“Potter called Christ-like”
Read a March 4, 2003, WorldNetDaily article about a minister’s comparison of Harry Potter to Jesus.
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“Frequently challenged books of the 21st century”
The year 2004 was the first in five years that Harry Potter did not appear on the list of 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books. See the American Library Association’s list of challenged books and background information.
“Most evangelicals like Harry Potter. Really.”
Read a June 19, 2003, Christianity Today Web blog titled arguing that the majority of evangelical Christians do not have a problem with the Harry Potter series.
“Witch School Offers Booklet ‘Harry Potter vs. Real Witches'”
Read a July 15, 2009, media release about Witch School’s booklet comparing Harry Potter with “real witches.”
“Witch Wars Harry Potter Fuels Witchcraft vs. Christianity Controversy”
Read a Oct. 5, 2005, media release arguing that the Harry Potter books series pits sorcery against traditional Judeo-Christian values.
“Pope and the peril of Harry Potter”
Pope Benedict has said the Harry Potter books “erode Christianity in the soul” of young people according to a July 15, 2005, Manchester Evening News article.
“Church Responds to Questions on TV Series”
Read about the HBO series Big Love from the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints’ perspective.
HBO: Big Love
See HBO’s home page for its series Big Love, starring Bill Paxton as a polygamist with three wives. It premiered March 13, 2006.
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