[mtbopfuyn]

Geez, I wonder about people who get bent out of shape over HP without ever reading it. Of course it's entertainment just like Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Nancy Drew, Marcus Welby, Columbo, the local elementary school's production of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", and "Much Ado About Nothing" (cough).

[Bella_Bru]

I forgot to ping you!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Yes

[Mr. Mojo]

"I think it would be so cool to be a witch," Sharon, age 11, says.

Give it a couple years. .....it's a natural phenomenon ;-)

[tm22721]

Before the advent of internet discussion boards, these types of books or movies were never a topic of interest.

Why does a forum bring out these anonymous nutcase busybodies ?

BUMP

[M. Dodge Thomas]

"I love Harry Potter. I think it would be so cool to be a witch...

"I love I Dream of Jeannie. I think is would be so cool..."

"I love My Favorite Martian. I think is would be so cool... .."

"I love Mr. Ed. I think is would be so cool..."

No wonder my generation is so screwed up...

[ConservativeWebServant]

Personally, I think it would be WAY cool to be a wizard, and cast spells, and make magic potions, and kick bad guys' backsides.

But guess what?

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC!

I'll grant you there is such a thing as the occult, and demonic forces, and what have you. As a born-again Christian, I not only believe in these things, but I've confronted them on several (unforgettable) occasions.

But, such occurrences and events bear very little, if any, resemblance to the fantasy world depicted in the Harry Potter writings.

I've heard the arguments about uninformed people not knowing the difference, and I don't buy them. By and large, the people deceived by the occult have chosen to particpate in that deception, usually for the sense of power, exclusivity and/or belonging that they experience. As Christians, we have a responsibility to address these issues, but doing so by trashing harmless fantasy movies is probably not going to be very effective.

[Cincinna]

Just when I thought it was safe to come out from under the Da Vinci Code deluge.

These are just fiction,folks. We had our Samantha in Bewitched and the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz. Our parents and grandparents had Grimm's Fairy tales with magical beans and witches and ogres.

Nothing wrong with a good mystery novel or a magical story like Harry Potter for kids of all ages.

[FrankR]

"Is Harry Potter merely entertainment?"

Don't we have enough REAL problems in the world without worrying about Harry Potter?

Did the producers figure that "controversy = ticket sales" from the "Passion", and are now trying to revive the anti-religious slant from when the first Potter film came out?

Ok, nothing to see here...move along...........