The Instigator: http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_article_id=23846&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2


Mallory, in Loganville, Georgia is back at it again. She is trying to have the Rowling's "Harry Potter" book series banned from schools. She claims she filed after "a lot of prayer ... (and) a very, very specific answer to prayer."

On her website http://www.hisvoicetoday.org it is posted:

"Harry Potter is being used to teach and promote witchcraft, Wicca, a U.S. Gov't recognized religion, in our schools, classrooms, and to this entire generation. We have received numerous phone calls, letters, and email from all over the country encouraging the continuation of this case, along with significant donations."

Two problems here:

1) WICCA IS a United States Government recognized religion, whether Mallory likes it or not, and whether the President believes its "real" or not. Which affords us the same liberties it does her own Christian faith.

2) How the %$%#^# does Harry Potter teach any child anything about Wicca? The two are about as closely related as a field mouse and a hawk.

This is a tired issue and quite appalling. If her cohorts at hisvoicetoday.org want Potter books removed, then they better come with more than that! The real problem here is their misinformation and flawlessly righteous spirituality, butting heads with popular media, and dragging an already battle hardened community into the fray.

Most Wiccans I know just laugh at people like Mallory, saying things like "Stupid is, as stupid does", and "Let here think what she wants." Fine, but when that thinking robs the world, at least school children in Georgia, the opportunity to discover the world of literacy through reading wonderful tales of the imagination... there is a problem.

The site is quoted saying, "Witchcraft is an abomination (profoundly evil and detestable) unto God." I think that their behavior and claims are profoundly evil and detestable. If they are associating Harry Potter and Witchcraft (in the context of the stories) to Wicca... not cool. If they believe this is true because their Divine middle-men told them so through the television or Sunday service, whatever, they must be right since they are flawless and perfect, and are the sole repositories of truth on earth. Right? Humpphh!

I respect - and am somewhat comforted to know - that the Gwinnett County Superior Court is upholding her right to appeal their earlier ruling to NOT ban the books. I applaud the school board members for standing up for works that inspire our kids to read.

Her claims - and anyone's like her's - that the Harry Potter books "promote the Wicca religion" is about as silly as saying that watching Dawson's Creek would encourage my children to listen to me more often and become Christians. We don't seek converts, subtly through media or otherwise. We could care less if there were anymore Wiccans. Uugghh!

As for her supporters and generous donations. Well, I guess it would take money to convince someone what is "right" and "not right"... right?









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