BUT WHAT ABOUT SNOW WHITE AND THE WIZARD OF OZ?

Lynchburg (Va.) Ledger (via Nealz Nuze) | Rev. Kort Greene Jr.

[Phantom Lord]

Harry Potter, the movie, grossed over $93 million this past weekend. Good! I love it. I love it for two reasons: First, the Potter phenomenon is responsible for sending millions of children worldwide to the books. They actually put down the video games controllers and picked up books! Second, the Potter books and movies are making religious zealots just nuts!

For the lighter side of today’s Nuze I offer you this letter to the editor which appeared in the Lynchburg (Va.) Ledger:

Letter to the Editor:

Religion in Politics

Harry Potter and "Wizardry."

The Bible says that we are to stay away from wizardry, witchcraft, sorcery, divination, charmers, etc., that these are an "abomination" (sin) unto the Lord. (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). "Harry Potter" advocates these things, thusly contradicting the Word of God.

I have prayed fervently that the September 11th calamity would lead this country to repentance and a national revival. I will continue to pray that prayer. However, It’s disheartening to see a great number of the American people turn to "Satan worship" rather than to God.

The "Harry Potter" craze is Satanism. I have not read the book nor have I seen the movie, and I don’t intend to do either. But, I have seen and heard enough to make this determination. Many are saying that it’s just an innocent movie for entertainment, and that they don’t see anything wrong with it. Well, the Bible tells us to trust in the Lord and lean not unto our own understanding. Now, I know this is an insult to the "intellects." But, one’s intelligence is "null and void" compared to God’s wisdom. The Bible also tells us to stay away from even the "appearance" of evil, and this appears to be evil. For those who think that this movie is just innocent entertainment remember, Satan is a master deceiver.

This nation is in a fragile situation. We can easily go one way or the other. We need to turn to God. If we don’t, then September 11th is just a "drop in the bucket," compared to what’s in store for us.

Psychics, Witchcraft, Wizards, etc. are "real" but, they are of the Devil. God is also real and has power over the Devil but, we must turn to Him.

I’m a native Washingtonian. The Washington "Bullets" used to be my favorite basketball team. Because of the "gun control" issue, their name was changed to the "Wizards." I’m no longer a Washington fan. I have several bullets/guns in my house and I have yet to see one go off and kill someone. Bullets/guns don’t kill people, people do. Wizardry is unGodly, and so is Harry Potter.

May America repent and be blessed, amen.

Rev. Kort Greene Jr.
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Here is a preacher who has never read a Harry Potter book, and hasn’t seen the movie. It doesn’t matter, though. He’s “heard enough” to know that Harry Potter is Satanic. Let’s all give thanks that this letter does not in any way represent the feelings or thought patters of mainstream Christianity. This is not the way to bring people to God.

[BibChr]

You will note that the comments are that of Neal Boortz and not mine. And you obviously missed my small type under the Bible Thumpers comment.

How can I "note" that? You make no reference to Boortz.

Yes, I read the small type. What does it have to do with Boortz or my remarks?

Dan

[Salgak]

Real spells ? Friend, those "spells" were stylized Latin: you know, the common language of Christianity for over 1500 years. Listening to the "spells" during Harry Potter brought back memories of first-year Latin. . .

[HELLRAISER II]

Your so right, How did Moses part the Red Sea? How did he turn his staff to a Snake & turn the Nile Blood red? Magic? God?

[It'salmosttolate]

Harry Potter = 11 letters

Daniel 12:10
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried;
but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the
wicked shall understand; but the wise
shall understand.

911 AMEIRCA IN DISTRESS

[JenB]

If the kids want science fiction they should try something from Issac Asimov. 'Nuff said.

Asimov? How about Heinlein's juveniles? Quite possibly some of the finest science fiction ever written. Unlike Asimov, Heinlien had more than six character types and actually knew how to keep an exciting plot going. (All right, Foundation and some of the short stories were good, but nothing matches Tunnel in the Sky, Red Planet, Rolling Stones, Double Star, Door into Summer, Starship Troopers etc...)

[Celtjew Libertarian]

I hate to say it, but if Asimov had been the first SF I'd read, I wouldn't have become a SF fan.

Heinlein would be a good intro to SF, in my opinion, at least.

[Dimensio]

I remember when D&D was going to lead an entire generation into the occult. Why didn't it happen? Heavy Metal music was supposed to turn kids into Satan worshippers too. What went wrong? How did their plan fail?

It was supposed to lead the college students who became engrossed in the game to occultism and satanism, but its popularity proved its undoing. The students who were most likely to be lured into the Dark Arts through D&D were also the students who ditched classes to play. Without a proper college education they never learned how to organize and gain a base of support, thus the occultist movement collapsed under the ignorance of its own followers.

[Lanza]

Wait a minute Clemenza. I always heard KISS was for "Kings In Satan's Service" and now I am told it's "Knight's?" Hmmm... now I get what they were really all about...

[stuartcr]

I really hated it when I was a newt.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

I may stir something up, given the subject matter of this thread, but James H. Schmitz's The Witches of Karres was the novel that got me into SF. Cordwainer Smith's short stories and Norstrilia are also among my childhood favorites, but I may just be strange, even for a SF fan.

[ikanakattara]

A few years ago in North Florida (Union County, IIRC) there was a controversy over a young adult science fiction novel that involved a dystopia that controlled, among other things, controlled sexual urges to control the population. (Unfortunately, I don't remember the title or author.) Some of the Christian Right wanted to have it banned, after hearing that it dealt with teenagers' first urges.

That sounds like Kurt Vonnegut's old short story, "Welcome to the Monkey House." In it, the people of an overpopulated world are forced to use something called "ethical birth control," which does nothing to impede fertility, but just makes you numb from the waist down.

[Phantom Lord]

What makes you think it didn't?

Because we don't have an entire generation of satanists or occultists running around.

[ikanakattara]

I LOVE Cordwainer Smith! I'm glad you mentioned him - the moral themes in his sci-fi are very deep and profound, but some of the stories are highly disturbing as well, and would probably "put off" people who think that books and movies should only be about "nice" people.

[ofMagog]

A newt bit my sister.

[ikanakattara]

Any book with talking animals is satanic and an abomination in the sight of the Lord. The only talking animal in the Bible (other than humans) is the Serpent, and we know who he is.

So CS Lewis was writing "satanic" stories when he put talking animals into the Chronicles of Narnia?

[anothergrunt]

Since spells, demons, witches and warlocks are products of the imagination in the first place, how can they be "real"?

[Phantom Lord]

I credit via Nealz Nuze in the source. Figured most here know that is Neal Boortz. But I clearly could have been far better at crediting Boortz.

[stuartcr]

I don't think it was me, but after seeing Harry Potter, there's a couple hours there that I don't remember much, except everything was really big!

[better_dead_then_red]

What's worse - some kid reading a book they'll forget in five years, or imposing pagan rituals on their fragile little minds that they will pass on to their kids?

You probably have no idea where Christians got their Christmas and Easter Holidays...let me give you a clue...pagan rituals. Yet we seem to impose some of those pagan rituals on our kids and think we are doing them great good.

And yes, those pagan holidays were Christianized...somwhat...

[Lanza]

Talking animals an abomination? Dr. Doolittle will now be referred to as "The Evil One" I can't believe I didn't see it before!