... from public schools, parents tend to snub their noses at books with religious content. Or, when viewed from the opposite perspective, people protest to the books that contain unholy content. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, for example, raised some debates over whether schools should allow it in their libraries because of its magical and ungodly content. A pastor at St. Joseph School in ... for a Catholic school. The pastor thought most children were "strong enough to resist the temptation," but his job was to "protect the weak and the strong" (Bates and Hansen). Assuredly, J.K. Rowl...

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... our culture depends. Thus, creativity and the perception of reality would be greatly limited. Religion, a controversial topic in itself, also inspires the challenge of certain books. Recently, censors are criticizing J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. They claim that the reading of such novels encourages witchcraft, and therefore should be banned (Cain 599-608). Witchcraft goes against basic religious principles. They see this ... ...

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... the book or an original piece of work. Another big budget film that has been released recently is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, taken from a series of books by J. K. Rowling. The film portrays the events in the book almost exactly, due to the fact that it is aimed predominantly towards children, like the book, and on the assumption that many ... ...

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