Both are fictional books that use allegory to preach a particular religious conviction.
2006-10-04 04:13:40 · 26 answers · asked by Salami and Orange Juice 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wow, Many of you don't understand the preaching aspect, so I'll explain:
Chronicles of Narnia is an Allegory of the gospels. Aslan is a type of Christ who is resurected to redeem peter. It is a great tool to teach the gospel to children.
Harry Potter teaches Wicca to children. It teaches the principle of controlling their circumstances and destiny through spells. Introduces the concept of the "adept" and the symbology of much of Wicca. It also entices them with the promise of immortality through magic. AND though I'm not familiar with the details, it is said that the spells and rituals within are true to real life witchcraft.
2006-10-04 06:07:12 · update #1
As far as Harry Potter witchcraft practices:
In book four of the series (Goblet of Fire) the evil character named "Wormtail" cuts up Harry’s arm to extract blood in order to bring "Voldemort" (the most evil character) back to life. (This is an occult practice done to supposedly pass mystic power from one person to another during some occult rituals.)
the lightning bolt has long been a symbol of power in the occult and Satanism
2006-10-04 08:40:33 · update #2
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If you go to The Chronicles of Narnia and the Lord of the Rings what you see in, story magic and imagination, it is not real. You can’t replicate it. But if you go to something like Harry Potter, you can find references to astrology, clairvoyance, and numerology.
2006-10-04 08:42:04 · update #3
You're right. If schools allow Harry Potter, they should REQUIRE CS Lewis as well. Anything less would be establishing one particular religious belief. And we all know that's unconstitutional! [Even if it ISN'T in the Constitution...]
2006-10-04 04:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-29 08:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by polka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Witchcraft in Harry Potter is not Wicca, and the spells are all made up! We do not walk around with wands pointing them at all and sundry shouting latin sounding spells! Both books are fiction, and should be taught as such, not as advocates for any religion.
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2006-10-04 07:39:27 · answer #3 · answered by Seph7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's fiction and it's good for kids to be exposed to a variety of cultures and belief systems.
Neither preaches anything. They are fiction. If anything, they preach imagination and fantasy.
I'm even fine with the Bible and Quran and Torah and Bhagavad Gita and Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and any other religious document being available in the library. If you're not interested, don't read it.
2006-10-04 04:22:50 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why wouldn't I be okay with both of those series of books? It's fantasy fiction and even more importantly, it gets our children reading! The national statistics of literacy are appalling! I say nearly anything age appropriate that helps our children read is a good thing! So it has some religious overtones.What's wrong with exposing our children to another school of thought and letting them make up their own minds?There is a grave shortage of critical thinking as well in the US.
2006-10-04 04:19:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I love the chronicals of narnia they are amongst my favorite books. In fact i bought the complete collection for my daughter for her birthday last year. So no problems there at all. And if someone wanted to stop them being on the shelves in a library on being sold in the shops i would fighting to prevent that happening. I think censorship of this kind is stupid..
Anyone that remembers "Frankie goes to Hollywood's" song "RELAX" will know what i mean. it was banned.. it went to number one.... more people saw the video and heard it than ever would have if they had just let it lie.
2006-10-04 04:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by gen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
C.S. Lewis was one of the most celebrated authors (and still is) when I went to school. As a Muslim I had no problem reading it just like I have no problem reading Harry Potter.
If you have a problem with your kids reading Harry Potter then you should have a problem with your kids living in this sex-driven society. Learn when the battle is worth fighting for, Harry Potter is not worth it.
The good (literacy in America!) outweighs the bad here.
2006-10-04 04:23:03 · answer #7 · answered by aliasasim 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Are you trying to draw out hypocrites? What about Farhenheit 451, Brave New World, 1984, Slaughter House 5, Animal Farm, or any of the other classics that have already been banned because someone saw them as distasteful?
2006-10-04 04:30:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the record, Chronicle of Narnia was written by C.S. Lewis. He is a well known Christian man and has written many Christian books.
Also Harry Potter books are banned and in the process of being banned in many school libraries. This is the headline to a Sept 29th article "Harry Potter author tops list of writers Americans most want banned".
2006-10-04 04:22:54 · answer #9 · answered by cnm 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nothing wrong with either in schools. Just books. Potter does not preach a religious anything as far as I can tell. And Narnia does preach, in a good way. It shows as children get older, they outgrow the fantasy world in the wardrobe.
2006-10-04 04:20:08 · answer #10 · answered by Arcturus R 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋