[HPforGrownups] Re: J.K. Rowling on Christianity

[David S April]

No: HPFGUIDX 30164

At 03:36 AM 11/27/01 +0000, you wrote:

In addition to the Onion link sited below, check out the debunking of these 
kinds of rumors at
http://www.snopes2.com/humor/iftrue/potter.htm

It makes mention of a false Rowling quote supposedly cited from a July 17 
London Times interview. Perhaps this is where the LT reference below came from.

This site, by the way, is a great reference for replying to your hapless 
friends and family who send you the latest Internet rumors and hoaxes.

Dave


>--- In HPforGrownups at y..., lbuske at y... wrote:
> > Did anyone happen to hear of an alleged interview Rowling gave to
>the  London Times, in which she blasted the Christian faith, and said
>something about Jesus being humiliated before Satan?  I have
>recently  heard this from some anti-HP people, and could not find any
>quote like that.  I don't believe she said anything of the kind, but
>I would like to prove that!
>
>Someone is probably quoting the satire article on HP from the
>satirical newspaper, The Onion, as if it were reality. There's a long
>discussion at beliefnet.com on how some groups have mistaken The
>Onion for fact.
>
>Check out http://www.theonion.com/onion3625/harry_potter.html for
>resemblences to the rumors you have heard.
>
>Maggie, in Seattle, new to the list
>
>
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