According to Insider, the "Harry Potter" series was removed from the library at St. Edward School. The school, which is located in Nashville, Tennessee, decided not to stock the books before school even started. In an email to parents, the school pastor of St. Edward School wrote,"The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells; which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the person reading the text." The pastor also informed parents that he had discussed the topic with exorcists, who backed his decision to ban the books (via The Washington Post).
All the way back in 2001, The New York Times reported that the number of complaints made to the American Literary Association sharply rose from 472 in 1999 to 646 in 2000. Clearly, more and more people were becoming incensed about the content of the books, with complaints stating that they were anti-family and violent. Some even went as far as to say the books promoted Satanism and the occult.
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