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HermioneTrisValdez2004·9/4/2019 in Opinions

I just read in an article that the Harry Potter series is the most banned book in the United States because of religious purposes?!? Thoughts?

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HermioneTrisValdez2004·9/4/2019

Yeah I understand but everyone ( sighs ) should get that Harry Potter isn’t real.

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAT YOU BAG GIRL!!🤬

Harrypotterexpert101·9/4/2019

Yeah, IMHO it (kind of) makes sense. Witchcraft was a brutal part of our history, a part we don't want to repeat.

Reverb frost·9/4/2019

It's the loss of all those places that banned HP in the first place. And religious purpose? Not even gonna comment on that.

Icecreamdif·9/4/2019

What are you talking about? Witchcraft wasn’t a brutal part of our history, because there is no such thing as witchcraft. The witch hunts were a brutal part of our history, but that isn’t why the books are banned.

The books are banned because there are some religious nutjobs who will start a moral panic over anything. It used to be about Dungeons and Dragons or Satanism in schools. Some teachers were actually fired for allegedly promoting Satanism. Obviously they weren’t actually promoting Satanism, because that’s stupid, but the people who start these kinds of panics aren’t known for their critical thinking skills.

Newt Strike·9/4/2019

Wait it might be banned in some parts of U.S not in the U.S itself.

Icecreamdif·9/4/2019

Of course not. And these aren’t government bans. The government doesn’t have the right to ban any book. These are religious schools and stuff like that that are banning the books. Back in the day, there used to be stories about people burning copies of the books.

HermioneTrisValdez2004·9/4/2019

Wow that is pretty intense...but hey I’m religious and I know to draw between books and reality. These guys are just super overprotective of children’s minds. They’re like those people who want to promote actual work and educational books. Not fantasy ones.

Sayad Saqib Sayad Saqib·9/4/2019

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ZealouZ·9/4/2019

I feel like people don't look deep enough. Yes there is magic in it and for awhile i wasn't even allowed to read it. But in the grand scheme of things this book is so much more. Its about the battle of good vs evil which is something that we all will have to deal with. And aside from that it has so many values on friendahip and love that are benefical.

I think people need to look deeper, but thats just my opinion

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Icecreamdif·9/5/2019

These people don’t really want to promote educational books. They’re the same kind of people who want to ban teaching evolution in schools.

What do you think?