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(A)theologies, Culture, Politics/LawNovember 29, 2010

‘Imagine Better’: Can Harry Potter Change the World?

By B. Howell Belser

Stories are dangerous. They have the ability to re-make the world. The Harry Potter Alliance was founded to create a Dumbledore’s army of Harry Potter fans that work for justice in the real world.

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"How hideous to read the bishops’ commitment to 'support & advocate for public policies & programs directed toward building up the common good'; clearly, women’s needs & agency are not part of these men’s notion of the 'common good," writes @MaryEHunt: https://t.co/2oLLgjDG5O

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"The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the proliferation of anti-abortion laws isn’t just about babies, it’s about legislating bodies," writes @miheekimkort. "It’s about bodies that don’t seem white, or American, or Christian enough." Read more: https://t.co/H0XIOkmoZ9

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In 2012, Todd Akin stated that "If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." 10 years later, Republican Yesli Vega echoes the claim that women can not get pregnant from rape. What drives this bizarre belief? https://t.co/r3btjlwdzo

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