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Harry Potter and the Religious Worry Warts
The
debate has inspired at least two satirical Internet urban
legends.
In 2001, The
Onion,
an American satirical
newspaper,
published an article entitled "Harry Potter Sparks Rise in
Satanism Among Children," which said that the "High Priest
of Satanism" had described Harry Potter as "an absolute
godsend to our cause."[24] This
article was actually copied into a chain letter and circulated among
Christians as "proof" of their views.[25] The
following year the Canadian daily the National
Post
released a similar spoof article in its satirical column Post
Morten, saying that "Rowling—or, as she shall henceforth
be referred to and credited as, Mrs. J. K. Satan—said that as she
sat in a coffee shop one grey day, wondering what to do with her
empty, aimless life, it hit her, 'I'll give myself, body and soul, to
the Dark Master. And in return, he will give me absurd wealth and
power over the weak and pitiful of the world. And he did!'" This
article was also copied into a chain letter and released as "truth"
onto the web.[26]
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