I hate how some Christians don't allow their children to read Harry Potter, and I'm one of those kids. (I'm 13) I don't think they (they being people like my mom) think for themselves. They see that its about magic, witches and wizards and they assume it's evil. But why don't they read it for themselves and see deeper within the actual idea of the story?
There are many more things to worry about than kids reading stories about witches and wizards. It makes me mad that my mom makes the biggest deal of it, when there are bigger problems, like kids smoking, getting pregnant etc. And she's worried about me reading a kids book!
And banning the books doesn't help at all. "When in doubt, ban it," is what they're teaching. And that's definitely not right because you can't be cut off from the world, no matter how "Evil" something is. And even though banning the books seems trivial, it could possibly lead to kids leaving their faith, assuming it isn't just book banning. What're your views?
2007-08-11
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