Intersting spin on This One that says Monday night\’s meeting of the Board of Education\’s[Cromwell, CT] Program Committee seemed like something straight out of the Salem Witch Trials, as a small group of residents warned about the power of Satan and the perils of the school system teaching from books that deal with witchcraft. A small number of people expressed support for a petition calling for a ban on all materials dealing with witches and witchcraft from the school system. The petition was circulated by a small group of devout Christians, who feel that the school system teaches children witchcraft by encouraging them to read books like the ones in the \”Harry Potter\” series.
\”Witchcraft is of the devil, and the devil is very powerful. When you put witchcraft in front of children and say it\’s okay to be a witch, you\’re destroying your children,\” said Ron Rio, a West Hartford resident who said he had \”strong ties\” to the school system.\”
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