Book Banned Due to Wiccan Theme
The [wikipedia]Stabenfeldt publishing house[/wikipedia] has decided it will not publish the Sweep series of books in Finland, Sweden, and Norway, following an outcry over content related to the because it contains content that relates to the Wicca religion.
The Books, which are fantasy in nature, were to have been targeted at children aged 9 to 13 in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The printers have all ready received the first part.
[wikipedia]Leena Rauhala[/wikipedia] a MP for Christian Democratic Party submitted a written question to the government on Friday, stating the view that the books should not be published in Finland.
Rauhala also mentioned that the content of the book, including drug use, nudity, smoking, alcohol, and strong language.
The publisher has removed the references to tobacco and alcohol, as well as the strongest language from the translation. As for drug use, the publisher said that the books portrayed illegal drugs in a negative light.
The Wicca religion proved to be the deciding factor in the matter.
“We do not want to promote any individual religion or political ideology in the books that we target toward children”, says the publisher’s CEO [wikipedia]Jens Otto Hansen[/wikipedia].
He said that the publisher was not familiar with [wikipedia]Wicca[/wikipedia].
“I only learned on Monday morning that such a thing as Wicca exists.”
Hansen sees the case as an “industrial accident” for the publisher.
“Our own routines have failed in this. We have acted too quickly.”
Hansen himself learned about the [wikipedia]Wiccan[/wikipedia] content only on Monday, but admits that already last week one of the company’s employees had raised the issue of the books’ content.
“Clearly one of our employees has raised the issue outside our company as well. It is not pleasant for our matters to come into the public eye in this manner.”
Hansen does not agree with Ms Rauhala point of but has withdrawing the book from the publishers
“An enthusiastic politician has latched on to this and tried to turn it into something different. I cannot share her views in any way.”
Hansen has made it very clear that he made the decision of his own back
“We are not forced by those who want to protect their own beliefs any more by those who want to advance freedom of expression. We decide ourselves what kinds of products to produce.”
Written by [wikipedia]Cate Tiernan[/wikipedia], the Sweep series comprises 15 novels for young people. The main character is an American teenage girl by the name of Morgan Rowlands, who learns that she is a witch. In the series she is searching for her place in a new type of world. The original series was published in 2001-2003.
It has appeared in the United States, Britain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Australia, Italy, and France.
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Originally posted 2011-01-13 03:38:35. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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