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Harry Potter Books teach Witchcraft to Children
Chuckmorse.com ^ | Nov. 2, 2001 | Chuck Morse

Posted on 11/02/2001 9:55:30 AM PST by Chuckmorse

Harry Potter Books teach Witchcraft to Children

The Harry Potter books are pure unadulterated witchcraft.
While they may be exiting and attractively packaged, the Harry Potter adventure series are, nonetheless, introducing millions of children to the practices and rituals of Wicca.
Equally insidious is the subtle indoctrination, through the Harry Potter series, of paganistic Wicca belief, philosophy, and values.
The books, marketed to impressionable children, pose a long-term threat to Judeo-Christian faith and culture.

The Harry Potter books are virtual manuals for occult practices and beliefs.
Under the guise of innocent fun, children are imitating the words, mannerisms and dress of witches.
In the first book of the series, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” the orphaned Harry Potter is taken to “Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry” where he learns how to use witchcraft equipment, work with demon spirits, and use words such as “Azkaban,” “Circe,” “Draco,” “Erised,” “Hermes,” and “Slytherin.”
These are Wicca names for devils and demons.

The arch villain “Voldemort,” is described as “He who must not be named,” the same description Wicca uses for their seventh of seven satanic princes, who represents Christianity.
Harry sports a purple thunderbolt on his forehead, the Wicca symbol for Satan also used by the New Age practicing Nazi SS.
Many Harry Potter devotees, mainly children, are sporting thunderbolt stickers as a way of identifying with Harry Potter, the apprentice wizard who assumes amazing powers.

Harry Potter travels between the magical world and the world of muggles, which is the mundane world of those of us who reject witchcraft.
Harry’s cruel aunt and uncle, portrayed villainously, reject witchcraft.
This view typifies the “New Age” and Wicca outlook, not to mention the aristocratic minded political left, which is that they possess an almost magical knowledge which makes them superior to those who are “less enlightened” and which entitles them to use the levers of power to enforce their ideas for the good of the “less fortunate.”

Judeo-Christian values teach that the individual can overcome evil, both in his own life and in the world, by developing character through hard work, integrity, and courage.
The New Age idea, promoted in Harry Potter, believes that some sort of external and amoral magic is required.
Judeo-Christian faith teaches that G-D created man in his image, not that man would strive to embody godlike powers himself.
Such strivings by man to embrace supernatural powers is no mere childsplay, but underlies every utopian movement in history that has sought to “transform,” to use another Wicca term found in Harry Potter, man into a new being.
This is the philosophy that animated both Nazism and Communism and that animates the satanic Islamic extremism of today.

American public schools are apparently planning to use Harry Potter, which means that public schools will be explicitly endorsing and furthering Wicca, in violation of federal law which bans religion from public schools.
The Bible was banned from public schools in the 1960’s.

Berit Kjos, author of “Brave New Schools,” comments that Harry Potter fits the agenda of the education change-agents as they implement the UNESCO “lifelong learning” program through “Goals 2000.”
“Lifelong learning” states that:

“Everyone - in homes, schools, and workplace – must be mentally prepared to participate in the consensus process.
In the name of unity and community, people of all ages must help form new values, challenge contrary beliefs, report non-compliant friends and relatives, and oppose all other obstacles to compromise, common ground and mental health.”

Harry Potter contributes to this “unity” by advocating the “new values” of the occult.
The muggles, those who maintain “contrary beliefs,” are viewed as “obstacles to compromise, common ground and mental health.”
The young student is taught to “report non-compliant friends and relatives” much as the occult New Age Nazis did to implement their “new values.”
Likewise, the Soviets knew how to handle those who were “obstacles to compromise, common ground and mental health.”

Beret Kjos offers many practical strategies to counter the Harry Potter influence:

KNOW THE TRUE GOD. When children know God, they will recognize the seductive counterfeits.

SHUN OTHER GODS. It’s tempting to believe the beckoning voices that display enticing counterfeits of all God’s wonderful promises.
The power is within you, they say. Don’t listen to the lies.

REMEMBER HISTORY'S LESSONS. The witchcraft and wizardry in Harry Potter books may be fantasy, but they familiarize children with a very real and increasingly popular religion – one that few really understand.
Far removed from the terrors of tribal witchcraft and shamanism, Americans are oblivious to the bondages that normally follow occult favors.
But historical and archeological records have traced the earth-centered myths, practices, and consequences through the millennia.
The human cruelties involved in pagan worship included torture, mutilation and human sacrifice.
Many of these practices continued in parts of the world until the 20th century, when the spread of Christianity with its emphasis on love and the value of life, made most of these cruelties intolerable.
But now the world turns, once again, from God’s truth to the world’s gods and rituals.

SHARE GOD'S LOVE WITH EVERYONE. God's way to multicultural understanding and global unity is essential today.
He cares for people in every culture, longs to set them free, and wants to love them through us.
Harry Potter may conquer evil forces with witchcraft, but in the real spiritual world, no pagan power can counter the frightening consequences of dealing with demons. Only God can.

DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR FAITH.

REMEMBER THAT GOD IS FAR GREATER!

PRAY. Only God can slow the massive international movement toward conformity to pagan beliefs and values.
In a nation that has traded truth and reality for politically correct tolerance and unity, Christians are called to remain faithful, prayerful and hopeful in Christ, who offers genuine love and unity.

WEAR GOD’S ARMOR--a set of strategic truths that exposes and counters every deception.
Don’t forget that our real enemy is the spiritual hierarchy of occult forces, not globalist educators or well-meaning teachers.
Only God's power and protection will enable our children to resist and triumph.

Chuck Morse www.1stbooks.com/bookview/7510


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To: JoeMomma
Where do you think communism came from? It was just implanted in the human psyche from birth?
421 posted on 11/02/2001 1:05:15 PM PST by matthew7.13
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To: GraniteStateConservative
Unless he repents, he sure is.
422 posted on 11/02/2001 1:06:12 PM PST by marxwas a loser
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To: AppyPappy
If some people don't like Potter, let them not like it. It doesn't mean they are a nut or fuitcake.

Wrong. Lunacy needs to be exposed. You Potter bashers, post me a direct connection to reading Harry Potter to a child going bad.

Post one.

423 posted on 11/02/2001 1:07:21 PM PST by don-o
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To: Phantom Lord
Who cares about your screen name? The Lord knows who you are.
424 posted on 11/02/2001 1:07:42 PM PST by marxwas a loser
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To: don-o
"Wrong. Lunacy needs to be exposed. You Potter bashers, post me a direct connection to reading Harry Potter to a child going bad. Post one"

They'll be happy to make up a story for you. Give em a few minutes! ;-)

425 posted on 11/02/2001 1:09:37 PM PST by JoeMomma
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To: vikingchick
Knowing the media's fondness for bashing Christians, I'd be interested in finding out whether Christians/Catholic priests/nuns are portrayed negatively in the Harry Potter books. Anybody know?

Based on what I remember of the books, Christians weren't portrayed at all, either positively or negatively.

426 posted on 11/02/2001 1:11:51 PM PST by KfromMich
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To: Central Scrutiniser
Speaking of 'Tards... How about some Mullets 'N Tards!

I know, I'm EVIL!

427 posted on 11/02/2001 1:11:54 PM PST by Phantom Lord
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To: matthew7.13
Where do you think communism came from? It was just implanted in the human psyche from birth?

Yeah, and drilled over, and over again. Also, it took the entire Soviet apparatus to maintain it. And in the end, it still couldn't survive.

This is fantasy fiction fad that will soon be replaced by the next fad.

428 posted on 11/02/2001 1:13:13 PM PST by Liberal Classic
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To: stands2reason
LOL!!! People like you are the reason I converted to Buddhism.

Richard Gere didn't do it for you?

429 posted on 11/02/2001 1:14:35 PM PST by Phantom Lord
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To: DreamWeaver
The difference in comparing for example " The Wizard of Oz" and the likes to Harry Potter, is that nowhere did they (Wizard of Oz) use actual real witchraft and Satanic names and spells.

From what I've seen of the Harry Potter series, The Wicked Witch of the West would smoke that poor boy over open coals and feed him to her flying monkeys.

430 posted on 11/02/2001 1:15:19 PM PST by Liberal Classic
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Books do not encourage children to read - parents and teachers do!

but "books *do* teach witchcraft" = selective reasoning

431 posted on 11/02/2001 1:17:23 PM PST by mamaduck
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To: DreamWeaver; marxwas a loser; RnMomof7
Any thoughts on Rumplestiltskin (sp?)? I understand that story was treated in the same manner then as Harry Potter is today. And no, I'm not kidding.
432 posted on 11/02/2001 1:17:59 PM PST by Phantom Lord
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To: francisandbeans
BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER BLASPHEMER

Here's some extra of your favorite word so's you don't run out.

433 posted on 11/02/2001 1:19:21 PM PST by stands2reason
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To: Phantom Lord
I thought Rumpelstilskin was an old story. Wasn't it one of the tales collected by the brothers Grimm?
434 posted on 11/02/2001 1:20:55 PM PST by NovemberCharlie
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To: AppyPappy
I don't want that stuff pushed at my kid.

Probably the way many atheist parents feel about prayer in schools.

These are "fantasy" books. If your kids wants to read Harry Potter, and they, for whatever reason(?), cannot tell that the books are a complete work of fiction, then I suppose it is your job as a parent to tell them otherwise.

As to adults who can't tell the difference, I'm sure if you ask those same adults who think they'll get GAP gift certificates, if magical brooms and gnomes are real, and I'll bet you'll get a resounding "NO!".

I don't want to ever see a kid ridiculed for anything. Being a kid is though enough. I am sorry if this is happening to your kid.

435 posted on 11/02/2001 1:23:39 PM PST by realpatriot71
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To: JRadcliffe
Did I ever say one thing about keeping adults from reading this book? No. Did I ever say anything about banning this book? no? Stop hiding behind the bill of rights, you don't understand it.
436 posted on 11/02/2001 1:24:02 PM PST by goodieD
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To: Central Scrutiniser
No, It's the JUDEAN PEOPLE'S FRONT!
437 posted on 11/02/2001 1:24:25 PM PST by stands2reason
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To: Darth Reagan
Weekend bump
438 posted on 11/02/2001 1:26:36 PM PST by Phantom Lord
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To: Chuckmorse
The fool that wrote this has NO clue what Wicca actually is. Devil worship? Spells? Cavorting with Demons?

Come on, GIVE ME A FRICKING BREAK!!! Wicca doesn't have anything to do with any of this and wouldn't have anything to do with it. Any magic used comes from within, not without, This person shows his ignorance of what Wicca is and has been.

You wanna call it satan worship, or Magik, that's fine, but keep the Wicca thing out of it, Because that IS NOT what Wicca is!!

Wiccans don't even believe in the devil, let alone Demons, quit throwing Wiccans into the same mold as Satan Worshippers and practitioners of Magik. Wiccans would have NOTHING to do with such NUTS!!!

And by the way, in Wicca, there are no warlocks or wizards, male or female, they are called WICCANS, and when Joking around with others not of the faith, they will call themselves Witches, just to see the look they will obviously get.
439 posted on 11/02/2001 1:27:26 PM PST by Aric2000
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To: jackal01
I just wonder what kind of stupid person believes in witchcraft?

Do you believe in Unicorns?    Do you believe in Fairies?
Do you believe you need help?   I don't intend to ever read
Harry Potter but I really enjoyed the Alvin Maker books!

 

440 posted on 11/02/2001 1:29:33 PM PST by higgmeister
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