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NoAmericanTaliban Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 05:07 PM
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Gwinnett Mom: 'Ban Harry Potter'
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Gwinnett County parent is waging a war against Harry Potter. She says the popular book series should be pulled from libraries in the state’s largest school district.

Laura Mallory says the Potter books take kids to dark places.

“The books are indoctrinating children into witchcraft,” Mallory said. “It’s not mere fantasy.”

Mallory has three children attending J.C. Magill Elementary School in Loganville, and is asking the school board to banish the books.

“I’m asking that they be removed from the school -- elementary school in particular -- because the young children are not as able to discern as older children,” said Mallory.

Another parent, Amy Pryor, says the Harry Potter series got her daughter excited about reading....

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This is here in Atlanta, and the School Board Hearing is tonight. Hope that fascist loses. These people are nuts, always wanting to control everything. Banning books sounds like the Christan thing to do. Makes me think about Jesus - What books would Jesus ban. Maybe she will have a book burning party at her house after the meeting. I believe some folks in Germany liked to do that - circa 1930's. Make sure you put on your Sunday best Brown Shirt for the book burning party. Wouldn't be right to put on a wrinkled shirt.
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