What do you think is worst?

Question

reading the DaVinci code or reading Harry Potter? My father is a pastor and he won't let us read them.

Answer 1

Neither. The Da Vinci code would be more challenging to your father, because it is something that directly questions the church's history and teachings.

I would say to your father that he should be more concerned with spreading jesus' actions, rather than the words of the bible.

Further, he should be more concerned with you becoming a nice person, who is trustworthy, generous, and wise, rather than focusing on nonsense like this.

I have an awesome family, a great life, and great people... None of this has anything to do with Harry Potter.

Answer 2

Harry Potter is great literature, DaVinci Code isn't so good, though still entertaining. Your father might think that Harry Potter is poorly written or immature, but if he read it, he'd see that it's classic fantasy. As humans we have the right to read whatever suits our fancy. I recommend the Potter. Reading is a way in which we celebrate our collective humanity, or if you must, god. Go to your library, take out some Harry Potter, get a flashlight, and read as much as you can underneath your covers after dad goes to bed. You'll thank yourself later. Good luck.

Answer 3

Neither. It's a book, come on. Christians are seriously afraid of this. okay, what i want you to do when considering these books is look on the very front. do you see the title? good. Now look around for some more words. See that little thing that says "a novel." Yeah, that's right, a work of fiction.

Come on. This is the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time.
Anyway, the Da Vinci Code is generally considered slop writing. if you must read Dan Brown, try Angels and Demons, it's much better. I personally hate harry Potter, but most people love it. it's a book for a young audiesnce, but many adults love it. So I'd say Harry Potter.

Answer 4

Hello ! What section of the library and the book store are these books found in......FICTION that's where. Has your father read either one of these books? I have, there in nothing wrong with either and I am a devout Christian woman who is a grandmother and I run the church nursery on Sundays.

Why is your father telling you what you can and can not read ? How old is he ? Was he raised in the 1960's ? Then he should know better. I never told my children they could not read a book. I may have read it first to make sure there was nothing sexually explicate in it, but I never would have told them no to Harry Potter or the DaVinci Code as long as they were old enough to understand it.

Answer 5

I am a Christian. If I read something that goes against the word of God, I know it to be so. That is, I can read anything--and I am firm enough in my faith that I can tell a lie when I read one.

That said, I think there is a difference between reading something for truth and reading something for entertainment. I have not personally been stained by reading Harry Potter books. I have read two. I'm 38, if that makes any difference. They did not persuade me to practice the dark arts. I thought they were cute.

I haven't read the DaVinci code. It is a work of fiction, and I have read much fiction. It didn't persuade me to follow any of the erroneous beliefs that any of the characters held.

I believe that if you are firm in your faith and seek conscious contact with God regularly, you are able to discern between true and false, research and entertainment, and so forth.

I personally don't see the harm in reading anything unless you are shaky in your faith and easily susceptible to persuasion.

This is just my opinion.

That said, if your father won't let you read the books, then your father won't let you read them. He has his reasons.

Answer 6

The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction that goes against Biblical teachings.
Harry Potter is a study in the works of darkness.

Three Cheers For Your Dad !!! He's protecting his family !

Answer 7

Here is a website you should show your father. It is about the Christian imagery in Harry Potter, and includes important information, such as that JK Rowling (the author) is a Christian. More pastors need to read this, and realize that by banning Harry Potter, they are trying to ban the one thing that kids are reading that actually has a lot of good, upstanding CHRISTIAN morals in it!

http://www.ev90481.dial.pipex.com/harry_potter_granger.htm

Harry Potter supports the whole concept of sacrificial love defeating evil (just like Jesus did).

The Da Vinci Code tries to deny the reality of Jesus as God.

Answer 8

Something about the power of fiction. The Da Vinci Code is much worse because it pretends to be based on fact. Harry Potter is more compelling reading for kids and most people with any sense of fun, but it is clearly fictional. Da Vinci Code is also fictional, but it wants to make you wonder about what is true. That is a dangerous thing for any religious person.
I'm not sure that I would agree with your father in not letting you learn about the difference between fiction and non-fiction, but you live in his house, not mine.

Answer 9

Harry Potter, but only because it's fairytale fiction and I prefer my kids to study fiction that makes them think. The DaVinci Code will probably make you question what you know about religion and this probably scares your Dad (most extremely religious people are scared of things like this and want to keep you narrowminded so you'll continue to be blind and deaf to the truth). So make sure this goes on the top of your reading list when you turn 18.

Answer 10

I'd have to say the DaVinci code. Harry Potter is fictional, where's the harm? Would he let you read The Chronicles of Narnia? Because to me I see no difference between the two. Best of luck to you!