I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-19 09:48:33 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
LOVE THEM. Just love them. There is something about Harry Potter that just resonates with the Christian life.
Sacrificial love conquering evil
The Lion vs. the Serpent (chapter title in one of the books)
Overcoming the sinful nature within us to choose good
The Phoenix (just look at how the Phoenix, who can resurrect, pays a role in strengthening Harry in his darkest times; heals his wounds with his tears; brings him the sword to conquer the serpent; sings strength to him as he fights Voldemort; and absorbs the impact of evil in the Ministry of Magic)
The magic in the books is simply NOT the same as the witchcraft warned against in the Bible. No evil spirits are called upon to do the magic! The "Dark Lord" in the books is not glorified, but is very clearly shown as an evil that must, at all costs, be resisted and conquered.
Here's a good website, if you want to find even more parallels between Christian faith and what you find in the books. The author of this essay, John Granger, has also written a number of books about how Christians can relate to the books, which you may be able to find in your local Christian bookstore, as long as the store owner is not biased against the HP books.
http://www.ev90481.dial.pipex.com/harry_potter_granger.htm
2006-11-21 00:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by crazyperson1972 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i luv harry potter. i've read those books since they first came out, which means that i've basically grown up reading them-think i read the fourth one in 4th grade..
the debate is rather stupid, i mean, it's not the witchcraft the bible talks about. if harry was using magic to converse with the devil and raise demons i could see the problem, but it just isn't so. my dad's a deacon, and he likes harry potter too. as a matter of fact, at last year's thanksgiving dinner at my church, my table got into an argument about whether snape was really evil or not!!! but some hate harry with a passion. i don't think my preacher like potter book's, but if he ever told me they were bad books to read to my face i would totally argue it out and have a nice philosophical debate with him!
2006-11-19 09:58:23 · answer #2 · answered by Jessicat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian and I have found Harry Potter to be one of the most interesting series I've read.
2006-11-19 09:51:31 · answer #3 · answered by imyourzforever 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not a Christian but there is absolutely nothing wrong with Harry Potter.
2006-11-19 09:50:21 · answer #4 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-29 07:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Christian, but I love Harry Potter. And no, there's no similarity between Harry Potter and Wiccans. :)
2006-11-19 10:04:40 · answer #6 · answered by Brooke 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Harry Potter is great.And I can't wait for the next movie and book to come out.
2006-11-19 09:59:51 · answer #7 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love harry potter.i dont see why anyone one has a problem with it.its a flight of fancy.thats all.i read it and didnt become a wiccan,neither did anyone i know !!!!of allt he things to worry about in the world,harry is a non-issue.ps-my husband would be a definate gryffindor.im slytherin.
2006-11-19 09:53:07 · answer #8 · answered by Lyn K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do I like a bunch of stories by a woman, who after divorcing her husband moved the children out of the country so that she wouldn't have a father, and in violation of court orders, then left the small children alone for hours in the apartment while she wrote stories in a nearby coffee shop? She was lucky. She could have ended up an itinerant writer, sitting in jail with two dead children.
2006-11-19 10:22:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Catholic, and yes. I really love the storyline. total secret Snape fan (not just the book character, but I love Alan Rickman too) and really looking forward to the last book.
2006-11-19 10:12:11 · answer #10 · answered by sister steph 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋