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the publisher of the popular C.X. Lewis Narnia books is planning new additions to the chiildren's series, but those books may not include teh religions symbolism that has made the series popular with Christians, say media reports.
According to a report published by the "wrodl" mag. a recent memo from Steve Hanselman, editorial director and publisher of HapreCollins, to Scott Bolinder, executive viece preident of the Zondrvan Publishing House suggests that the publisher of the new boos will "neede to be able to give emphatic assurances that no attempt will be made to correlate the stories to Christisnn imagery/theology."
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[they then go on to show how zondervan is one of the largest Christian publishers]
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The new books, which have yet to be written, are reportedly being planned as a way to take advatnage of the popularity of the Harry Potter books. it is not known if Lewis' name will appear on the new books.
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John West, co-editor of the C.S. Lewis Readers Encyclopediak, told the New York TImes, "They're turning Narnia into a British version of Mickey Mouse. What they've figured out is that Harry Potter is a cash cow and here's a way they can decompartmentalize the children's novels from the rest of Lewis. That is what is so troubling. Narnia is a personal creation and they are turning it into a corporate creation."
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So this isnpired my first bout of outrage. they're highjacking a classic and reducing it to marketing drivel. I was raised on great childrens literature, J.R.R. Tolkin, Lewis Carol, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonnald, ect. I've read a couple of the Harry Potter books and their entertaining but they are not in the same company by a long shot! So this ticked me off, but as i read the petition that this pro-family group put together i got even more ticked off. it reads,

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We the undersigned are troubled by Zondervan Publisher's intent to devise the writing and publishing of additional books for the Chronicales ofNarnia series that do not incorporate the Christian world view of the author of the origional series, C.S. Lewis. Lewis saw it as his calling in his life and writing to be an advocate for Jesus Christ and Christian priciples. We petition Zondervan Publishing and its secular parent company, Harper Collins, Inc, to faithfully represent his life mission and world view in the content of any additiojal books to be appended to the Narnia series.

If Zondervan proceeds in publishing additionl Narnia books that are unfaithful to the original author, we intend to stop purchasing any materials published by Zondervan, including Bibles and Sunday School materials or any books published by its parent company, Harpe Collins.

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AAAHGHHAAGAGAGA!!!!!!! Did somebody take a stupid pill? They oppos the agenda for the wrong reasons! they oppose it because it won't try to have Christian themes, not because it would transgress the author to begin with by adding to the work! C.S. Lewis is rolling in his grave.

a sad dudechild

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