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

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

[kittycatonline.com]

Why is she bothering with this? Can't be the money, she's got tons of that. Does she really care what some lady in Alabama thinks? Why? Might it be because she's questioning her own mortality, and the worth of life? I hope so. Ultimately, she shouldn't care what I, the lady in Alabama, or anybody else thinks. She should concern herself with what God thinks.

[shibumi]

Check out O’Brien’s comment in the article - ping.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Same old same old ping.

[AppyPappy]

She’s a lunatic.

[ChurtleDawg]

you don’t think that some Christians have a capacity of violent threats?

[TommyDale]

Who says she should be dead? Christians who avoid her book have the right to do so, just as others have the right to read it. But the comparison of Christians to Islamic fundamentalists is ridiculous.

If someone CLAIMING to be a Christian threatened someone’s life, then they are not a Christian. Name them. I will be the first to condemn them.

[cameraeye]

For being such a simpleton when she first started, how much more money does one need in this life? God, these people make me scream......

[dragonblustar]

because I know JK is a bit of a "sacred" cow with many here

No kidding. I can hear them clucking about this now. They didn't want to hear anything about Dumbledore being gay or criticism about Rowling. These people are worse than the Oprah fans.

But getting back to JK, her success has created a monster of a media whore. She's becoming like Elton John. Another self righteous christian basher.

[cameraeye]

For being such a simpleton when she first started, how much more money does one need in this life? God, these people make me scream......

[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.

Bunk! Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Mother Goose Stories, Grim Brothers--ALL FANTASY, and not one child's pyschological progress ever injured!

Harry Potter is very low quality compared to the clsassics you cite
Plus the visual imagery of Harry Potter movies is a powerful brainwashing agent. Much more powerful than ye old Grimm's fairy tales book. And not for good but for magic and paganism. You either believe in God or you don't and you expose your child to God or you don't

[Tijeras_Slim]

I don’t doubt some nutjob considers Potter books worthy of a death threat... the media tends to lump all christians together, not distinguishing between normal folks and loons like Fred Phelps and his ilk.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

It’s like watching a movie and loving the character played, then hearing him open his big fat mouth afterwards....

[AppyPappy]

When was the last time a Christian flew a plane into a skyscraper or sawed off someone’s head on TV? If you think it is the same, explain that to Salmon Rushdie.

[svcw]

I want to see the note, email, rock that these threats are written on.
What do they say, “Hey I am a Christian and I want you to die”? I do not believe she ever received any such communication.

[svcw]

I want to see the note, email, rock that these threats are written on.
What do they say, “Hey I am a Christian and I want you to die”? I do not believe she ever received any such communication.

[BenLurkin]

Good analysis.

[Tax-chick]

I’d rather read James Joyce than slog through another of these threads ...

[JillValentine]

She’s not comparing all Christians to Islamic fundamentalists, just the extremists who want to ban her books. The headline is very misleading and written for purposes of provocation.

[kittycatonline.com]

This lady is so whacked, I had to respond twice.

Christians are just like Islamic fundamentalists because they don't read her books? Right. Might as well equivocate Jews with Islamic fundamentalists because the both don't eat pork.

"It's a classic good-versus-evil story". Yeah, so is Robocop and I ain't letting my kids watch that, either.

"Fundamentalism is when you..." Yeah, well witchcraft is when you..., so there, stick that in your eye! And I still aint' gonna buy one of your evil twisted books or spend a cent on one of your movies. No money for you!

[Tribune7]

Fundamentalism is, 'I will not open my mind to look on your side of the argument at all. I won't read it, I won't look at it, I'm too frightened.'"

People who define "fundamentalism" are talking about themselves.

With that said, I liked the books and did not consider them to be anti-Christian at all.