Comments on: Book-burners in the public schools http://words.yovo.info/2007/05/17/book-burners-in-the-public-schools/ biodiesel and palmwine Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:08:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: yovo http://words.yovo.info/2007/05/17/book-burners-in-the-public-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-33497 yovo Mon, 21 May 2007 23:45:24 +0000 http://words.yovo.info/2007/05/17/book-burners-in-the-public-schools/#comment-33497 Jesse - I agree that this is a relatively rare phenomenon, and for the most part, it seems, sanity has prevailed. The anti-Harry-Potter vigilantes are extremists among Christians, even here in the Bible Belt. One of the Potter vigilantes, Laura Mallory, of Loganville, Georgia, was even named "<a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2006/12/idiot_of_the_year_awards_1.html" rel="nofollow">Idiot of the Year</a>" by the Washington Post - and the WaPo is hardly a spearhead of Atheism or Wiccanism in the world! Jesse – I agree that this is a relatively rare phenomenon, and for the most part, it seems, sanity has prevailed. The anti-Harry-Potter vigilantes are extremists among Christians, even here in the Bible Belt. One of the Potter vigilantes, Laura Mallory, of Loganville, Georgia, was even named “Idiot of the Year” by the Washington Post – and the WaPo is hardly a spearhead of Atheism or Wiccanism in the world!

]]> By: Jesse from Tulsa http://words.yovo.info/2007/05/17/book-burners-in-the-public-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-33453 Jesse from Tulsa Mon, 21 May 2007 13:15:03 +0000 http://words.yovo.info/2007/05/17/book-burners-in-the-public-schools/#comment-33453 I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I have seen people protesting Harry Potter books. I have read newspaper stories about parents and PTA's trying to get schools to ban Harry Potter (not only disallowing its assignment, but even so much as a book report on it). Of all the things in the world "good Christian people" need to concern themselves with, I would think such a thing far from it. Your point on the Bible being full of equally dubious material is well founded. Perhaps Harry Potter is simply a matter of faith, if anyone were to pretend it was real in the first place. - Jesse ps. It should be pointed out that my son attends public schools and I have yet to hear any such issues in Tulsa Publics Schools. Mostly outlying communities. I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I have seen people protesting Harry Potter books. I have read newspaper stories about parents and PTA’s trying to get schools to ban Harry Potter (not only disallowing its assignment, but even so much as a book report on it). Of all the things in the world “good Christian people” need to concern themselves with, I would think such a thing far from it.

Your point on the Bible being full of equally dubious material is well founded. Perhaps Harry Potter is simply a matter of faith, if anyone were to pretend it was real in the first place.

- Jesse

ps. It should be pointed out that my son attends public schools and I have yet to hear any such issues in Tulsa Publics Schools. Mostly outlying communities.

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