Harry Potter and The Lost Generations; Former New Ager Explains Potter Danger.

The Cross and the Veil ^ | Nov, 2001 | Clare McGrath Merkle

[Penny1]

The idea that the earth is a battleground between good and evil, with God on one side and Satan on the other, is not a Christian one - it is a pagan idea that Christianity rejected long ago.

hmmmm....

"Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forceso f this darkness, against the spiritual forceso f wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm." --Ephesians 6:11-13

Sure sounds like a battle between good and evil to me....

-penny

[4Freedom]

It was just such a blatant rip-off of "Star Wars" and a poor one at that.

The "hot toy" this Christmas sure won't be "Norbert the Dragon".

Maybe "Nimbus 2000" will introduce a new generation to the joys of housework. >sarcasm<

[stanz]

I hated Star Wars since the very first one. I remember standing on line for 2 hours waiting to see it and after finally getting into our seats, we both started nodding out because it was a big yawn. It reminded me of Flash Gordon which also bored me.
I enjoyed Harry Potter because to me it was magical. There were monsters and evil figures and heroes- - -all the same elements as in the Star Wars films, but placed in the English countryside and with a 19th century flavor, I found it more enjoyable.
I love science fiction and my favorite films in that genre are 2001, A Space Odyssey, Third Encounters, Man Who Fell to Earth and all the Star Trek series, but Star Wars left me cold.

[Diva]

"Actually this sort of elitism worries me more than anything else I've heard about the books. I disliked the "Mundanes" of "Mundania" in Piers Anthony's Xanth series, long before I disliked Piers Anthony. This sounds -- although I'll have to read the books to be sure -- like rather the same attitude."

I agree, the stuff about the 'muggles' in her books is very troubling to me. I do like the stories, they are interesting but the way the muggles are tortured in the latest Harry Potter book bothered me a lot.

There is another area in one of the Harry Potter books, not the first, which deals with a kind of plant that resembles a baby. As I recall, what happens to these "plants" is not pleasent.

[JenB]

"Actually this sort of elitism worries me more than anything else I've heard about the books. I disliked the "Mundanes" of "Mundania" in Piers Anthony's Xanth series, long before I disliked Piers Anthony. This sounds -- although I'll have to read the books to be sure -- like rather the same attitude."

I agree, the stuff about the 'muggles' in her books is very troubling to me. I do like the stories, they are interesting but the way the muggles are tortured in the latest Harry Potter book bothered me a lot.

Let's be honest - who was torturing the Muggles? The bad guys. Who stuck up for them? The good guys. Who treat Muggles like dirt? Bad guys. Who help and respect Muggles? Good guys! (One character is from a very loving Muggle family, another has a father who's as captivated by Muggle technology as Harry is with magic).

The Muggles were tortured by evil wizards - think Nazis, there's a lot of WW2 parallels in the books. It's portrayed as a bad thing!

There is another area in one of the Harry Potter books, not the first, which deals with a kind of plant that resembles a baby. As I recall, what happens to these "plants" is not pleasent.

Ever hear of 'mandrakes' before? It's traditional folklore. They weren't human, they weren't babies - they were magic plants. That's all.