Mother loses bid to ban Harry Potter books

[comicgirl]

Georgia mom vows appeal after Board of Education rejected request

ATLANTA - A mother who fought to ban Harry Potter books from her children's suburban Atlanta school district on the grounds that they promote witchcraft is considering an appeal after the Georgia Board of Education voted Thursday to keep the books on the county's library shelves.

The board members voted without discussion to uphold the Gwinnett County school board's decision to deny Laura Mallory's request to remove the best-selling books from school libraries.

Mallory has worked for more than a year to ban the popular books from Gwinnett schools, claiming the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in religious witchcraft.

"It's mainstreaming witchcraft in a subtle and deceptive manner, in a children-friendly format," she said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16204853/
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/in...nel_id=&url_article_id=14074&change_well_id=2

WTF?

Personally, I pictured her wearing purple stretch pants and eating twinkies. I know we've chewed this rag before, but is there anyone who thinks this woman is right? Come on

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Good!

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

I don't understand how you can ban things dealing with God but allow things dealing with witchcraft. I am not saying she is right but that is a bad doubble standard.

 

[Calvin]

I don't understand how you can ban things dealing with God but allow things dealing with witchcraft. I am not saying she is right but that is a bad doubble standard.

Because the Harry Potter books don't claim to be a religion. They don't claim that its fans should live their lives according to its principles. It admits that's it's FICTION. Get back to us when christianity is willing to admit that it's just fiction.

 

[jaguarr]

So much for that book burning she was planning. I'm going to cast a spell on her.

jag

 

[redmarvel]

The only books that should be banned from schools are the following:

Ones with instructions on how to build dangerous items (bombs, chemical weapons, etc.)
Ones that show or idealize murder, rape, torture, etc.
Ones that encourage racism, hatred, or violence
(and anything similar to the above 3 that I haven't thought of).

Note... I did not say anything about Playboy/Playgirl, the Bible, the Koran or any of those.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

But why is baning God from the pledge and stating that the world and all life started from him is okay but saying the big bang is the reason for all life or that we come from apes, etc is okay.

 

[Calvin]

The only books that should be banned from schools are the following:

Ones with instructions on how to build dangerous items (bombs, chemical weapons, etc.)
Ones that show or idealize murder, rape, torture, etc.
Ones that encourage racism, hatred, or violence
(and anything similar to the above 3 that I haven't thought of).

Note... I did not say anything about Playboy/Playgirl, the Bible, the Koran or any of those.

You.... kinda did.

 

[comicgirl]

I don't understand how you can ban things dealing with God but allow things dealing with witchcraft. I am not saying she is right but that is a bad doubble standard.

No one banned Left Behind The Kids, etc. in that district. I'm sure they have plently of religious themed reading material (Christian, not that other stuff!).

She's just up in arms about these books. Not Roaldh Dahl or Lemony Snicket....just Harry. She's never read the books. I love how people make judgements on books they haven't even read.

 

[Calvin]

But why is baning God from the pledge and stating that the world and all life started from him is okay but saying the big bang is the reason for all life or that we come from apes, etc is okay.

Because it's based on observable physical evidence and rigorous experimentation?

Plus, I move that anyone who still (laughably) sums up evolution as "people coming from apes" not be allowed to discuss it. Or at least be declared an idiot.

Idiot.

 

[redmarvel]

You.... kinda did.

I've never read the Koran, however the Bible (New Testament) does not encourage Racism, Hatred or Violence.

 

[Lurk]

I think she's onto something.

 

[mightiest_mortal]

Theyre Wizards, so theyre nothing like witches... for a start witches ride round on brooms and wizards... ummm... yeah...

Harry Potter should be banned for being a poor rip off of the Worst Witch books, not for encouraging Witchcraft.

 

[JStorm]

Harry Potter is of teh devil.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

I don't think the book should be banned I just think it is funny that they can say this okay and say the bible isn't. If they dont like it dont read it.

 

[jaguarr]

The only books that should be banned from schools are the following:

Ones with instructions on how to build dangerous items (bombs, chemical weapons, etc.)
Ones that show or idealize murder, rape, torture, etc.
Ones that encourage racism, hatred, or violence
(and anything similar to the above 3 that I haven't thought of).

Note... I did not say anything about Playboy/Playgirl, the Bible, the Koran or any of those.

So, you're in favor of censorship of anything that you might interpret as any of those above things? I see. This could be...problematic.

jag

 

[redmarvel]

Do you really want kids knowing how to make chemical explosives?

Do you really want kids reading publications from the Klu Klux Klan?

Do you really want your child exposed to pictures of people being raped?

 

[Calvin]

I've never read the Koran, however the Bible (New Testament) does not encourage Racism, Hatred or Violence.

It teaches intolerance of things similar to those things, an intolerance that has often bred irrational hatred from its followers. You said your censorship would include similar things.

 

[Lurk]

In places where the Bible is banned, is it banned for recreational reading or banned from being taught in the classroom? Could they have it in the library as an option among other books and kids could do a report on it, or is any and all reference prohibited? Is there a difference if it is studied as history or literature? I went to a Christian high school (don't get me started), so I'm unfamiliar with these kinds of rules.

 

[Calvin]

Do you really want kids knowing how to make chemical explosives?

Do you really want kids reading publications from the Klu Klux Klan?

Do you really want your child exposed to pictures of people being raped?

Context, context, context. If you ban all things that could provide instructional knowledge of chemical explosions, there goes a lot of chemistry textbooks. Ban all depictions of rape, and there go a lot of cautionary tales. But whatever, let's just shelter them, that always works.

 

[Calvin]

In places where the Bible is banned, is it banned for recreational reading or banned from being taught in the classroom? Could they have it in the library as an option among other books and kids could do a report on it, or is any and all reference prohibited? Is there a difference if it is studied as history or literature? I went to a Christian high school (don't get me started), so I'm unfamiliar with these kinds of rules.

The Bible is in the libraries.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

censorship is bad...I'll KILL whoever supports censorship!
no...wait, well, maybe it would be worth it for the sweet, sweet Irony.

 

[JStorm]

I don't think the book should be banned I just think it is funny that they can say this okay and say the bible isn't. If they dont like it dont read it.

My last minister said we, as a congregation, should NOT read the books and encourage anyone and everyone whom we knew to be reading the books to not read the books.

He then used a scene from The Wizard of Oz to illustrate part of his lesson that Sunday morning.

I was like and he was like

Then I was like then he was like

I now go to another church.

 

[jaguarr]

Context, context, context. If you ban all things that could provide instructional knowledge of chemical explosions, there goes a lot of chemistry textbooks. Ban all depictions of rape, and there go a lot of cautionary tales. But whatever, let's just shelter them, that always works.

Exactamundo, Potsy.

jag

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

It's too bad Elohim is so weak, unattractive and ineffective that he can't counter with something way cooler and more fun than Harry Potter to seduce the kids away from witchcraft.

It's like, you have a wife and she remains faithful to you for life, but it's because you kept her locked in the house.

But wouldn't it be neater if you had a wife who had a job, lots of funny, good-looking, smart male friends, a lot of interaction with the world, but she CHOSE you over all the other options?

dumb b****