[Lalaith]

Cazoz, I didn't mention Kansas, that was Iarwain. I didn't know that about Kansas. It seems we're back to the Scopes Monkey Trial.
HC - you're quite right. If you are studying science, then the 'theory' of evolution is not considered a 'theory' in the sense of being a possible hypothesis. The word is used in the same sense as 'theory of gravity': to mean 'abstract knowledge or reasoning.' In other words, fact.

But taking the topic swiftly back to Tolkien - ME was of course called into existence by a monotheistic being, in proper creationist fashion. This may, or may not, endear him to fundamentalists, I don't know. Why, by the way, Sophia, would the films have resulted in the banning of the books when they weren't banned before?
But there are many interesting parallels to draw between current censorship/burning of fantasy literature such as Tolkien, and famous acts of cultural vandalism. For example, the burning of the library at Alexandria in the 7th century. Caliph Omar allegedly ordered the burning, on the grounds that the books of the library "will either contradict the Koran, in which case they are heresy, or they will agree with it, so they are superfluous." Judging by what Eruwen and others have reported here, there seem to be people with similar opinions in the US right now.