let her 
>children read such evil nonsense. I told the other girl I worked with that 
>I was completely obessed with Harry Potter. Then Ms. Keefer got this real 
>fearful look on her face, and she leaned over towards me slightly and asked 
>me if I was going to cast evil spells on her. She was completely serious 
>too. Since then, she hated me and would play favorites with one of the TA's 
>since both Jess and I liked Harry Potter.
>
>   -Madeleine, Who just thought she would share a story.
>
>Gerlinde Kenkel <kenkel20002000 at yahoo.de> wrote:
>           Hi,
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>Yesterday I found a report of a Christian Network who condemned HP,Wicca,
>Magic and witchcraft as evil and made by the devil to have influence by
>children and adults.
>I mean, that the right to have a free speech is important, but not to 
>preach
>fear, hate and/or violence. The time of burning books is over,
>fundamentalist Christians!
>
>Linda
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