Life Immitates Art

[darmstadt]

If JK Rowling had started off the last Harry Potter book with "See all this fantasy wizarding stuff kids, it is all true, honestly, and also all good wizards are allowed, and should, stone jews, gays and especially women that sleep around to death" she would have been jailed, the book banned and kids who read it sent to a head doctor. Yet the Koran is getting pushed on young kids the world over and people wonder why they are a bit ****ed up.

Harry Potter is the most banned book in America, primarily forced by right wing Christian fundamentalists who, in their way, are no different to Muslim fundamentalists.

BTW, the Koran is banned in North Korea...

[minestrone]

Harry Potter is the most banned book in America, primarily forced by right wing Christian fundamentalists who, in their way, are no different to Muslim fundamentalists.

BTW, the Koran is banned in North Korea...

Listen, I have been at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, fantastic it was, the yanks looked as happy as a Saudi family going to see a beheading.

[darmstadt]

Listen, I have been at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, fantastic it was, the yanks looked as happy as a Saudi family going to see a beheading.

Yeah, but we all know that septics tend to be ****wits of the highest order, maybe they're really Muslims in disguise

12 reasons Harry Potter should be banned - The Landover Baptist Church Forum

Georgia mom seeks Harry Potter ban - today > books - TODAY.com

Are Americans too stupid for democracy?

[SimonMac]

Two things, the bible is just as filled with hatered and intolerance.

Secondly, fundamentalism is to Islam as KKK is to Christianity.

[minestrone]

Two things, the bible is just as filled with hatered and intolerance.

Possibly, but as a historical document, the Koran explicitly advocates violence from its followers. That is a big difference.

[barrydidit]

Stop!

There's only one 'm' in imitates.

Carry on.

[vetran]

I see what you did there

Obligatory Lethal Weapon quote

[SimonMac]

I see what you did there

My point exactly, always needs the last word!

[MyUserName]

Can't we just agree that these religions are relics of a less educated time and then confine them to the history books. Plenty of religions are already there.

[suityou01]

Can't we just agree that these religions are relics of a less educated time and then confine them to the history books. Plenty of religions are already there.

I spoke with our mightly FSM and he says, no.