Responding to anti-HPers

[rose590]

No: HPFGUIDX 64734

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dally1025" <dally_1025 at h...> 
wrote:
> While reading my local newspaper, I noticed in the editorial an 
> article about my favorite books.  Basically, it stated that the 
books 
> are evil and children will turn into little devils.  Although it 
will 
> probably not do a lic of good to respond, I just can't keep quiet 
> with this one.  If someone would bring up some great points that I 
> can include please post them or e-mail them to me!!!  If you want 
to 
> read the article, it can be found at: 
> http://www.thecabin.net/stories/062503/opi_0625030059.shtml
> 
> If you feel you need to put your two knuts in, there should be a 
link 
> on the site.  thanks!
> cera

I was suprised at how annoyed I was when I followed this link and 
read the editorial.  It just goes to show the true ignorance that 
people have when expressing their opinions.  Anyone who is going to 
express an opinion should have ALL the facts.  (Perhaps something 
that just irritates ME in general)

Anyone who has ever done any research on witchcraft (wicca) will 
come to find that first of all, it has NO basis in the occult 
whatsoever (devil worship is a separate religion entirely) and 
second of all it is religion thousands of years older than 
Christianity (the writer of the editorial quoted the Bible).  Also, 
I thought we lived in a land of religious freedom....

...Sorry.....tangent.....GRRRRRR

I know this has been argued to death, but I need to put in my two 
knuts worth (I'm sorry, I don't get irritated too often).  The Harry 
Potter books are FICTION !! I'd be interested to see if any of these 
people who condemn the books ever read The Lion, The Witch and the 
Wardrobe, Alice in Wonderland or watched the Wizard of Oz on TV.

okay...done ranting now....back to lurkdom...

Rose :)