The fear of witchcraft led to a church adding a couple of Harry Potter books to their annual purifying bonfire. The event got out of hand — and that’s how The Lord of the Rings became a burned book.
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“The world is tottering to ruin, evidence not merely of decrepitude, but of final collapse.” … Continue reading
There has been a lot of public discussion lately about the Qu’ran. It is deeply unfortunate that it has mostly come in the context of who’s going to try to burn a the sacred text of one of the world’s … Continue reading
I have been tempted to sigh and turn away from the current debates about which people should be allowed to build cultural centers and where they should be allowed to build them, as election year politcking. It’s not terribly surprising … Continue reading