Religious debates over the "Harry Potter" series of books by J. K. Rowling are usually because people say the books have occult or Satanic parts. These sayings come from some Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christians. It also comes from Muslims who argue against the series.
A great number of people have replied to these claims. People who support the series say that the magic in "Harry Potter" is not really like occultism. They say it is more like fairy tales like "Cinderella" and "Snow White". They also suggest that it is more like the works of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Both writers are known for writing fantasy novels with Christian values. Some argue that the "Harry Potter" novels try hard not to discuss religion at all.
In the United States, people tried to get the books banned in schools. Their argument was that witchcraft is a registered religion, so letting the books in schools went against the separation of church and state. This then went to court to decide whether it was against the freedom of religion.
However, sometimes religion has supported the "Harry Potter" series. "At least as much as they've been attacked from a theological point of view", says Rowling, "[the books] have been lauded (praised) and taken into pulpit, and most interesting and satisfying for me, it's been by several different faiths".
Dr Pepper
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Pleujouse
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Porrentruy
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Réclère
Réclère was a municipality, in the new municipality of Haute-Ajoie and district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Roche-d'Or
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Rocourt
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Kölliken
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Künten
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Küttigen
Küttigen is a municipality of the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Saint-Ursanne
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Its name refers to Saint Ursicinus, a 7th century monk who made a monastery there.
Laufenburg, Switzerland
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Since 2010, Sulz is part of the municipality.
Leibstadt
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Leimbach, Aargau
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Lengnau
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Leuggern
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Leutwil
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Lengnau, Aargau
Lengnau is a municipality of the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
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Linn, Switzerland
Linn was a municipality, in the new municipality of Bözberg and district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Lupfig
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On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Scherz merged into the municipality of Lupfig.
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Magden
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Mägenwil
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Mandach
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Meisterschwanden
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Mellikon
Mellikon is a municipality of the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
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Mellingen
"For the town in Thuringia, see Mellingen, Germany."
Mellingen is a municipality in Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Altoids
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Mints are sold in tin boxes, are round, and come in six flavors: Peppermint, Cinnamon, Wintergreen, Spearmint, and Arctic Strawberry
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Altoid gum is sugar-free, which means there is no sugar inside the gum. They come in six flavors: Peppermint, Spearmint, Cinnamon, Wintergreen, Cherry, and Apple.
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The municipality of Benzenschwil merged on 1 January 2012 into Merenschwand.
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Monción
Monción is a city and municipality of the Santiago Rodríguez province, in northwestern Dominican Republic. Its old name was "Guaraguanó", a Taíno name that sometimes is used. The Municipio of Monción was founder by Joaquin Izquierdo, Anastasio Valle, Tomás Genao, Luis José Saldá, Dionicio Bueno y Siriaco Peralta.
The town was founded by people that came to look for gold in the Mao river and other rivers of the region. Later, some families came to live here to cut the many trees, mainly pines, that were around the town.
On 9 April 1884, it was created the "Puesto Cantonal de Guaraguanó" in the Monte Cristi province. "Puesto Cantonal" was similar to a municipality; in English, "County (Military) Post". On 23 March 1898, the name of "Guaraguanó" was changed to the present name, "Monción", in honor of "Benito Monción", one of the heroes of the Restoration War against Spain.
When the Santiago Rodríguez province was created in 1948, Monción was one of the municipalities of that new province.
The municipality had, in , a total population of 11,753: 6,069 men and 5,684 women. The urban population was of the total population.
Monción is on the northern side of the "Cordillera Central" ("Central mountain range") and has a total area of , about of the total area of the province of Santiago Rodríguez. The city is an elevation of , and at to the southeast of Sabaneta, the capital of the province.
It does not have any municipal district (a municipal district is a subdivision of a municipality).
The municipality of Monción has the Valverde province to the north, the Santiago province to the west and south, and the municipality of Sabaneta to the west.
Monción has a tropical wet and dry/savanna climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Aw) with a pronounced dry season in winter.
The average amount of rainfall for the year in the city is . The month with the most precipitation on average is May with of rainfall, followed by October with .