Potter Author JK Rowling Equates Christians Who Avoid Potter with Islamic Fundamentalists

Life Site News ^ | 3-12-08 | John-Henry Westen

[Terriergal]

Rowling taking cues from another popular author:

[G.Mason]

What’s a Potter?

[BenLurkin]

What does she care? She has made a fortune off her work — and no one has issued a fatwa.

[svcw]

How can I sell more books, oh yea, I’ll claim death threats from Christians.....
what a liar.

[Slump Tester]

A better headline and more on point would be " Christians Avoid Potter and Equate Author JK Rowling with Satanism"

[cameraeye]

She better be careful or Harry will be in the Dollar store book shelves. What is she trying to make out of this? Does anyone have a clue?

[Williams]

Strikes me that some Christians and the Pope dare to take their religion as seriously as Rowling (and a lot of other people) takes the Harry Potter series.

This should be interesting, because I know JK is a bit of a "sacred" cow with many here. IMHO her liberal slip had been showing even before she announced Dumbledore's homosexuality in a concert hall full of children.

[TommyDale]

Yeah, when is the last time Christians called for beheading of an author?

[Always Right]

How can I sell more books, oh yea, I’ll claim death threats from Christians..... what a liar.

Considering there are a billion Christians and some have issues with the Potter books, it is believable.

[Hat-Trick]

Who is that guy?

[Steely Tom]

What is she trying to make out of this? Does anyone have a clue?

Just a guess, but the answer has something to do with money.

[ConservaTexan]

Off with her head!

[TommyDale]

"Potter Author JK Rowling Equates Christians Who Avoid Potter with Islamic Fundamentalists"

Translated: Resistance from Christians is creating erosion of her sales and profits.

[EyeGuy]

I have issues with her deciding after the fact, to do the hip and inclusive thing and tab Dumbledore a queer.

[gjones77]

Quite frankly I don’t know what people are complaining about, if you don’t like the message don’t read them.

To be honest, I do agree in some areas that some (not all) Fundamentalist Christians take these things way too seriously.

If your beliefs prevent you from reading that book that’s fine, but when you try to force your beliefs on others by preventing them from reading a book you don’t like, then you’re infringing on theirs rights.

That’s the funny thing about the 1st Amendment, it’s not there to protect speech you agree with, it’s there to protect speech you don’t agree with.

And as a disclosure, I haven’t read the books at all, though I do enjoy the movies.

Then again, I’m able to separate fiction from fact and not let it affect my beliefs.

[meandog]

JK is spot on in her criticism of fundamentalists. The Potter series are classic good versus evil scenarios and are indicative of one of the fantasy author (and well-noted Christian author) who most influenced her: C.S. Lewis!

[dennisw]

I’m anti Potter..... Children need better fantasies to get interested in. Such as what you can find at church and synagogue. Which also have truth and morals in the mix. So much interest in magical fantasies is not good for young ones

[ClearCase_guy]

"Hundreds of millions of people have read my books! The movies have been phenomenally popular around the world! How DARE you say you don't feel like reading them???? Youre -- you're as bad as those suicide bombers who blow up women and children and saw the heads off journalists! No! You're worse! Because you're not giving me the money I deserve!"

[cripplecreek]

I wouldn’t equate them with islamonazis but there are a few very vocal oversensitive Christians running loose. They aren’t all that hard to ignore.

[CarryingOn]

I don't think that “avoiding” is the correct word to use in this context. You avoid a pothole in the road because its in your way. I would say that some people might choose not to participate or seek out Potterism. Frankly, I have not read Potter because I choose not to. However, I didn't have to avoid it because it wasn't in my way. I think that perhaps the author might be “avoiding” learning more about Christianity and Islam. One misguided soul does not make a religion in any case.