tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238596.post680577172231354991..comments2023-08-29T09:12:53.828-05:00Comments on OMIGOD ... I'm ThirtyWHAT?: Harry Potter and the Fanatical Asshats Who Get On My Last NerveThirtyWhathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15013731537383431181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238596.post-34037001052392508252007-08-05T10:59:00.000-05:002007-08-05T10:59:00.000-05:00The thing is, people are STILL getting hooty over ...The thing is, people are STILL getting hooty over Harry Potter, it's just that the media no longer wants to hear about it. Laura Mallory, a Georgia woman, has been on an 1 year+ crusade to get rid of the books in schools. From the Wikepedia entry about Harry Potter vs religion (in which she has her own section-)<BR/><BR/>Following her case's rejection by the school, Mallory then took her case to the school appeals committee, but was rejected again. On April 20, 2006, Mallory took her case to the Gwinnett County School Board, but on May 11, the board voted unanimously against her. In June 2006, Mallory launched an appeal against the County Board's decision with the Georgia State Board of Education; that appeal was rejected the following December. In January 2007, she appealed to the Gwinnett Superior Court; that appeal too was rejected three months later. She is now considering taking the case to federal court. Mallory was named the Washington Post's 2006 "Idiot of the Year."<BR/><BR/>Another interesting note- Mallory also commented that she has not read the book series partially because "they're really very long and I have four kids. I've put a lot of work into what I've studied and read. I think it would be hypocritical for me to read all the books, honestly."<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_opposition_to_the_Harry_Potter_series<BR/><BR/>Outta Site, Outta mind- not quite.<BR/><BR/>~College OneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238596.post-90969021003867702122007-08-01T11:31:00.000-05:002007-08-01T11:31:00.000-05:00Of course Dave of the11thhour has never read even ...Of course Dave of the11thhour has never read even one book in the Potter series, let alone all seven.<BR/> <BR/>I'm trying to shame him into reading to his little boy. It's a wonderful way to introduce your children to books. <BR/> <BR/>I'm sure Dave has read to his son, and it must be exciting with Dave's radio voice (Dave was in radio for many years), but this is my attempt to dig so I will.<BR/><BR/>Dave's son is a bit young yet, for Potter, but the series is excellent for children in Middle childhood.<BR/> <BR/>JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com