[300winmag]

However, I was really bothered at the beginning with her gratuitous treatment of the ultimate child fantasy: "I'm so special that I can do whatever I want and no one can tell me what to do." Those kinds of notions do far more to undermine parental authority than make-believe magic ever could.

I saw it more as extended Mary Sue-ism. The kid was special, even in a special universe of special wizards.

Not all my reading is done with an eye towards growing my love for God. SF and fantasy does not have to inspire greater awareness of God than reading the New York Slimes. Any of those works might, but it's an unintended consequence.

[Lil'freeper]

Not all my reading is done with an eye towards growing my love for God.

Heathen.

(teehee)

[Ramius]

Not all my reading is done with an eye towards growing my love for God.

Sometimes I sits and thinks. Sometimes I just sits. :-)

[RosieCotton]

Not all my reading is done with an eye towards growing my love for God.

Don't say that too loud on any of those threads.

Some of the folks on such threads seem to believe that anything other than the Bible and morality tales should be off limits. Probably the same folks who burn CDs and such 'cause they're "secular" and therefore evil.

[Corin Stormhands]

Not all my reading is done with an eye towards growing my love for God.

Personally, I believe God created things in life for us to simply enjoy. And if I believe He's the creator of everything, well...

I don't worship Harry Potter or worship through Harry Potter. But I enjoy reading the books.

I can't quote it all, before Luke came home from the hospital, I painted the words to a Madeline l'Engle poem/prayer around the walls of his room.

Thank you Lord for fairy tale creatures...

If I could get the PC up to his room, I'd post the rest of it. But I love the message that God created the fairy tale creatures.