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Title: Ga. Mother Seeks Harry Potter Ban
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URL Source: http://www.comcast.net/entertainmen ... ENT&fn=/2006/10/04/491642.html
Published: Oct 5, 2006
Author: AP
Post Date: 2006-10-05 06:25:32 by Ferret Mike
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Wed Oct 4, 12:00 AM ATLANTA - A suburban county that sparked a public outcry when its libraries temporarily eliminated funding for Spanish-language fiction is now being asked to ban Harry Potter books from its schools. Laura Mallory, a mother of four, told a hearing officer for the Gwinnett County Board of Education on Tuesday that the popular fiction books are an "evil" attempt to indoctrinate children in the Wicca religion. Board of Education attorney Victoria Sweeny said that if schools were to remove all books containing reference to witches, they would have to ban "Macbeth" and "Cinderella." "There's a mountain of evidence for keeping Harry Potter," she said, adding that the books don't support any particular religion but present instead universal themes of friendship and overcoming adversity. In June, the county's library board eliminated the $3,000 that had been set aside to buy Spanish-language fiction in the coming fiscal year. One board member said the move came after some residents objected to using taxpayer dollars to entertain readers who might be illegal immigrants. Days later, the board reversed its decision amid accusations that the move was anti-Hispanic.
Laura Mallory, of Loganville, Ga., holds up a brochure for a summer camp for learning the art of witchcraft, in an effort to show the influence of the fictional Harry Potter, while presenting her case to have the Harry Potter book series during a hearing in front of a Gwinnett County board of education officer, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, in Atlanta. Mallory is attempting to have the Harry Potter book series removed from Gwinnett County classrooms and school libraries. Mallory has argued that the stories promote and glorify witchcraft. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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#1. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
Sometimes it hurts to be smart, but apparently it never hurts to be stupid.
"Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities also has the power to make you commit atrocities." — Voltaire (1694-1778)
Heh, quite profound actually. Thanks for the very accurate insight.
Shit. It's Georgia. Why don't they just ban reading and be done.
the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal bread.
#2. To: YertleTurtle (#1)
"Sometimes it hurts to be smart, but apparently it never hurts to be stupid."
#3. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
Ga. Mother Seeks Harry Potter Ban
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