BOO!
Posted on 11/02/2001 2:21:54 PM PST by Aquinasfan
As far as I'm concerned, this series of books can go to hell.
BOO!
But stay away from that Harry Potter.. he's "of the devil".
Or was that Sherman Potter?
Not sure... so you better stay away from the both.
And please... ABSOLUTELY NO DANCING!
I heard he smacks his wife around............;).....what would Milly say?
And please... ABSOLUTELY NO DANCING!
Sure OWK.............like you really believe that.
Yes of course... the serious issues.
Why wasn't THIS sentence in bold? Maybe because it makes the author sound, let me see...hmmmm...NUTS?
At root, Rowling's objective is to interest the young in a spiritual path that is the converse of what healthy Christian fantasy is about.
I disagree and he gives no examples to substantiate his point.
The use of "magic" in Christian fantasy is always for the reinforcing of the moral order of the universe, the development of man's proper use of freedom. Rowling, by contrast, tries to turn that order topsy-turvy.
Again, a charge with no substantiation.
The subtle and unsubtle manipulation which she uses to control the child's mind is obvious from the first few pages, prompting one to wonder if this is a deliberate attempt at indoctrination.
This is silly. "to control the child's mind" is paranoid.
Among the many dubious messages, presented with charm and power, there are these: occult activity is liberating, noble, exciting, and not what your parents and Christians in general say about it. Coupled to this message is the gross characterization of traditional families, and anyone else who objects to the occult, as abusive hypocrites.
This too is silly. One could note that only the bad guys are involved in anything like "satanic" or "ritualistic" magic. Or, that Harry doesn't exactly find his magical powers or his magical school "liberating"; he has all manner of normal problems there. In fact Harry is happy with his friends, his sports, his teachers, and his surrogate family and not with his powers. As to the final comment, I think he refers to the Dursley's. They aren't meant to represent traditional Christian values by any stretch of the imagination. They are the archetypical bad step-parents.
This article is silly and hysterical.
There's an awful lot of deception popularly winging its way through Christianity these days...
He had an unheathy obsession with horses.
LOL - OWK, you don't believe in God, so you're free to do whatever you want to with the Potter books. Doesn't bother me a bit, and I even appreciate your humor :) But Christians are held to a different standard (please don't take that as condescension, it's not) - and they are being fooled when they should know better spiritually.
Sorry, I forgot to highlight that. I'm in complete agreement. The only interesting question regarding the Potty series is whether Rowling was involved with channeling spirits before she wrote these books. I suspect she was.
Thank you! All I read from these threads is nothing but hysteria WITH NOTHING to back it up. Good Grief, why don't these same vigilantes ban Shakespeare because Macbeth contains witches??!
Some people need to get a grip.
If anyone is afraid that the foundations of their faith is about to be detroyed because their kid (or a friend of their kid) read a Harry Potter book, then I submit, the foundations of their faith were not that strong to begin with.
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