Adult readers who are dismissive about Harry Potter

[hermione978]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "holmesclan2002" 
<holmesclan2002 at y...> wrote:
> I agree, but it is not only adults who are critical or "snobbish" 
about Harry.  It is religious groups as well. As a christian I find 
it disheartening that many seek to find evil in the books and try to 
ban them from schools, libraries and bookstore shelves.  Whatever 
happened to our freedom of speech and press?  Many of them probably 
have never read a Harry Potter book either- their comments and 
inaccuracy about the series is evidence to that. 
I took some research of literary symbolism and biblical symbolism 
concerning Harry Potter into my own hands recently and am amazed at 
the things I have found that can be backed up by the Christian 
beliefs being used to condemn the books in some areas. I don't want 
these people telling me or my future children what they can or can't 
read because of how they feel about it.  What most of the critics 
(or as I refer to them Harry bashers) don't realize is one, the 
fastest way to promote something is to bash it, two Truth is never 
based on fiction, however fiction is often based in truth and 
finally, people that don't like something should be adult enough to 
respect that someone else does and not put it down or be negative 
about it just because they don't or choose not to.  I would'nt lose 
heart in your book group, perhaps you will find a kindred spirit of 
Harry Potter there after all, but if not, then I would re-evaluate 
the lot of them and find those who are more open minded and mature 
about the likes and requests of others feelings and reading. It 
sounds to me like some of them haven't grown up yet.

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