Why Polish priests are burning Harry Potter

Catholic evangelical group destroying books and other objects feared to contain ‘evil forces’

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Books including the Harry Potter series are burned in Poland
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Catholic priests in Poland have staged a burning of Harry Potter books and other titles deemed to promote magic, witchcraft and astrology.

Items including a statue of an elephant, a tribal mask and a pink umbrella were also set on fire during a ceremony conducted by the leaders of a Catholic evangelical foundation, called SMS from Heaven, in the northwestern city of Koszalin, reports The Independent.

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