My family at first didn't want to watch it. But I forced it down their throats and it was so good they couldn't help but watch another and then another. OMG!!! Does anyone love the Harry Potter epic as much as I do!!! I can't imagine a world without it now. I just love it so much! IT is the best thing ever made in the whole wide world!!! If you don't watch it because of religion let me tell you you are missing out.
2006-10-24 13:03:49 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are the evil and good wizards/witches. That is the thing. Some use their powers for good. It is almost like ex-men. It isn't like you think it is. It has a wonderful message about courage, love, and disapline.
2006-10-24 13:12:40 · update #1
So when the Disney movies promote christian ideas, it's ok. But when a book comes out promoting witchcraft, it's bad. WTF?
Anyways, I don't care whether it promotes witchcraft or not. It is helping kids read and I haven't seen such a phenomenon in ages. LOL. But seriously, getting kids to actually read something instead of watching tv is a good thing. Don't ban the books. T_T
2006-10-24 13:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
In Narnia the witch is used as symbolism and has a deeper meaning, each and all the Narnia sequence have a deeper Christian meaning to it. the project I see with Harry Potter is the finished witchcraft. it quite is all it is quite approximately. If the witchcraft became toned down rather like in the different video clips/books i may be greater comfortable with it, and you may look at what it is doing to our young toddlers. On Halloween all of them want to be a character from HP and want to faux they're doing witchcraft and casting spells. you quite do no longer see lots teenagers desirous to be the fairy Godmother. I even have study the books and seen the flicks and that i did no longer locate lots pastime in them. the different tale's do use magic notwithstanding it quite is not based all on witchcraft, and are greater suitable than HP. those are my perspectives on the project.
2016-10-16 08:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a work of fiction but I absolutely love it. I have read all the books and seen all the movies. so have my children. My family likes the Harry Potters books. To bad she is only writing one more book. Now that sucks.
People need to stop being so uptight about this. You are right it does show courage and respect. Stand up to your enemies and don't be afraid to share your feelings with friends and family. Harry overcame alot in his life and he still has more to go. Good for you Harry Potter.
2006-10-26 04:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by Nelly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I loved the Harry Potter books and movies. They really are very good stories about morality and the internal fight to find out who you are and then use that in a positive way to make the world a better place.
To all of you religious people who refuse to see the movie or read the books, you are horrible Christians. There is no goodness without freewill. Without the ability to freely choose – or reject – the good, an individual possesses no control over his attaining grace. In the language of Christianity, a believer cannot be saved unless the choice to follow Christ is freely made, unless the option not to follow him genuinely exists. Compelled belief is no belief at all. Ignoring or completely shutting yourself off from something is avoiding all temptation and is not actually challenging your faith. Good grief people, if you can’t handle a simple children’s book what good are you going to be with the rest of the trials in life. Or maybe you just wish to sit at home, pretending the real world doesn’t exist, so that no one will ever know how weak your convictions really are.
2006-10-25 01:49:18 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Brian 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Harry Potter might be the work of Satan, but it's the gay teletubbies that really scare the hell out of me! And what about Barney? No one talks about the fact that he's a communist! And we all know something wasn't right about the relationship between Bert and Ernie. Just because they didn't have genitals doesn't mean they weren't going in for some hardcore man-puppet on man-puppet action!
I'm kidding of course.
What does it say about the religious mentality that they think they need to protect their children from Harry Potter? Isn't this all a little silly. Is the ascendancy of witchcraft a serious problem in our culture? Has it ever been? It's a wonderful children's book, people. Get over it!
2006-10-24 14:56:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I'm a Christian, I've seen it. Harry Potter is a fictional movie, not a documentary on how to perform spells. Did all common sense go out the window? It's like The Wizard of Oz, or Lord of the Rings, or Superman. It's not "promoting" witchcraft. Is the movie Superman teaching people to jump off buildings thinking they can fly too? I found Harry Potter to be a boring movie, actually.
2006-10-24 13:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I'm a christain and I think that Harry Potter was very entertaining (put down the stones my critics). To dogmatically say that it promoted "witchcraft", would be taking it a bit too far. Study witchcraft then, watch Harry Potter ... big difference, isn't there? !!! But, Harry Potter is a fad ... here today .... gone tomorrow. Something else will rear its "head" and take the spot light. Life is full of trends.
2006-10-24 13:12:40 · answer #7 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I am not offended because the Harry Potter books have helped my 12 year old grand daughter. She was not a reader but we got one of the Harry Potter books for her. She loved it . Now instead of poor grades and poor reading habits she has written several short stories of her own and has be accepted by Duke university to take the ACT or SAT test at age 12. she is also eligible for a writing class if she does good on her tests. With out Harry Potter many young children would not know how to read. Cheers for Rowlings and her Harry Potter books!
2006-10-24 13:45:59 · answer #8 · answered by DRAGON LADY 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
That is a good honest question lady and should get good answers.
Only the most retarded of people would think "Harry Potter" is any thing more than entertainment.
But there are people who would see the lady strung up for her creative abilities.The religious see demons behind every fixtion story. It's a big part of their religious hold on the faithful.
It's much like Elvis having his bottom half cut off when he first appeared on tv:). Preachers were warning mothers nationwide that their children especially girls would go to hell for watching him.
I agree with you even though i am not a fan. he is one of the best stories for children sence Tom Sawyer ,and Huckle Berryfinn if not the best.
All of these people so offended who grew up on Casper the friendly ghost, and the long running picture "Bewitched"
Geeeeeeeeeeee how awful stupid were they than and now.
2006-10-24 13:18:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Take it from a 60 year old man, there is nothing wrong with the Harry Potter series. I have read all the books, and watched the movies with my grand children. I sure wish there had been something like this when I was a kid.
2006-10-24 13:14:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋