For instance, one of the kids in the book finds out he is a wizard after his uncle drops him out a window and he bounces down the street. The "magic" in the book is often so unrealistic that only a total moron would attribute it to reality. We are a Christian household and love the books and are anxiously awaiting the movie in a couple of weeks.
Since many chicken littles are busy condemning the Harry Potter series, I would like to ask if the following should be banned/burned?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
King Arthur
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Matilda
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Casper meets Wendy
Any Bugs Bunny with the witch with the hairpins
Peter Pan
A Wrinkle in Time
Cinderella
The Lord of the Rings
The list I have made above is not at all comprehensive, but I hope some people will get the point. Fantasy is just that, and helps expand children's imagination. As long as parents act like parents and monitor and discuss the books that your children read, there is little danger that they will attempt to turn their friends into toads. Could we please lighten up before we turn freerepublic into salemwitchtrial.com?
I don't have kids, and I've never had an opinion on this HP stuff - I never read it or even read about it. However, yesterday at the movies I saw the preview for the new HP movie. I made up my mind then and there that I did not like the dark message and if I did have kids, they wouldn't be watching this crap. This is not just "pure fantasy".
Everytime I read the Harry Potter threads, I'm ashamed of being in the same chat group as the religious fanatics posting here. The Taliban comes to mind.