Globe: Harry Potter bks 'disapparated' by Catholic school's pastor
- From: J Flenner <varney@[redacted]>
- Subject: Globe: Harry Potter bks 'disapparated' by Catholic school's pastor
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:24:47 -0400
[NOTE: I learned a new word, 'disapparate'. I looked it up in
TheFreeDictionary.com and it is not in the dictionary but it appear in
the Wikipedia entry for: Magic (Harry Potter), "Apparation is a magical
form of teleportation
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/teleportation>, by which a
witch or wizard can disappear ("disapparate") from one location and
instantly reappear ("apparate") in another. ..."
Guess I need to catch up on my reading. jf]
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/25/man_from_ministry_bans_potter/
October 25, 2007 | Boston Globe
Man from ministry bans Potter
By Tania deLuzuriaga, Globe Staff
WAKEFIELD - The summer reading feats of Lynne Bimmler's sixth-grade
class are proudly chronicled on the St. Joseph's School website.
"The sixth grade reads an average of 7.5 books each with many students
in double digits," says a note on the class page. "Of course, Harry
Potter was a popular choice."
But last month, students found that their favorite series had
"disapparated" from the school library, after St. Joseph's pastor, the
Rev. Ron Barker, removed the books, declaring that the themes of
witchcraft and sorcery were inappropriate for a Catholic school.
"He said that he thought most children were strong enough to resist the
temptation," said one mother who asked that her name not be used because
she did not want her family to be singled out. "But he said it's his job
to protect the weak and the strong."
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