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To: WaterDragon
I am amused at the panic "Harry Potter" seems to be causing some well professed Christians. How can this harmless be - speckled boy cause such angst?

Yes indeed, Harry Potter has many evil detractors in the stories, and yes wizardry is used. But if people's faith is threatened by a 12 year old boy with a wand, I dare say that perhaps they need a bit more examination of their own faith that they embrace.

Don't misunderstand me, I do not make light of someone's Christian beliefs. (Our family is devoutly Catholic, and we attend Mass weekly.)But you have to wonder if Harry causes this much of a stir, (no pun intended.) one must wonder what kind of panic the Wizard of Oz must have caused during its debut?

Lighten up those of you who seek to destroy Harry. Grab the Sorcerer's Stone, a good Afghan, (Whoops... did I just violate National Security?...)and read this delightful book!

Go Harry GO!

"Ans-Wingardium Leviosa!"

4 posted on 11/24/2001 2:58:25 AM PST by Northern Yankee
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5 posted on 11/24/2001 3:17:59 AM PST by Khepera
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To: Northern Yankee
Expecto patronus! BUMP
167 posted on 11/24/2001 5:46:37 PM PST by katherineisgreat
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To: Northern Yankee
You are sooooooooo with it to follow the latest fad! Man, I wish I wasn't a Christian and could just overlook the witchcraft like you folks. I guess I am just toooooo old world to be with the New Age "in" crowd. I guess I am just one of those old fashioned, "if your not walking towards God your walking away from him". Hollywacked is just tooooo cool for me.

Pray for GW and the Truth!

401 posted on 11/27/2001 6:34:03 AM PST by bray
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To: Northern Yankee
Yes indeed, Harry Potter has many evil detractors in the stories, and yes wizardry is used.

But if people's faith is threatened by a 12 year old boy with a wand, I dare say that perhaps they need a bit more examination of their own faith that they embrace.

In the Old Testament Leprosy was anathema to all men and those that had it were to be avoided and many times were segregated even to the point of being kept in isolated colonies.

Very few people recovered from Leprosy due to its complete destruction of the flesh and bone and yet its first sign of being present was from a miniscule but very bright spot appearing on the flesh.

Leprosy was equated to sin since Leprosy destroys the physical body and sin destroys the spirit and both produced death, physical in the case of Leprosy and eternal in the case of the spirit.

When an Israelite first discovered he had one of these "bright spots" he was to present himself to the priest and do as he was told according to the Law of Moses.

I believe that that is the way sin gets into the lives of young and old alike, through a seemingly innocent(in the beginning)activity.

The things that are evil and deadly to our spirit life do not appear with "horns and a forked tail" for Satan's ministers appear as ministers of light and not as "howling demons".

"Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem"!!

526 posted on 12/19/2001 9:17:13 AM PST by VOYAGER
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