US CHRISTIANS SLAM HARRY POTTER
The head of the largest conservative Christian group in the US has slammed the revelation that a character in the Harry Potter series of books is gay, and has called for parents to bar their children from reading the novels.
According to Pinknews.co.uk, Roberta Combs, chairperson of the 2.5 million strong Christian Coalition of America, has said that the news that the wizard Albus Dumbledore is gay is not good for the nation’s children.
“It’s not a good example for our children, who really like the books and the movies. I think it encourages homosexuality,” she is reported to have said.
Combs added that, “I would never allow my own children or grandchildren to read the books or watch the movies, and other parents should do so too.”
The Harry Potter novels have previously come under fire from some religious groups who have claimed that the books promote witchcraft.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling recently announced that she has always considered Albus Dumbledore, head of the fictional Hogwarts wizard school, to be gay.
At the time she commented that some Christian groups did not approve of the novels and that they’d now have another reason to continue to do so.
About time. It’s about time the American Christians open their eyes to the crap Harry Potter is spreading across the world! I find it amusing that a conservative group has more issues with a character in the series being gay and allegedly encouraging homosexuality than with the fact the entire series of Harry Potter books are filled with satanic and occultist references. Nevermind homosexuality, these books open way more doors for satan to get a stronghold on you than most people are willing to admit! In the meantime, Lucifer’s is laughing himself into a stupor…
haha. what a load of bull crap
haha… None are as blind as those who do not want to see
Where???. Um. I’ve read all seven books and I’ve seen no reference anywhere to Satan. Please could you provide some page references so as to enlighten the rest of us as to how you came to that conclusion. After all, you claim we’re blind, show us.
Why?. Why did JK Rowling have to go an do that. I had never thought of Dumbledor as someone with a sexual side. If anything, his intelligence and wisdom gave the impression that he’d surpassed the animalistic urges of relationships altogether and had become a true altruist.
Hmm. Nowhere in the films (I haven’t read the books) is there any given indication that Dumbledore is gay. It is never mentioned in any way or form. It just so happens to be yet another part of him. No matter how wise or knowledgable a character might be, that does not overshadow their sexual preference. No matter how old Dumbledore seems to be, he was also young once and we can use our imaginations as to how he might’ve had crushes or objects of affection during his youth.
I find it funny that these Christian nutcases will go out of their way to avoid this series all because Rowling mentioned that one of her characters is gay. It’s not in any way obvious in the books or films. How on earth does it affect a child or “propagate” homosexuality at all?
And how dare a Christian bigot be so arrogant as to assume that she knows what’s good for the nation’s children. Images of hell, torture and eternal fire are better?