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It isn't just a Christian reaction. All religions have their fanatics and fundamentalists. Often, people feel threatened by belief systems that appear to be more lax by theirs. I know some Indians here in the United States who are more "traditional" than Indians in India. Why, you ask? Their parents felt threatened by this new belief system that would affect and "corrupt" their children, so they instilled more traditional values in their children. They are barely allowed to do things that American teenagers would take for granted (i.e. hanging out with friends, dating, etc.). The same can be applied for religion. If you are not completely secure in your beliefs, you will feel threatened by every little piece of literature that describes a belief system different than your own. This, in turn, makes you want to "strike out" against that piece of literature and belief system, and prevent it from circulating. That is why so many people want to ban Harry Potter and other "magical" books. They are threatened by them.
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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