Check out John Granger's commentary

[pegkerr]

I'd like to point my reading list John Granger's comments here about the Rowling event at Carnegie Hall. Granger, a Christian apologist who has written extensively about the Harry Potter world, does a good job of taking an especially careful look at the context underlying Rowling's remarks. Edited to add: folk has several objections to some of Granger's definitions, however; see here.

I've previously recommended Granger's book Unlocking Harry Potter: Five Keys for the Serious Reader. I also have found much food for thought at his website, www.hogwartsprofessor.com.

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[anghara.livejournal.com]

Went, looked, followed some other links, and finally came to a screaming halt at this, in one of the blogs:

"Fifth, some people are gay. That's true. It isn't a sin to be gay, it's a sin to act on those tendencies. "

I don't care WHAT Dumbledore does or does not do behind his closed bedroom doors, frankly. But as for the commentators...if there is a God, may he save me from the hypocrites.

[pinkfinity.livejournal.com]

I found this very interesting both as a window into John Granger's reaction, but also, in the last third, as an indication of his presumptions about Dumbledore's characterization and character - that he was celibate, that his attraction to Grindlewald was not reciprocated, etc. If that's what he needs to do to have it make sense to him, then I can understand that, though. Thanks for linking to it - it was an interesting read.

[folk.livejournal.com]

Blast -- I've run out of comment space here, so I've stuck it on my own journal.

In essence: I found that article offensive and pandering to the "it's okay Dumbledore's gay; he wasn't one of those uppity ones asking for rights" type of audience. Oh, and he also suggested that gay people are pedophiles. Nice.

This is my uppity face.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you included the link to folk. I'm not gay but my son is, and I have to say that I found much of what Granger said to be offensive, in just the ways Folk pointed out. And that also makes me unwilling to follow Granger's thinking in other directions. No doubt he raises some interesting ideas, but the level of intellectual dishonesty I saw here made me distrust him.