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To: discostu
HP isn't reality, has nothing to do with reality, has no resemblance to the world of witchcraft the Bible warns against, does not send people on an occult path, and does not open a gateway for Satan. It's just a series of fantasy books that present a made up world and until you realize that you will continue to drive fandom away from the faith with your closed minded factless ravings.

Let me try this another way. What if Harry Potter was a fantasy story about the misadventures of a child Nazi? Or a child abortionist? Or a child communist?

857 posted on 06/09/2004 4:47:46 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Aquinasfan
What if Harry Potter was a fantasy story about the misadventures of a child Nazi? Or a child abortionist? Or a child communist?

If the actions and moral choices of the characters remained the same, it would make no difference. As a matter of fact, the Potter stories ARE pretty much about WWII. Of course, Harry Potter has more in common with Anne Frank than with her Nazi tormentors.

Of course you wouldn't know this because you prefer to wallow publicly in the filth of your own ignorance.

859 posted on 06/09/2004 4:57:23 AM PDT by js1138 (In a minute there is time, for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. J Forbes Kerry)
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To: Aquinasfan
What if Harry Potter was a fantasy story about the misadventures of a child Nazi? Or a child abortionist? Or a child communist?

It would seem that "category error" is your favorite form of logical fallacy, at least for the moment.

There is a difference between a chosen behavior (all of your examples) and an innate trait (magical aptitude, in the HP universe).

862 posted on 06/09/2004 5:11:55 AM PDT by steve-b (Panties & Leashes Would Look Good On Spammers)
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To: Aquinasfan

Poisoning the well with innacurate comparisons. These wizards aren't the wizards the Bible warns against. By your absurd absolutism then even Gandalf from LOTR is evil, he is a wizard after all. You need to learn about grey, that's what the world is really made of and as long as your world is black and white your conclusions will be false and you will be unable to deal with the real world as an adult. Your blind insistance that HP is evil is a childish narrow minded obsession that does harm to you, your children, and the faith you think to defend.


870 posted on 06/09/2004 7:50:11 AM PDT by discostu (Brick urgently required, must be thick and well kept)
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