Thursday, October 25, 2007

Once again, Harry Potter is in the news

Before I begin, no, I will not be talking about the latest revelation from J.K. Rowling. This is about Censorship.

Apparently, a Catholic School in Massachusetts has decided that to protect the "Weak-Minded," the principal is going to remove the books from the school library.

Well, I would not be shocked by this. "Banned in Boston" is a common selling point on books, and now, it can be added to the Harry Potter series as well.

Now, while I applaud the Rev. Ron Barker for trying to keep witchcraft out of the hands of the children, most of those reading these books are sixth graders, and are old enough to know that it is not real. If he would really like to make a difference, make An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories part of the required reading list. Both are by Fr. Gabrielle Amorth, and are well written.

Please, do not ban the books, there are better ways to protect the children.

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