{"id":988,"date":"2008-02-24T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-24T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=988"},"modified":"2008-02-24T23:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-24T23:05:00","slug":"when-librarians-strike-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=988","title":{"rendered":"When Librarians Strike Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fairly brilliant fund-raising idea in Alamogordo, New Mexico: funding a new library with photos of a local book-burning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The book burning pitted two opposing points of view. It was “not a book-burning, but a holy bonfire,” according to the church’s founding pastor, Jack Brock…..On one side [of the street] were Brock and members of his congregation. They burned a few books in the Harry Potter series and other titles, and “pornographic magazines,” Brock said in a telephone interview Saturday.<\/p>\n

They stated the belief that the books had satanic origins and could influence children to take up witchcraft.<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, that “satanic” Potter kid. Let’s make him the poster child for libraries and bookstores everywhere.<\/p>\n

Wait, he already is! Right: Hogwarts-themed bookstore parade entry, Fourth of July 2007, Mendocino, California.<\/em><\/p>\n

(Pointy-hat tip to Broomstick Chronicles<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Bad link fixed (Thanks, Erik).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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