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"¥ UltraMan ¥" |
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26 Oct 2007 01:22:36 AM |
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~~ Catholic "school" Bans Harry Potter <= doesn't like competing superstitious nonsense! ~~ |
Pastor Orders Books Removed From Library Shelves
POSTED: 9:14 am EDT October 25, 2007
UPDATED: 6:10 pm EDT October 25, 2007
WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- The pastor has banned Potter. Lord Voldemort has found an ally.
While Harry Potter may have survived Voldemort's killing curse, he has been defeated
by the head of a Catholic school in a Boston suburb.
All of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular books have been taken off the library shelves at
St. Joseph's school in Wakefield, Mass., by Rev. Ron Barker who believed their themes
of sorcery and witchcraft do not belong in a Catholic setting.
"I'm in the business of Jesus and this is the enemy camp," Barker said. "It has
sorcery spells and it's not appropriate."
The book banning is the first time Harry Potter has been removed from a school in
Massachusetts, according to the American Library Association. Seventeen other states
have seen attempts to ban the books, since Rowling published "Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone" in 1998.
"Most of the controversy is centered around the witchcraft and occult themes,"
Deborah Caldwell, of the association, told The Boston Globe.
The book had been part of the summer reading program for sixth graders at the school.
"Harry Potter was a popular choice," the school wrote on its Web site.
The removal, according to Barker, spares those students who are vulnerable to cult
practices and sees his decision as no different than protecting students who are
allergic to peanut butter.
"What I did is start a spiritual peanut butter ban on Harry Potter," he said.
Some parents were supportive. Others were angry.
"I'm upset it was done in the first place, and I'm upset it was done without talking
to anyone about it," parent Rick Hudson told the newspaper.
Barker said he had not read any of the Harry Potter books and had no plans to do so.
The Catholic church has no formal policy on Rowling's books
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| User: "Benj" |
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| Title: Re: ~~ Catholic "school" Bans Harry Potter <= doesn't like competing superstitious nonsense! ~~ |
26 Oct 2007 01:33:30 AM |
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=A5 UltraMan =A5 Spammed:
Pastor Orders Books Removed From Library Shelves
POSTED: 9:14 am EDT October 25, 2007
UPDATED: 6:10 pm EDT October 25, 2007
WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- The pastor has banned Potter. Lord Voldemort has foun=
d an ally.
While Harry Potter may have survived Voldemort's killing curse, he has be=
en defeated
by the head of a Catholic school in a Boston suburb.
All of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular books have been taken off the librar=
y shelves at
St. Joseph's school in Wakefield, Mass., by Rev. Ron Barker who believed =
their themes
of sorcery and witchcraft do not belong in a Catholic setting.
Barker said he had not read any of the Harry Potter books and had no plan=
s to do so.
The Catholic church has no formal policy on Rowling's books
Too bad that the Catholic Church has become such a wuss these days.
Hey back in the day practitioners of witchcraft and their supporters
first got a little taste of the rack to make them repent and then a
little visit to the stake to "save their souls"! I do have a few
names to turn in to the inquisition: Ultraman, Spaz, The Lone
Weasel... I'm sure there are a few more who are suspects.
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| User: "¥ UltraMan ¥" |
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| Title: Re: ~~ Catholic "school" Bans Harry Potter <= doesn't like competing superstitious nonsense! ~~ |
26 Oct 2007 01:59:29 AM |
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Benj wrote:
¥ UltraMan ¥ Spammed:
Pastor Orders Books Removed From Library Shelves
POSTED: 9:14 am EDT October 25, 2007
UPDATED: 6:10 pm EDT October 25, 2007
WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- The pastor has banned Potter. Lord Voldemort has
found an ally.
While Harry Potter may have survived Voldemort's killing curse, he
has been defeated by the head of a Catholic school in a Boston
suburb.
All of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular books have been taken off the
library shelves at St. Joseph's school in Wakefield, Mass., by Rev.
Ron Barker who believed their themes of sorcery and witchcraft do
not belong in a Catholic setting.
Barker said he had not read any of the Harry Potter books and had no
plans to do so. The Catholic church has no formal policy on
Rowling's books
Too bad that the Catholic Church has become such a wuss these days.
Hey back in the day practitioners of witchcraft and their supporters
first got a little taste of the rack to make them repent and then a
little visit to the stake to "save their souls"! I do have a few
names to turn in to the inquisition: Ultraman, Spaz, The Lone
Weasel... I'm sure there are a few more who are suspects.
Of course gutless cowards like you lack the spine to do anything personally, right
shiteater?
***** your mother.
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| User: "Benj" |
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| Title: Re: ~~ Catholic "school" Bans Harry Potter <= doesn't like competing superstitious nonsense! ~~ |
26 Oct 2007 04:30:28 PM |
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=A5 UltraMan =A5 wrote:
Benj wrote:
Too bad that the Catholic Church has become such a wuss these days.
Hey back in the day practitioners of witchcraft and their supporters
first got a little taste of the rack to make them repent and then a
little visit to the stake to "save their souls"! I do have a few
names to turn in to the inquisition: Ultraman, Spaz, The Lone
Weasel... I'm sure there are a few more who are suspects.
Of course gutless cowards like you lack the spine to do anything personal=
ly, right
shiteater?
Are you suggesting I shoot up a school or something? My! My! And
you've been pretending for so long to be AGAINST violence! And now it
comes out you are nothing but a liar. And a VIOLENT liar at that! No
surprise to anyone here!
***** your mother.
Um, that would be YOUR mother and I'm doing her right now! She loves
it! She says she really enjoys a REAL man instead of your miniature
Johnson which she usually gets.
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