http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061004/ap_en_ot/potter_protest
Read the story, then tell me how many people have been hurt by Wicans? Freedom of religion- you so called "Christians"- why don't we just burn all of the books- isn't that what the Nazis did? While we are at it- make sure that we burn all the bibles, too.
2006-10-04 07:21:14 · 20 answers · asked by TJD 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wow- very quick responses- I expected a lot of junk for this one.
2006-10-04 07:55:20 · update #1
ha ha ha!! Some people are just insane. I'd hope that the parents of kids reading any fiction novel, Harry Potter or anything else, would be able to raise their kids to know the difference between reality, and fiction. Although, most of those parents have lived there lives following another fiction novel (the bible), so maybe they can't see the difference either.
2006-10-04 07:28:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't see any Wicans in the story. One person speaking out against Harry Potter is not the voice of Christianity.
Book burning has occured throughout history, the most notable example was Alexandrian library by the Caliph of Baghdad.
2006-10-04 14:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wrote an article on this about 3 years ago. I was shocked how they would burn the HP books. It's because they felt it had witchcraft in it and all this. Okay, so yes it's true, but what about all the other stories like Cinderella, Snow White, The Wizard of Oz, etc...... did they not have "magic" as well. So, we need to give people a chance to think for themselves and if we are true Christians, instead of going around burning things because they don't agree with our way of thinking, why not pray for the person(s) we don't agree with. It's so simple. I remember years ago when Jerry Fallwell went around saying how the teletubbies were gay. Oh my gosh. I was appalled at such a stupid statement. There are way more important issues going on in our world, things which matter, not burning HP books, which are the least of the problems going on around us.
2006-10-04 19:47:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian, I don't understand these actions. The Harry Potter books also contain Biblical references and themes. There's even a book out right now about finding God in Harry Potter written by a Christian author.
I would seriously doubt that a public library would ban any book based on the desires of a few.
I hope the actions of a few don't sour you to Christians as a group. Two wrongs don't make a right.
2006-10-04 14:27:25 · answer #4 · answered by luvwinz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why are you at all surprised by this? Your government just removed Habeas Corpus rights for those detained as "possible" terrorist suspects. Whether you want to believe this or not, the U.S. is systematically marching itself backwards to the Dark Ages. I wouldn't be surprised to find a future news article about some group stoning someone for a perceived wrong doing.
I've often worried about the U.S., under this Bush administration, slipping down the slope towards nihilism. I think you're coming very close to the bottom of that slope.
2006-10-04 14:31:10 · answer #5 · answered by gjstoryteller 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Banning books is wrong. This is her agenda and not that of mainstream Christianity....as with any religion...people add there own flavor to it.....that includes by the way Wicans....so don't pull things out and use it to hang a group....scapegoats are never acceptable/
2006-10-04 14:31:14 · answer #6 · answered by chico2149 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter has very little in common with Wicca. Those who think otherwise are both ignorant of Wicca and the content of Harry Potter books. And, yes, if those are banned because of religious reasons, the bible and koran should be too. America stands for freedom, and the first freedom our forefathers wanted was freedom of religion, many of whom were atheists, like me. Let freedom ring.
2006-10-04 14:35:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is bigotry in all of us. Keep a close watch on your own beliefs and you are bound to discover bigotries. There are a lot of countries in the Western world where a person can live safely, despite the presence of bigots all around. I'm grateful I have the good fortune to be living in such a country. I have lived long enough in my neighborhood to know the times and places to avoid in order to avoid bigots. I am never going to move out of this neighborhood, not because it's the safest, (it's not) but because I know exactly who, where and when to avoid.
2006-10-04 14:39:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sense a lot of anger and hostility in your question. Perhaps if you would unburden your soul of the sin that sets heavily upon it, you could open your heart to understanding that all false paths lead souls away from God.
How many people have followed the path of Wicca away from the truth, and severed their relationships with God? I really don't know.
As for this poor, misguided woman - she is only doing what she feels to be right - speaking out on a subject she feels strongly about. Isn't that what we're supposed to do in America?
Or is it because of the opinion she has chosen to voice that you find launching personal attacks on her character, and by extension the character of all devout Christians, nescessary?
2006-10-04 14:28:53 · answer #9 · answered by jbtascam 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, you can't generalize all Christians as "holier than thou" because most of us aren't.
And I do enjoy reading Harry Potter because it's fun and exciting. And it's also fiction, too. None of that stuff is real.
And I am a Christian.
2006-10-04 14:26:18 · answer #10 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋