Gents, In case this has not been brought to light yet, here's what another RR cdr. discovered about the Harry Potter item in The Onion. --Allen ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D. Bissell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: FW: [RR] Opinions wanted > > Hey all, check out the paper from which this article came. > they are a SATIRICAL work, and the validity of the articles is in question. > > Their copyright: > Copyright > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > The Onion� is a satirical newspaper published by Onion, Inc. > The Onion� uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases when > public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is > accidental and coincidental. > The content of this web-site--graphics, text and other elements--is � > Copyright 2000 by Onion, Inc., and may not be reprinted or retransmitted in > whole or in part without the expressed written consent of the publisher. > The Onion� is not intended for readers under 18 years of age. > > > > > http://www.theonion.com > > At 10:10 PM 8/3/00 -0700, larry wrote: > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 6:49 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [RR] Opinions wanted > > > > > >Opinions wanted... > > > >Harry Potter Books Spark Rise In Satanism Among Children > > > > LOCK HAVEN, PA--Ashley Daniels is as close as you can get to your > >typical 9-year-old American girl. A third-grader at Lock Haven Elementary > >School, she loves rollerblading, her pet hamsters Benny and Oreo, Britney > >Spears, and, of course, Harry Potter. Having breezed through the most recent > >Potter opus in just four days, Ashley is among the millions of children who > >have made Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire the fastest-selling book in > >publishing history. > > > > <Picture>Above: Three young Harry Potter fans in Winter Park, FL, recite > >an > >ancient Satanic incantation. > > > > And, like many of her school friends, Ashley was captivated enough by > >the strange occult doings at the Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry > >to pursue the Left-Hand Path, determined to become as adept at the black > >arts > >as Harry and his pals. > > > > "I used to believe in what they taught us at Sunday School," said > >Ashley, conjuring up an ancient spell to summon Cerebus, the three-headed > >hound of hell. "But the Harry Potter books showed me that magic is real, > >something I can learn and use right now, and that the Bible is nothing but > >boring lies." > > > > Ashley is hardly the only child rejecting God these days. Weeks after > >the release of Goblet, the fourth book in J.K. Rowling's blockbuster kid-lit > >series, interest in witchcraft continues to skyrocket among children. Across > >America, Satanic temples are filling to the rafters with youngsters > >clamoring > >for instruction in summoning and conjuring. > > > > Over protests from Christian Right leaders, who oppose the books for > >containing magic--and, by extension, Satanic religious beliefs--millions of > >children are willing their bodies and souls to Lucifer in unholy blood > >covenants. In 1995, it was estimated that some 100,000 Americans, mostly > >adults, were involved in devil-worship groups. Today, more than 14 million > >children alone belong to the Church of Satan, thanks largely to the > >unassuming boy wizard from 4 Privet Drive. > > > > "The Harry Potter books are cool, 'cause they teach you all about > >magic > >and how you can use it to control people and get revenge on your enemies," > >said Hartland, WI, 10-year-old Craig Nowell, a recent convert to the New > >Satanic Order Of The Black Circle. "I want to learn the Cruciatus Curse, to > >make my muggle science teacher suffer for giving me a D." > > > > "Hermione is my favorite, because she's smart and has a kitty," said > >6-year-old Jessica Lehman of Easley, SC. "Jesus died because He was weak and > >stupid." > > > > But as wild as children are about Harry, no one is happier about the > >phenomenon than old-school Satanists, who were struggling to recruit new > >members prior to the publication of the first Potter book in 1997. > > > > "Harry is an absolute godsend to our cause," said High Priest Egan of > >the First Church Of Satan in Salem, MA. "An organization like ours thrives > >on > >new blood--no pun intended--and we've had more applicants than we can handle > >lately. And, of course, practically all of them are virgins, which is > >gravy." > > > > With membership in Satanic temples reaching critical mass in some > >areas, many children have been forced to start their own organizations to > >worship the Lord Of Lies. Houston 11-year-old Bradley Winters, who purchased > >Goblet Of Fire with his own allowance money at the stroke of midnight on > >July > >8, organized his own club, Potterites To Destroy Jesus, with his > >neighborhood > >pals. An admission fee of $6.66 grants membership to any applicant willing > >to > >curse the name of God and have a lightning bolt carved into his or her > >forehead with an iron dagger. > > > > "The Harry Potter books are awesome!" Winters said. "When I grow up, > >I'm going to learn Necromancy and summon greater demons to Earth." > > > > It's more than just the kiddie set and Satanists, however, who are > >rejoicing over Harry's success. Educators nationwide are praising the books > >for getting children excited about reading. > > > > "It's almost impossible to find a book that can compete with those > >PlayStation games, but Harry Potter has done it," said Gulfport (MS) Middle > >School principal Frank Grieg. "I have this one student in the fifth grade > >who'd never read a book before in his life. Now he's read Sorcerer's Stone, > >Prisoner Of Azkaban, Chamber Of Secrets, Goblet Of Fire, The Seven Scrolls > >Of > >The Black Rose, The Necronomicon, The Satanic Bible, The Origin Of > >Species--you name it." > > > > Less pleased are Christian leaders, who see Pottermania as a serious > >threat to their way of life. > > > > "Children are very impressionable," said Dr. Andrea Collins of Focus > >On > >Faith, a Denver-based Christian think-tank and advocacy group. "These books > >do not merely depict one or two uses of magic spells or crystal balls. We're > >talking about hundreds of occult invocations. The natural, intuitive leap > >from reading a Harry Potter book to turning against God and worshipping > >Satan > >is very easy for a child to make, as the numbers have shown." > > > > "These books are truly magical," Collins added, "and therefore > >dangerous." > > > > But such protests are falling on largely deaf ears, especially in the > >case of Harry's creator. > > > > "I think it's absolute rubbish to protest children's books on the > >grounds that they are luring children to Satan," Rowling told a London Times > >reporter in a July 17 interview. "People should be praising them for that! > >These books guide children to an understanding that the weak, idiotic Son Of > >God is a living hoax who will be humiliated when the rain of fire comes, and > >will suck the greasy &*%$### (by MAK) of the Dark Lord while we, his > >faithful > >servants, laugh and cavort in victory." > > > > > > � Copyright 2000 Onion, Inc., All rights reserved. http://www.theonion.com/ > > >> > > > > > > > >Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV > >For I know the thoughts that I have toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of > >peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope. > >_______ > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! > > http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
