The Georgia department of education today upheld a decision by the county board that would allow the wildly popular series by British author J.K. Rowling to remain in school libraries, Gwinnett school system spokesman Jorge Quintana said.
In October 2005, Laura Mallory, a mother with children at Gwinnett elementary schools, asked a local committee to ban the books about a young wizard, saying they were violent and promoted witchcraft.
The application was denied, so she appealed her case before different local and state officials.
"At all levels the decision has been to keep the books on the shelves," Mr Quintana said.
The state board decided the matter on a technicality, ruling that Gwinnett acted within its legal authority, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution website.
"I didn't do a good enough legal job because I didn't hire a lawyer," it quoted Ms Mallory as saying.
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Let's imagine for a moment that Harry Potter does , in fact, promote a spiritual faith called "witchcraft." (Yeah, I know it's a stupid premise, but that's what this daffy lady is claiming.) Well, the books now enjoy constitutional protection under freedom of religion.
You didn't do a good enough legal job because you didn't hire a lawyer? Sure, that's a big chunk of it. The other part, though, is that you're a goddamn fundie idiot.
Reasons why she didn´t do a good legal job:
I remember reading plenty of books school that featured wizards and magic. Why the hubbub over this one?
because unlike many other such books, HP is a multi-million best-seller.
No, you didn't actually pay attention to the fact that the book encourages a lot of Christian values. All you did was hear about the witchcraft part and decide that you had a moral crusade to embark on. What else is a housewife supposed to do with her time when all her favorite soaps are now Satanic because they portray gays?
I would so love to see how a lawyer would argue this under the First Amendment.
noself: Having just devoted most of my brain to a First Amendment exam, I feel safe in pointing and laughing at this woman.
Should've hired a wizard. image
Good one, Viking ^^
And the Bible isn't violent?
QFT! Compared to all the genociding, murdering, raping, cheating, lying, not to mention the slavery, polygamy and other ritual sacrifices committed by the "good" guys in the Babble, HP is the very picture of wholesomeness.
Didn't you know, you poor misguided woman, that all lawyers in Georgia are in league with lucifer? There is a reason that the "Devil went down to Georgia, looking for a soul to steal"! I suggest you leave that evil state as soon as possible and move to someplace where they share your views on censoring books and witchcraft, like say, Iran.
We're all Georgians now.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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