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ellcrys70Another week closer to holidays, I'll probably have to work on mine, but still... no more snotty kids. dionneshea had a link to an article on banning the HP series because of.....well.....stupidity on the part of the woman behind it. I sent in a reply,
Just sayin'
dionneshea had a link to an article on banning the HP series because of.....well.....stupidity on the part of the woman behind it. I sent in a reply,
Dear Ms. Madan,
After reading your article about the possible banning of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series from the local elementary school library I felt I had to comment.
The 10-year old student who read the books can obviously tell the difference between fantasy and reality, I don't think the line is as clear for Mrs. Mallory.
She objects to the series because of the "evil themes, witchcraft, murder, evil blood sacrifices, spells etc." in Harry Potter, but thinks that Narnia would be a good replacement. Has she read the Narnia books? I am a lover of both C.S. Lewis' children's and adult books but I hate to tell you this Mrs. Mallory; all the things you hate in Harry Potter are in the Narnia series. Just because most adults pick up on the Christian themes doesn't make the sacrifice of Aslan, the spells of the White Witch, or the Deep Magic any less...magical.
Children are much brighter than we often give them credit for. I've not met any that read Harry Potter and thought it was real, or decided to be a witch because of them. It's entertainment. In this day and age, we should be happy that we can still find books that interest children and make them want to read.
I am a mother of two, a school employee and a Christian. I have never found anything that offends me in the Harry Potter books. Mrs. Mallory's appeal offends me a little because it's another example of someone thinking that they are in a better position to tell us what our kids should be reading or exposed to than we are. She says that she doesn't want to be hypocritical by reading all the books and likens them to "pornography"? I don't even know where to begin in my questioning of that comparison.
She's a busy mother of four. I'm sure she is, but she obviously still has way too much time on her hands. Maybe she should sit down, and read a book.
Sincerely,
Nikki Gordon
Canada
After reading your article about the possible banning of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series from the local elementary school library I felt I had to comment.
The 10-year old student who read the books can obviously tell the difference between fantasy and reality, I don't think the line is as clear for Mrs. Mallory.
She objects to the series because of the "evil themes, witchcraft, murder, evil blood sacrifices, spells etc." in Harry Potter, but thinks that Narnia would be a good replacement. Has she read the Narnia books? I am a lover of both C.S. Lewis' children's and adult books but I hate to tell you this Mrs. Mallory; all the things you hate in Harry Potter are in the Narnia series. Just because most adults pick up on the Christian themes doesn't make the sacrifice of Aslan, the spells of the White Witch, or the Deep Magic any less...magical.
Children are much brighter than we often give them credit for. I've not met any that read Harry Potter and thought it was real, or decided to be a witch because of them. It's entertainment. In this day and age, we should be happy that we can still find books that interest children and make them want to read.
I am a mother of two, a school employee and a Christian. I have never found anything that offends me in the Harry Potter books. Mrs. Mallory's appeal offends me a little because it's another example of someone thinking that they are in a better position to tell us what our kids should be reading or exposed to than we are. She says that she doesn't want to be hypocritical by reading all the books and likens them to "pornography"? I don't even know where to begin in my questioning of that comparison.
She's a busy mother of four. I'm sure she is, but she obviously still has way too much time on her hands. Maybe she should sit down, and read a book.
Sincerely,
Nikki Gordon
Canada
Just sayin'
