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 >>>
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>>The same with Philip Pullman; if the loons who believe that the Potter =
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>>books teach witchcraft (oh, dear, this could lead to the collapse of the =
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>>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.
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>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

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>Candy
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