A Catholic school in Nashville is receiving a lot of “undesired attention” over a decision to remove the Harry Potter book series from its shelves. On August 28, Rev. Dan Reehil, the pastor of St. Edward Catholic School, sent an e-mail to school staff explaining his reasoning for removing the books from the school’s library. Read more
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Polish priest apologises for Harry Potter book burning
Monday, April 8th, 2019A priest in northern Poland who led a public burning of books that included Harry Potter titles and other “evil” items parishioners wanted destroyed has apologised. Father Rafał Jarosiewicz called the burning of objects thought to be connected to magic and the occult, and deemed by their owners to be an evil force, “unfortunate”. Images Read more
Harry Potter – the new religion
Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
Harry Potter could be a religion say two Harvard academics. They have released a weekly podcast called “Harry Potter and the Sacred Text.” Vanessa Zoltan and Caspar ter Kuile are both graduates of the Harvard Divinity School. The podcast answers the question, “What if we read the books we love as if they were sacred Read more
Priest cites NZ Study to label Lego as a tool of Satan
Friday, April 4th, 2014
A Polish priest, Father Slawomir Kostrzewa, is citing a study from New Zealand in a dire warning that Lego’s new line of Monster Fighters and Zombies figures are tools of Satan that can destroy their children’s souls. Kostrzewa says the Danish toy company had taken a lurch to the dark side with its series of Read more
Harry Potter and Yoga are dangerous, even Satanic
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
A former chief exorcist at the Vatican says yoga and Harry Potter are ‘dangerous’, even Satanic. In an interview with the Telegraph, Fr Gabreile Amorth, who for four years held the position of the Vatican’s chief exorcist, and who has cleansed hundreds of people of evil spirits, said Yoga is Satanic and JK Rowling’s Harry Read more