This is what hacks me off about all of this - I don't mind if someone wants to picket the movie like they did in Ft Worth - that's freedom of speech. But when they try to block the entrance or slow down traffic around the theater - that interfears with my freedom of choice. I'm not going to their house to force anyone to read Harry Potter so don't try to stop me from reading what I want.

And another thing - I would respect the objections that some people had to the Harry Potter books if they gave some evidence that they had really read them. The minister in the first post talks about the drinking of human blood. There IS NO drinking of human blood in these books. And an author I saw on the 700 Club last Thursday night says that the fourth book "introduces elements of human sexuality " - not true - what really happens is that the Hogwarts School hosts a DANCE. Perhaps in his mind dancing equals sex but not in my mind. The real underlying message about the dance is that if you ask someone to go right away you have a better chance of going with the person of your choice. And that's a valuable lesson to teach children. Good dating advise if you ask me. The closest this book gets to sex is that someone gets a peck on the cheek. Really racy stuff.

And last but not least there is a song in these books - the Hogwarts School song. I don't have the words with me but everyone who sings it gets to make up their own melody and tempo. So everyone who sings it, sings it differently - much like some of the singalongs I've led in the past.