[Quempel]

I think, as lordaule said, it is when LoTR becomes too important, an obsession, the most important thing in your life. When a person becomes too attached or too addicted to it, then it is a problem. I think some religious leaders also think it is evil, because they have never read the book and/or don't understand it. I know that one church here banned both LoTR and HP, because they had wizards and wizards are evil (according to them).

I have also found people who are so closed minded that they can't even imagine reading such a 'foolish fantsy' book. I have no idea what it like to live in a world that tiny.