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WAKEFIELD - The summer reading feats of Lynne Bimmler's sixth-grade class are proudly chronicled on the St. Joseph's School website."The sixth grade reads an average of 7.5 books each with many students in double digits," says a note on the class page. "Of course, Harry Potter was a popular choice."But last month, students found that their favorite series had "disapparated" from the school library, after St. Joseph's pastor, the [[[[[Rev. Ron Barker, removed the books, declaring that the{{{{ themes of witchcraft and sorcery}}}} were inappropriate for a Catholic school.]]]]]"He said that he thought most children were strong enough to resist the temptation," said one mother who asked that her name not be used because she did not want her family to be singled out. "But he said it's his job to protect the weak and the strong."The removal at St. Joseph's is the first reported instance that the wildly popular series has been banned in the Bay State, according to the American Library Association. But British author J.K. Rowling's series, [[[[which many educators credit with inspiring a generation of children to pick up a book, has been as controversial as it has been popular.]]]] Groups in at least 17 other states have tried to ban the books since the first one was published in 1998, prompting the library association last year to name the Harry Potter collection "the most challenged books of the 21st century."PS:GOOD for Rev.Ron Barker......!!!!!!!Many even so called"christians" taht endorse these books and even dare to compare HP with Jesus,I've concluded that they want to be deceived and they have a fascination with the occult,that may be...they are not even aware of....
As in the days of Noah....
