Fathers 4 Justice has called on Harry Potter author JK Rowling to distance herself from single parent charity Gingerbread, stating that it supports the separation of millions of children from their fathers.
The group, who are protesting in Exeter today, launched the campaign yesterday . Posting on their Facebook page they said "In the fantasy novels, Harry Potter lost his parents. Now, thanks to organisations like Gingerbread and their president, JK Rowling, nearly four million children in the UK have lost their fathers in real life."
JK Rowling, who studied at Exeter University, has backed the charity that says it provides advice and support for single parent families since 2000.
The Fathers 4 Justice campaign poster continued: "Gingerbread and JK Rowling oppose shared parenting and support a secretive and abusive system that forcibly separates children from their fathers behind closed doors in secret courts.
"The organisation says that this is in the 'child's best interests', yet has provided no evidence to support this claim."
The Fathers 4 Justice appeal ended: "We hope that JK Rowling will reflect on her support for Gingerbread - the charity for single parenting, not shared parenting - because every child's story deserves a happy ending with both their parents."
It says there is "nothing magical about four million fatherless kids," and has called on Ms Rowling to abandon her support for the "anti-father, anti-shared parenting organisation Gingerbread and her position as their President."
Fathers 4 Justice are protesting in Exeter today with two men spotted on Exeter Cathedral at 10:30am this morning.
