Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:01:15 -0400 From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu> To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Subject: [WSFA] Re: Thought for the Day Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> > candymadigan at mindspring.com 04/16/02 07:44PM >>> >> >>The same with Philip Pullman; if the loons who believe that the Potter = = >>books teach witchcraft (oh, dear, this could lead to the collapse of the = = >>Republic . . .) were to read "His Dark Materials" trilogy, well, they'd = be = >>on the first flight to Oxford to burn the dear boy at the stake. > >Oh yeah. *Excellent* books, but just as clearly slanted against the = Church >as the Narnia books were slanted *towards* Christianity. He has an opinion and is quite willing to present it. I was amused to see HarperCollins back off of their planned Narnia = "sequels" that downplayed any religious aspects of the books. See the = spin: http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/books/2001-07-18-narnia.htm . = Maybe Eric Flint will write one . . . mjw > >Candy >