Calling them, “an abomination to God,” a New Mexico church leader is planning to burn a bunch ‘o’ Harry Potter books, according to this Reuters’ story:

Pastor Jack Brock said he would have a ‘holy bonfire’ on Sunday at the Christ Community Church in Alamogordo in southern New Mexico to torch books about the fictional teen-age wizard who is wildly popular with young people.

‘These books encourage our youth to learn more about witches, warlocks, and sorcerers, and those things are an abomination to God and to me,’ Brock, 74, told Reuters.

‘Harry Potter books are going to destroy the lives of many young people.’

Reached On High, God Almighty reportedly responded, “Wait, Jack who? I haven’t the foggiest idea what you’re talking about. Harry what was it again? Christ, what is it with you people, anyway? Now you’re burning shit? I mean, first Salter, now this… I’ve gotta tell ya’, I’m startin’ to rethink that whole ‘free will’ thing…”

(via Rallying Point)

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