Harry Potter and the Bible

Posted on October 6, 2006

^{originally posted by Craig at Liberty Just In Case.}
It never stops…I mean….NEVER. The attack on Christianity is relentless- NOW you can’t read.

Amber Mangum was a frequent reader during lunch breaks at her Prince George’s County middle school, silently soaking up the adventures of Harry Potter and other tales in the spare minutes before afternoon classes.

The habit was never viewed as a problem- not, a lawsuit alleges, until the book she was reading was the Bible.

A vice principal at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School in Laurel last month ordered Amber, then 12, to stop reading the Bible or face punishment, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by Amber’s mother. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, alleges that the vice principal’s actions violated the girl’s civil rights.

She was reading on her own time….in her own space- and not during class. Minding her own business…not bothering ANYONE! So what’s the problem? What in the name of JESUS is going on?
Why do civil liberties only apply to Muslims and Secularists? You can bet if the girl had been reading the Koran….the ACLU, CAIR, and half the Arab world would be THREATENING the school.

And the Vice Principal would’ve been fired, and living in fear.

» Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, Church And State

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3 Responses to “Harry Potter and the Bible”

Nazareth on October 6th, 2006 1:28 pm

Yeah I saw this report- As I stated in my column, We’re getting closer and closer to being an illegal religion in this country. I ran reports I found on the net about a dude in Britain I think it was that was arrested for handing out tracts &#38; the wording they used as an excuse for his arrest was astonishing and outrageous. I just reported today in my news briefs that a gay group is suing to be able to teach their ‘doctrine ‘ in school to our kids stating that just because parents might object, they really don’t have a right to dictate what is being taught- funny, because the gays are dictating what is being taught- their agenda. It’s maddening- truly maddening- Morality is out- decadence is in.
RanbaRal on October 6th, 2006 3:43 pm

We had some kid get ganked for reading a pocket Bible durring study hall one time. No legal action though; he was from the poor rural area in our township.

I’m waiting to see what happens when I wear my Knights Hospitaller gear for holloween. Being at BGSU might mean nothing happens since it’s more conservaitve than other campi, but we’ll see.
Jeff Molby on October 7th, 2006 1:39 am

I believe this is the same story that was posted the other day. My understanding is that the vp was in clear violation of the school’s policy. You can put down the arms, becuase I’m sure it’ll be sorted out in short order.

It’s my guess that the ACLU hasn’t gotten involved specifically because the school was clearly in violation of its own policy. I believe Jay is going to follow up on that aspect of the story.