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I suppose Georgia could fit in the hick state category. It is certainly located well within the Bible belt.
A parent in Gwinnett county did challenge the Harry Potter books but was not successful. She wanted them out of the school libraries and perhaps restricted in public libraries.
Other than that those that wanted to read the books read the books and those that had conflicts did not.
You would be suprised. There are a lot of Evangelicals that don't necessarily feel it promotes witchcraft but that it contains material that isn't suitable for children. JK Rowling and Harry Potter is so popular that these Evangelicals are too embarrased to speak out and admit they are against these books. When the first movie came out, the Evangelical movement came out and there were protests against these books. Since then, that outrage has settled down. It was big in places like Oklahoma and Texas
Good god almighty. What complete and utter fools! And I don't know if I mean the idiot evangelicals who believe witches are real or the politicians (republicans) who kiss the evangelical azz for another term.
Sick.
I don't know - maybe being able to believe in god makes one more vulnerable to belief in things like witches or vampires? It baffles me. Hell, I read the last HP book aloud while camping to my kids including my then 5 & 3 year olds. We all had a blast and the youngest were able to discern between fantasy and reality.
A month or so ago, I was listening to Laura Ingraham and she had this moron Roy Arroyo on who was bi*tching about the Twilight books/movies and how they promote vampirism!!! Like that was an actual 'lifestyle choice'! These people kill me with their rank stupidity, but scarily enough they just may kill us all if they are ever allowed anymore political power then they already have. These idiots believe in the rapture, and I am quite sure that they would be happy to launch nukes if they thought that would hurry Jesus along.
Oh, and I am a conservative and a proud refugee from the republican/evangelical party.
You would be suprised. There are a lot of Evangelicals that don't necessarily feel it promotes witchcraft but that it contains material that isn't suitable for children. JK Rowling and Harry Potter is so popular that these Evangelicals are too embarrased to speak out and admit they are against these books. When the first movie came out, the Evangelical movement came out and there were protests against these books. Since then, that outrage has settled down. It was big in places like Oklahoma and Texas
I know there was a 'hue and cry' over Wicca, witchcraft and magic v Christianity.
There was plenty of discussion online, too.
Unless I knew who received the MOF award instead of J.K. Rowling I can't speculate further.
I think her books are great, but seriously? The MOF?
Still, if the reason she didn't get it is really about witchcraft nonsense, that is flat out lame.
I thought it was up to the president to bestow it.
George Bush was president at the time it could/should have been awarded and what how he made this decision is anyone's guess.
The First Lady was once a librarian and from what I know of her views she wouldn't have vetoed Rowling over 'cultural issues'.
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