This past weekend, news broke that Professor Dumbledore, of Harry Potter fame, was outed by author J.K. Rowling. And the internets went wild.
Why, you may be asking yourself is this news on a political blog?
As ABC News reports, there are a number of people (most likely against the books from the start) who felt that Dumbledore's outing was some sort of political statement by Rowling and was further proof of 'an anti-Christian agenda.'
Really?!
Really?!
Here's where I take issues with these people. First, if Dumbledore is gay, good for him. Nothing wrong with that. But Rowling's outing of him is not a political statement, per se. If she wanted to make it a political statement about homosexuality she would have made it more explicit. Or, with the pulpit she has, if she were making a statement about gay rights we would have heard about it years ago. No, her statement is part of the over all issue of tolerance for everyone, regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, magical ability, preference in ice cream flavor, etc.
Another area I take issue with is the notion that this is 'anti-Christian.' MTV had a piece recently about how much Christian imagery is actually in the book.
Sometimes I think people have too much time on their hands
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