Religious debates over the Harry Potter series (English Wikipedia)

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Madan, Rubina (2006-04-19). "Hearing to determine fate of 'Harry Potter' books in GCPS". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2007-03-13.

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"Filming Locations – Harry Potter". British Council. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-10-06.

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Cindy Wooden (2008-01-15). "Writers in Vatican newspaper debate lessons of Harry Potter novels". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-15.

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Schwartz, Daniel. "The books have been burning". cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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Belinda Elliott. "Harry Potter: Harmless Christian Novel or Doorway to the Occult?". CBN.com. Retrieved 2007-09-28.

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Ted Olsen. "Opinion Roundup: Positive About Potter". Retrieved 2007-07-06.
Kurtz, Holly (1999-11-06). "Harry Potter expelled from school". Denver Rocky Mountain News.
"Fundamentalism Afoot in Anti-Potter Camp, Says New-Religions Expert Popular Culture Enjoys an Autonomy, Explains Massimo Introvigne". Zenit News Agency News. 2001. Retrieved 2007-06-10.

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Chick, Jack T. "The Nervous Witch". Chick Publications. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
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Katherine T Phan (2008). "Vatican slams Harry Potter as 'wrong kind of hero'". christiantoday.com. Retrieved 2009-07-15.

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The individuals are Dieter F. Uchtdorf (in the Church's highest governing body) and Jeffrey R. Holland (in the Church's second-highest governing body). For Uchtdorf, see President Uchtdorf Lauds “Responsibility, Humanity, Joy” of Doctors' White Coats; for Holland, see Meridian Magazine – In Defense of Harry Potter Archived April 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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Tess Kalinowski (2006). "Durham won't restrict access to book; Kids' stories on Mideast conflict deemed appropriate Same board temporarily exiled Potter series for witchcraft". cjc.ca. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-28.

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"Success of Harry Potter bowls author over". cnn.com. 21 October 1999. Retrieved 2021-02-12.

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Connie Neal. "What's A Christian to Do with Harry Potter? (2000, WaterBrook Press)". Archived from the original on 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
Connie Neal. "The Gospel according to Harry Potter (2002, Westminster John Knox Press)". Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
Connie Neal. "Wizards, Wardrobes, and Wookiees: Navigating Good and Evil in Harry Potter, Narnia, and Star Wars (2007, InterVarsity Press)". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-02.

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Mike Hertenstein. "Harry Potter vs the Muggles, Myth Magic and Joy". Cornerstone Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-10-11.

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Jacqui Komschlies (2000). "Matters of Opinion: The Perils of Harry Potter". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
Editorial (Jan. 10, 2000). "Why We Like Harry Potter" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Christianity Today.

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Jeffrey Weiss (2007). "Christian Themes Abound in the Harry Potter books". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2007-08-18.

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Stephen D. Greydanus. "Harry Potter vs. Gandalf". Retrieved 2007-06-06.

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Gibson, Marion (2007). Witchcraft Myths in American Culture. New York: Routledge. pp. 188–90. doi:10.4324/9780203941980. ISBN 978-0-415-97977-1. OCLC 76261870.
Cockrell, Amanda (February 2006). "Harry Potter and the witch hunters: a social context for the attacks on Harry Potter". The Journal of American Culture. 29 (6): 24–30. doi:10.1111/j.1542-734X.2006.00272.x.
Taub, Deborah J.; Servaty-Seib, Heather L. (7 August 2008). "Controversial content: is Harry Potter harmful to children?". In Heilman, Elizabeth E. (ed.). Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter (2d ed.). Routledge. pp. 15–17. doi:10.4324/9780203892817. ISBN 978-1-135-89154-1.
Ciaccio, Peter (7 August 2008). "Harry Potter and Christian theology". In Heilman, Elizabeth E. (ed.). Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter (2d ed.). Routledge. pp. 33–37. doi:10.4324/9780203892817. ISBN 978-1-135-89154-1.

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"Sermon: Cuthbert". Durham Cathedral. 2005-03-19. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2009-10-06.

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"JK Rowling wants to see a Democrat in the White House". Earthtimes.org. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2008-02-09. (original article -in Spanish-)

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"Church: Harry Potter film a font of evil". Kathimerini. 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2003.

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"JK Rowling wants to see a Democrat in the White House". Earthtimes.org. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2008-02-09. (original article -in Spanish-)

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Clive Leviev-Sawyer (2004). "Bulgarian church warns against the spell of Harry Potter". Ecumenica News International. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-15.

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Jeff Jensen (2000-09-07). "'Fire' Storm". ew.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2007-07-07.

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Jones, Jeffrey M. (13 July 2000). Even Adults Familiar with Harry Potter Books. The Gallup Poll.
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"Catholic church stands up for Harry Potter". The Guardian. London. 2003-02-04. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
McLean, Gareth (2002-06-12). "Hogwarts and all". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2007-06-15.

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"Harry Potter, Narnia, and the Lord of the Rings". REviewers' Bookwatch. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
Paul Vallely (2000). "Faith & Reason: Harry Potter and a theology lesson for adults". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2007-11-02.

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Laura Mallory (2007). "Harry Potter Appeal Update". Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
Sharon Swanepoel (2007). "Harry's Harshest Critic Speaks Out". The Loganville Tribune. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-10-04.

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Polish Priests Burn Harry Potter, Twilight Books In Protest Of The Occult, HuffPost, April 1, 2019, retrieved April 1, 2019

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"Growth of 'new media' fatwas rankles traditional Islamic establishment". The Associated Press. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
"Witchcraft or fantasy? Education officer hears about Harry Potter". International Herald Tribune. The Associated Press. 3 October 2006.

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Nick Squires (2009). "Harry Potter and the incredibly positive review from the official Vatican paper". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-07-15.

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"Iran calls Harry Potter a 'Zionist plot'". Israel Today. 2007. Retrieved 2019-04-01.

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JK Rowling. "Some Random Facts About The Weasley Family". jkrowing.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-07-10.

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Farmer, Joy (2001). "The magician's niece: the kinship between J. K. Rowling and C. S. Lewis". Mythlore. 23 (2): 53–64. ISSN 0146-9339. JSTOR 26814627.

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"Harry Potter and Zionism, the Untold Story (Updated)". Kamangir (Archer). 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-09-10.

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"Free Speech Victory in Zeeland". kidspeakonline.org. 1999. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-09-29.

ldsmag.com

The individuals are Dieter F. Uchtdorf (in the Church's highest governing body) and Jeffrey R. Holland (in the Church's second-highest governing body). For Uchtdorf, see President Uchtdorf Lauds “Responsibility, Humanity, Joy” of Doctors' White Coats; for Holland, see Meridian Magazine – In Defense of Harry Potter Archived April 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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Cindy Wooden (2008-01-15). "Writers in Vatican newspaper debate lessons of Harry Potter novels". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-15.

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Meadors, Brian, Harry Potter and the Cedarville Censors, McFarland Press, 2019

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Um Noah. "Harry Who? An Islamic Analysis of the Harry Potter Phenomenon". Mission Islam. Retrieved 2007-07-10.

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Shawn Adler (2007). "'Harry Potter' Author J.K. Rowling Opens Up About Books' Christian Imagery". mtv.com. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
Shawn Adler (2007). "J.K. Rowling talks about Christian Imagery". MTV Online. Retrieved 2008-06-10.

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Dave Kopel (2003). "Deconstructing Rowling". National Review. Retrieved 2007-06-23.

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"Terrorist attack at the Potter book launch site foiled in Pakistan". Deutsche Presse Agentur. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-09-10.

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"Harry Potter author JK Rowling pens new tale". couriermail.com.au. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2007. Accessed: 1 November 2007.

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Rosenthal, Elisabeth (2005-07-16). "Don't count pope among Harry Potter fans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
Hitchens, Christopher (2007). "The Boy Who Lived". The New York Times.
Hale, Mike (16 July 2009). "The woman behind the boy wizard". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

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LIBBY MIDDLEBROOK (2000-08-03). "It's wizard: Harry Potter's spells can be spoken in class". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2007-09-28.

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Nancy Carpentier Brown (2007). "The Last Chapter" (PDF). Our Sunday Visitor. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2009-04-28. Kept at: OSV.com Archived 2013-09-08 at the Wayback Machine

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"Back to School with the Religious Right". People For The American Way. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-07-27.

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"Judge Smites Harry Potter Restrictions in Arkansas". American Library Association. 2003-04-28. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-03-13. The district court's opinion can be found here. Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

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Weeks, Linton (20 October 1999). "Charmed, I'm sure; the enchanting success story of Harry Potter's creator, J.K. Rowling". The Washington Post. p. C01. ProQuest 408532236.

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Nelson, Michael (31 January 2002). "Fantasia: The Gospel According to C.S. Lewis". The American Prospect. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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Mark Gudgel (16 November 2005). "In Defense of Harry Potter". Relevant Magazine. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

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"THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS News in the media: 2000 to 2003". 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
"Reviews of the video by Jeremiah Films: "Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged"". religioustolerance.org. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
"Six different, unrelated, forms of Witchcraft: Harry Potter to Wicca". religioustolerance.org. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
"NEGATIVE REVIEWS BY CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS TO THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS". religioustolerance.org. 2000. Retrieved 2007-06-10.

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"Harry Potter's Israel launch pits wizard vs rabbis". Reuters. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-11-10.

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"Harry Potter and the Christian Cauldron". The Rutherford Institute. Archived from the original on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-07-06.

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Schoeffer, Christine. "Harry Potter's girl trouble". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2006-06-20.

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Morris, Linda (2006-01-09). "Devil in the detail: Vatican exorcises Harry Potter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2007-03-13.

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"REASSESSMENTS: Dumbledore comes out in the world". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-10-22. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2007-10-27.

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Holly Meyer (2019). "Harry Potter books removed from St. Edward Catholic School due to 'curses and spells'". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2019-09-02.

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"J. K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall Reveals Dumbledore is Gay; Neville Marries Hannah Abbott, and Much More". The Leaky Cauldron. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-27.

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"Don't worry – the sheik of Liverpool is not calling for decapitation or unicorn blood". The Australian. 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-09.

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Alison Flood (2009-09-29). "JK Rowling lost out on US medal over Harry Potter 'witchcraft'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
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Karen Lindell (2007). "Magical experience for Harry Potter fans". Ventura County Star. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2007-10-31.

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"Harry Potter and Zionism, the Untold Story (Updated)". Kamangir (Archer). 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
Jerry Bowyer (2007). "Harry Potter and the Fire breathing Fundamentalists". Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
Ben Smith (2007). "Next installment of mom vs. Potter set for Gwinnett court". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
Laura Mallory (2007). "Harry Potter Appeal Update". Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
Clive Leviev-Sawyer (2004). "Bulgarian church warns against the spell of Harry Potter". Ecumenica News International. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
"Church: Harry Potter film a font of evil". Kathimerini. 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2003.
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