Ken Lonsdale promised to attend Tuesday night's school council meeting to press for the ban.
But Lonsdale now says he doesn't favour banning or burning the Harry Potter books. That's despite his comments last week that the books promote witchcraft and lead children down the wrong path.
He says his congregation doesn't want to ban or burn the books either.
Lonsdale told the members of the school council that he believes in freedom of choice, and says he's not opposed to the books being in the school's library.
Lonsdale also says he has no problem with a teacher reading a Harry Potter book in class, as long as it's part of the official curriculum.
Teresa Zimmer's two young children attend the school. She worries that now teachers might be afraid to encourage books that develop the imagination.
"I don't want to discourage teachers from encouraging books that develop the imagination because the imagination is an integral part of a developing mind," she says.
"In every part of human endeavour a cultured and educated imagination is of use. And the educational system has an obligation to develop it."
Another parent, Les Moore, also attends the pastor's church. He says he's upset by Lonsdale's claim that he speaks for the entire congregation.
"He didn't get up and say, 'I am here on my own, not representing the church.' That's the problem I have with this. Why use the church as a platform to get his point across? That's not right. That's not right," says Moore.
"You know, he may decide to leave tomorrow and leave us with the mess to clean up. It's our reputation. This church has been here for 100 years and will be for 100 years more, God willing."
Moore says parishioners have been ridiculed because of what the pastor has said. He says it's unfair that Lonsdale makes these comments without making it clear that he doesn't represent the church in this matter.
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