Sep 3, 2012

Christian School give Harry Potter the Expelliamus

This may be embarrassing for the liberal Christians among you or those who have a modern Christian outlook. Or who can tell fiction from non-fiction.

From the SMH again:

MEDOWIE Christian School in the Hunter has defended a decision to ban all witches and warlocks from its annual Book Week parade and the Harry Potter series from the school library.

The school was one of many that marked Book Week recently by asking children to dress up as their favourite book character for a parade.

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So a tale in which a small boy whose parents are killed, but who uses special powers to defeat their killer and the great evil of the world is not okay, but characters from Star Wars are?.

I know its the witches word isn’t it.  Cause you know Medowie believe in

  • the existence of Satan and the reality of spiritual warfare. (not metaphorically, for realz)
  • the jurisdiction of civil authorities except in matters conflicting with the
    biblical witness and/or conscience

I wonder if they follow the direction put down in Deuteronomy 21:18-21 or conduct corporal punishment?

I guess they aren’t gay friendly either ( apart from love the sinner hate the sin). If it was me I’d be checking their science curriculum around evolution and global warming.

Oh and this was a pearler:

In respecting that right [we] do not stock books from the Harry Potter series, or indeed other titles which are the subject of polarising public discussion.

Yes don’t let the kiddies read anything that might get them to inspire or question. I wonder what the senior curriculum is like.  No Macbeth?


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Wow. I happen to know a teacher from that school whose kids love Harry Potter.

I guess it's the path of least resistance. Say you've got 5 extreme parents who don't want their kids reading it and 395 parents who have the books at home anyway and don't care. Easier for the school to say no. Even though, if those 5 parents read the books, they might find out that it's about someone who sacrifices their life but then gets resurrected because of being innocent and willing to die for others. SOUND FAMILIAR??
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I wouldn't be surprised if there's a governing council with some hard line members on it. I mean really they are depriving them of a proper pop culture education. :)

And yes I was wondering if CS Lewis got the boot as well, or Tolkien.
I wouldn't be surprised to find some ideological ties with certain hard-line Christian denominations that operate internationally. There's probably a pamphlet on the evils of Harry potter in circulation somewhere.

Do they not know that JK Rowling is a Christian or perhaps she is the wrong kind? (Scottish Protestant IIRC)

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