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Subject:	Re: Harry Potter getting left out
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle
Date:	Tue, 11 Sep 2001 12:57:47 GMT
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Keith Kirchoff wrote: > It is logical for the church to oppose demons and dark magic; evil satonic > things. The trouble is that logic has nothing to do with it - all those Harry Potter objections are about some eejit getting the wrong end of the stick (deliberately or otherwise), making a lot of noise (empty vessel) with the inevitable consequence that loads of others jump on the bandwagon. As you point out, the hypocrisy of their stance is laughable. Jennifer

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		Re: Harry Potter getting left out
This whole Harry Potter = evil debacle is even more hilarious when one realizes that it all began with an article from the satirical website The Onion. In fact, many opponents STILL distribute printouts of the article, found here: (URL) (with all (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)

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		Re: Harry Potter getting left out
I would like to quickly comment on so many people's objection to Harry Potter. As a large fan of fantasy novels, I have always found this strong objection to fantasy from different religious factions quite peculiar. My first girlfriend many years (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)

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