As much as I enjoyed the Harry Potter series, I didn’t want to get involved in the announcement that famed Harry Potter wizard Dumbledore is gay because the whole thing seemed much ado about nothing. (He’s not real, people!)But of course now it’s a political issue and the Christian right has stepped in:

“Roberta Combs, president of the 2.5 million strong Christian Coalition of America, said she was disappointed that Rowling chose to label Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of fictional Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as gay.

‘It’s not a good example for our children, who really like the books and the movies. I think it encourages homosexuality,’ said Combs, who has called for a ban on the seven-book series.

‘I would never allow my own children or grandchildren to read the books or watch the movies, and other parents should do so too,’ she added, according to the U.K.-based Daily Mail newspaper.”

Just like most Christian thoughts on homosexuality, these comments are just intolerant, stupid and unnecessary. Do they really think a children’s book will do that much damage? I’d argue that the Bible has been far more harmful to the world– from the Crusades to the justification of slavery– than Harry Potter ever will be.