For Censorship Against censorship
“J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, is a witch and in league with Lucifer himself. She is a lunatic and freak straight out of the pits of Hell, and should be in prison for crimes against the innocent and child abuse! For every child that reads one of her filthy books is just another abuse victim! She may as well be loading a gun, and placing it in the child’s hand, and asking them to put it in their mouth and pull the trigger.” -Carolynn Francis, ‘concerned’ citizen from Georgia
"The Bible is very clear and consistent in its teachings that wizards, devils and demons exist and are very real, powerful and dangerous and God's people are told to have nothing to do with them." –Carol Rockwood, Head Teacher at St. Mary's Island Church of England School "Over time the child can become adapted to the dark world of witchcraft and not even know that it is dangerous, As a cult researcher for many years, I have seen contemporary witchcraft packaged in many seductive forms, and Harry Potter is the best.” - Self-described cult expert Jack M. Roper |
"...critics are right in thinking that fantasy writing is powerful and needs to be taken seriously. But we strongly doubt that it fosters an attachment to evil powers. Harry's world, in any case, is a moral one." –editorial in Christian Century
“If you ban all the books with witchcraft and the supernatural, you'll ban three-quarters of children's literature. I positively think they are moral books. I've met thousands of children, but I've never met a single child who has asked me about the occult...” –JK Rowling “If schools were to remove all books containing reference to witches, they would have to ban classics such as ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Cinderella’ as well. There's a mountain of evidence for keeping Harry Potter, the books don't support any particular religion but present instead universal themes of friendship and overcoming adversity.” -Board of Education attorney, Victoria Sweeny “As a parent and an educator, I am deeply alarmed that children less fortunate than my own might not get a chance to enjoy the wit, energy, and, yes, the magic of Harry Potter.”Jonathan Zimmerman, professor at New York University |
Contributors:
~Amanda Geist ~Taryn Sloekers ~Chelsi Donnelly~
~Amanda Geist ~Taryn Sloekers ~Chelsi Donnelly~