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'You can accidentally call evil spirits': a school in Tennessee banned books about Harry Potter

Students in a Catholic elementary school in Tennessee will no longer be able to take a series of Harry Potter books from the library after the pastor has outlawed them by claiming that the books contain real curses and spells.

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Rev. Dan Rihil informed the parents of St. Edward Catholic School that a seven-volume series would be banned in the school’s library in Nashville after he consulted with several exorcists in the United States and Italy who proposed banning such literature, writes New York Post.

“These books make magic out to be both good and evil, which is not true, it is a clever deception,” Rihil told parents in an email.

“The curses and spells used in the books are real; if read, they can evoke evil spirits in the presence of the person reading the text,” he continued.

Fictional novels created by British writer J.K. Rowling and published between 1997 and 2007 are the best-selling book series in history. Books sold over 500 million copies worldwide, according to Fortune.

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But many religious groups claim that books are based on satanic teachings and are a blatant chanting of occultism. For example, in April this year, a group of Catholic priests in Poland set fire to books, claiming they were sacrilegious.

Rebecca Hammel, head of the Nashville Catholic Diocese Schools, said the pastor acted “within his authority,” deciding to get rid of the books.

“Every pastor has canonical authority to make these decisions for his parish school,” Hammel told the Tennessean, confirming that Ryhil sent emails announcing the book ban.

Hammel argues that the Catholic Church does not have a specific stance on these books, and that the Harry Potter series is available at other schools throughout the diocese.

Joan Rowling, an active Twitter user with 14 millions of subscribers, has not yet commented on the ban.

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