[Fwd: Harry Potter Books]

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 17803

I think my favourite quote from The Onion article is this one, supposedly
from JK Rowling to The Times:

"I think it's absolute rubbish to protest children's books on the grounds
that they are luring children to Satan <snip> People should be praising them
for that! These books guide children to an understanding that the weak,
idiotic Son Of God is a living hoax who will be humiliated when the rain of
fire comes ... while we, his faithful servants, laugh and cavort in
victory."

I find it hard to believe that *anyone* could think that JK Rowling would
make such a ludicrous statement to a major newspaper, but I think this
letter illustrates the tendency of some people  - regardless of their
beliefs - to believe hearsay if it supports their expectations, instead of
the checking the facts.

Neil
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a bit bow-legged and its face looked grumpy and oddly
squashed, as though it had run headlong into a brick wall"
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