Halt to Harry Potter and the Bible On List With Good Reason

[Kristin]

No: HPFGUIDX 22898

> Reverend Daz Daz Wrote:

<SNIP>, how silly is it that the HP adult discussion group refuses
> to discuss it... HP is a children's book. This means
> that the book is trice as important, as it will be
> read in the formative years of life... So, rather than
> taking the subtexts of the book, and the debates less
> seriously, and merely satisfy ourselves in speculating
> on JK's intentions for the next book, we should
> embrace such intellectual discussions...  
> 
> Debate does not threaten a view.  Unless one sees
> disagreement as a threat to a view. 
>  


There's an old saying never discuss sex, religion, and politics at a 
party or any other social gathering for that matter.

John (representing the Mod team) and a few others have expressed the 
need to move this topic off-list and with good reason. If you were 
here for the Flame War a few months back when this was first brought 
up you would understand. Sensible, intelligent, rational, and 
articulate people on this list started to turn into some rather nasty 
people, with provocation in some cases but that's not an excuse. 

This subject has a lot of hot buttons associated with it that make 
impartial purely intellectual debate almost impossible. Someone makes 
a remark in passing while trying to make a point, that to them may 
seem innocuous but to someone else it is personally offensive. Harsh 
words are exchanged and then the flame war starts. It's human nature 
when we are attcked most of us fight back. However that defense isn't 
always carried out in the sanest of manners. People say things in the 
heat of the moment that can deeply hurt another person and that they 
regret later on. Inside us all is an insolent 8 year old waiting to 
come out, whether we want to admit it or not.

If you want to continue this discussion, please e-mail each other off-
list or form a mailing list on the subject if you feel that would be 
better. But please don't continue this thread it can degenerate so 
quickly from a sensible discussion to a playground brawl. 

Thanks,
       Kristin  

::who's been lurking here of late::