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The Orthodox Gonfalon-Bearers burn a new Harry Potter book near Christ the Savior's

Moscow, October 10, Interfax - A group of activists representing the Union of Orthodox Gonfalon-Bearers burned a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by Joanne Rowling at Beresnevskay Naberezhnaya St. shortly before the book is awaited at Moscow sales.

'We oppose propaganda of occult or magical ideas under the disguise of children-books. We never allow our children to be involved into Satanism or witchcraft,' said the Union's head Leonid Simonovich-Nikshich, Kommersant daily reports on Wednesday.

A group of the Union members proceeded to the Patriarshiy Br. chanting a prayer, and after that they tore the book to pieces and burned it.

'It burns well,' Simonovich-Nikshich said and promised to go on his struggle against what he believed to be 'heretical literature.'

'We are a holy inquisition. We have always struggled against heresy, and will never stop!' he said.

Last year, the Union members protested against Madonna's concert in Moscow. During their meeting at Novopushkinskiy Sq. they burned a poster with her image. During their another meeting, the Gonfalon-Bearers pierced Madonna's image with a stake.

The final, seventh, book about Harry Potter will arrive in Russia's shops on Saturday.

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