some replies which are direct but off topic

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 186190

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" <catlady at ...> wrote:

Catlady:
> BAW wrote in <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/186172>:
> 
> << Therefore it is impossible for a [committed] Christian to produce a work that has nothing to do with Christianity. >>
> 
> Not even a chemistry textbook?

Geoff;
Now come on, that was very tongue-in-cheek, wasn't it.

Within the context of the thread, Bruce was referring to fictional work 
where a writer would draw on their imaginative and cultural sources for 
their work - which is what JKR has claimed to do on occasions.

There again, if you believe that God created the world (as I and many 
group members do),  a chemistry book has a lot to do with Christianity,
hasn't it? And I'm sure the same could be claimed for a Potions textbook.
:-)