Posted on 11/15/2002 2:23:23 PM PST by RJCogburn
The movie adventures of child-wizard Harry Potter will continue on November 15. Far from being an agent of the occult, as his critics contend, Harry Potter is the kind of hero children should be encouraged to read about and emulate, said the executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute.
"It is true that Harry lives in a magical, fantastical world, but what's important is that he is a hero who wins through intelligence, effort and courage," said Dr. Yaron Brook. "Throughout the series, Harry has developed his talents through hard work and has learned to think for himself, to be honest and to be self-confident. He has friends who share his values and he earns the respect of his teachers. Aren't these the character traits all parents want their children to possess? I know they're qualities I actively try to instill in my two boys."
Dr. Brook said that the critics' focus on the supernatural aspects of the Harry Potter stories is completely non-essential. What is fundamental is the abstract meaning being conveyed during the course of Harry's magical adventures. "The books are, in short, fuel for a child's maturing mind. As vitamins and minerals are essential to a child's healthy physical development, so literature with this view of the world is essential to a child's healthy mental development."
Are these the verses you mean. I think we all knew which ones you were referring to, but I'm posting them just so you don't keep on with the same tired refrain.
OK, here's the deal. It says to "let no one found among you..." So, find Harry Potter, and we can get busy converting him, casting him out, whatever. You'll have a hard time doing that, though, because he doesn't exist. Fiction, man. Remember that.
Drew Garrett
Butters: My precious, precious.....
I'm going to see HP tonight. You may now call me a f*g.
No way, I am going to see it too!
BTW, did you see the South Park Republicans thread?
And I am sure children will turn in mass to witchcraft when unicorn hairs and pheonix features to power their wands come onto the market.
Uh.. reality check. Harry Potter is a character in a story..
A rather well written and cleverly marketed story.
Ever read a story?
Been dere, done dat. We were discussing the geopolitical ramifications of Mr. Broflovsky and double penetration ...
Good question.
What is the source of the communications you are undertaking at this moment, with glowing words appearing on a luminous box even as you cast strange patterns with moving fingers? Are you not summoning up imps to carry your words magically across the vast distances? Surely the Bible has nothing to say about this, and it can only be the work of Satan.
Would the Christian leaders of 17th century Salem not judge you to be a practitioner of the black arts? Is this mysterious communication not the province of witchcraft?
Cast off thy tools of Satan, brother! Get thy parchment, quill, and ink, and continue this debate via the written word, as surely the Lord intended!
< /sarcasm >
I'm taking my 71 year old mother to see it on Sunday.. per her request!
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