HP religion debates

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 8508

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer 
<pennylin at s...> wrote:

> 
> > I agree with Caius that it's wrong to stereotype *all* evangelical
> Christians as censorious & bigoted, but I agree with Susan's point 
that
> it is very likely (IMO) that no other group has advocated banning 
HP.
> Some of the people who want to ban HP might not describe themselves 
as
> "evangelicals," but I think it's probably likely that noone has
> suggested banning the HP books on any grounds *other than* religion.
> 

Still, in the absence of hard numeric data, it's the difference 
between saying that most criminals are men (which is true) and that 
most men are criminals (not quite as true). We have nothing except 
anecdotal evidence to support the alleged widespread evangelical 
opposition to HP.  A small but well-organized and highly vocal 
minority will always command disproportionate attention. 

And there are some individuals who affiliate themselves another 
popular contemporary movement who seem less than enthused about HP - 
and yes, the article linked here does not use the word "ban" 
or "censor." (I'm also not saying that the majority of adherents to 
this movement share this opinion of HP, either)

http://www.advancingwomen.com/womsoc/review_potter.html

    - CMC