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To: massadvj
Why is Harry Potter Evil But Lord of the Rings Heroic?

Your basic premise is mistaken. Objects cannot be good/evil/heroic or otherwise. Only individuals can have these traits. These movies may promote individuals to these kinds of behavior, but inanimate objects cannot in and of themselves be good or evil.

Having said that, I agree with your basic take on the two movies.

IMHO W.K.

8 posted on 12/26/2001 8:44:04 AM PST by WhiteKnight
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To: WhiteKnight
The people who are fussing about Harry Potter being evil are charter members of the Get A Life Club. I will also bet that they are the first people to rant and rave about political correctness infecting our society. It's all the same baloney...people who have little more to do with their lives than trying to find reasons to tear down something else. Harry Potter has gotten kids to r-e-e-d (excuse my rotten joke). Do they want to ban the movie The Wizard of Oz too???
10 posted on 12/26/2001 8:46:04 AM PST by jraven
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To: WhiteKnight
but inanimate objects cannot in and of themselves be good or evil.

One of my bosses, a NAVAL MD from WWII was stationed in Japan. They loved the culture etc. and designed their home overlooking San Diego from a hill in the Japanese style with plenty of stuff from Japan. Most of it they ended up destroying after learning from a very trusted personal source that Buddhist monks would routinely pray demons into objects before shipping them to the west.

Objects are not usually inherently evil or good per se. There can be exceptions depending on history and use. And, objects can be dedicated to evil or good with meaningless or powerful ceremonies. Satanists don't get into animal and child sacrificies for idle recreation. Blood sacrifice has carried a measure and type of power with it since Eden. Christ settled the issue on The Cross for those who CHOOSE to apply His Blood covering for their imperfections, sins. Those still at war with him and in league with Satan seek whatever demonic power they can--including praying demonic forces into or at least into association with talismans, voodoo dolls etc. Depending on many factors, such objects can have influence on individuals and settings.

I personally have witnessed relief from relationship as well as health problems in families the church was involved in helping counseling when evil objects were removed from the home.

Scoff if you will. If you have an experience, you needn't bother about people who merely have an argument. I pray you never have such an experience. But the times are getting darker. Such will likely increase. If anyone should try various other methods to overcome such a problem, The Blood of Jesus is the only solution. Applying it in prayer is available--providing there is someone with an authentic relationship with Him who knows how to apply their authority in Him--or perhaps Christ is granting a special grace in a particular situation based on earnest calling on His Name.

54 posted on 12/26/2001 9:52:37 AM PST by Quix
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