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Chapter 2: Burn The Witch

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  • Feb 21, 2023
  • #Politics
Megan Phelps-Roper
@meganphelps
(Host)
J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowling
(Guest)
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As Harry Potter becomes an international phenomenon, it coincides with the culture wars of the 1990s. In the backlash from Christians across America, author J.K. Rowling is accused... Show More

As Harry Potter becomes an international phenomenon, it coincides with the culture wars of the 1990s. In the backlash from Christians across America, author J.K. Rowling is accused of mainstreaming witchcraft and poisoning children’s minds.

Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, and Megan Phelps-Roper, with special thanks to Candace Mittel Kahn and Emily Yoffe.

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Michael Shellenberger @ShellenbergerMD · Feb 21, 2023
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In the past, CNN might have sought out a conversation with one of the greatest children's novelists of all time, who also happens to be "controversial." Not anymore. Instead, CNN looks at this remarkable conversation as "harmful." Puke.
Jason Scott Montoya @JasonSMontoya · Feb 24, 2023
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"A sense of righteousness is not incompatible with doing terrible things." - JK Rowling
Jason Scott Montoya @JasonSMontoya · Dec 7, 2023
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"The irredeemably evil character in Potter has dehumanized himself. Voldemort has consciously and deliberately made himself less than human. And we see the natural conclusion of what he's done to himself through very powerful magic. What he's left with is something less than human. And he's done that deliberately. He sees humane behavior as weakness. He has reduced himself to something that cannot feel the full range of human emotion." - JK Rowling
Jason Scott Montoya @JasonSMontoya · Dec 7, 2023
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"We should mistrust ourselves most when we are certain. We should question ourselves most when we receive a rush of adrenaline by doing or saying something. Many people mistake that adrenaline for the voice of conscience." - JK Rowling
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