Pastor Becky from Jesus Camp said Harry Potter should be killed! What's wrong with these people?
2007-02-05 08:37:59 · 38 answers · asked by araujojessica9 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What doesn't make sense to me it that both deal with magic...and yes I'm not an idiot I realize the Aslan/Jesus symbolism. And do these people realize that they celebrate Christmas in Harry Potter??
2007-02-06 02:21:27 · update #1
Harry is in good company, being on the "banned list" with such reknowned works as John Steinbecks "Of Mice & Men", and "The Catcher in The Rye" by JD Salinger.
The problem with the Potter series is that people aren't able to seperate fantasy from reality...they can't view a book as a work of fantasy, therefore b/c the Potter series deals with magic it's deemed "evil".
It seems that many are using the core christian beliefs to make large profits for themselves by using the Potter series as a means of causing "questions" that then make serious christians want or seek answers, & of course it is those very ppl that have created the "scare", created the "questions", that have all the answers & if you buy their tapes, or their books, for a certain price you can have the answers......
2007-02-05 08:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by rjsluvbug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some so-called christians sometimes just choose a scapegoat to attack so as to keep christianity "alive". Harry Potter is simply the age old tale of good vs evil, good triumphing over evil. It is no different than any fairy tale or fiction story that have been told thru-out time. Enid Blyton, Aesop, Grimm, Hans Anderson & many other authors have included magic & sorcery in their stories for centuries back. Cinderella, Rumplestiltskin, Red Riding Hood, Beauty & the Beast, Alladdin are just a few I can name. And what about Shakesphere? Literary classics like Macbeth & Hamlet...almost all of Shakesphere great works have some sort of magic or outright sorcery in them. You mention Chronicles of Narnia, but I didnt hear them complain about Lord of the Rings either.
Harry Potter is no different & I cant wait until July to get the final book.
By the way, do u believe that Dumbledore is dead? The author said that he is but I cant believe that Dumbledore could be taken out so easily. And if he is dead I still feel that he had some trick up his sleeve & that his dying was part of his plan so that he can give Harry Potter some additional power or something. What do u think?
2007-02-05 09:00:30 · answer #2 · answered by Ethslan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, that whole "Harry Potter is evil and teaches children witchcraft" thing makes me laugh and shake my head. The most "learning" kids will get from Harry Potter's "spells" is how to butcher Latin.
Here's the bottom line - in "Narnia," all witches and magic and whatnot are wielded by the evildoers, who are eventually defeated. It was written as a "Christian primer" for kids. In "Harry Potter," even the good guys practice magic, which strict fundamentalists will say cannot be anything BUT against God. (There are all sorts of Old Testament references for this that I can't remember.) Never mind that they don't call on the devil or anything and that there are some very good lessons - the story is fiction and makes witches and wizards seem okay and therefore is "bad" for Christian minds.
For what it's worth, I'm Catholic, a liturgist, musician, and catechist, and I LOVE Harry Potter. Can't wait for July 21.
2007-02-05 09:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
nicely no longer all Christians have a issue with Harry Potter besides the incontrovertible fact that i do no longer understand why no longer. you may comprehend the meaning at the back of Narnia as against the meaning at the back of Harry Potter. Harry Potter is approximately witchcraft getting used for "stable" supposedly. And witchcraft is an particularly real practice, regardless of if some the movie's antics are not. God is obviously against witchcraft of any form. Harry P is a witch and is portrayed simply by fact the "hero". And to steer youthful minds into the impact that witchcraft might nicely be utilized for stable is a issue. Narnia is a narrative approximately redemption and sacrifice. it relatively is a portrayal of Jesus sacrificing his life for ours. right here the witch is portrayed as evil and deceptive. the two video clips have "frightening" creatures nonetheless. And in basic terms older teenagers could watch Narnia.
2016-10-01 11:38:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's going to kill a fictional character. Am I the only one who sees how stupid this really is?
Chronicles of Narnia is written by a Christian and fashioned, in a sense, after Jesus (the lion)... the Ice Witch is, supposedly, Satan... and the Children are "Children of God".
Harry Potter, as I have seen many Christians claim, is evil because "he teaches children how to do witchcraft". Which only proves to me that they don't even read the books to point out exactly what is wrong with it. There are no spells laid out. There are no instructions on how to do any kind of magic. They're just ticked off cause it's about Witches and kids are actually reading them. I suspect they would probably keep their children illiterate, rather than allow them to read something, for the sake of learning to read. *Shrug* People like that should be evaluated.... preferably in a place that will keep them for a while. I dunno, make em watch the Harry Potter movies. =)
2007-02-05 08:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kithy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is because of the witchcraft in Harry Potter I believe, but also that it desensitizes us to the witchcraft here on earth if we fill our minds and our hearts with such trash. It introduces you to the world of satan and tells you that it is okay. The series of Narnia is all about God. As someone stated above the scene at the Stone Table is all about Jesus' death on the cross. Aslan would be Jesus. The scene of the wardrobe goes back to the Garden of Eden. It all culminates in the book of The Last Battle where the two worlds (Narnia and ours) combine in a last battle of good against evil just as we will have at the Rapture leading into the final "battle" here on earth.
2007-02-05 09:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by cjmd6225 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian I enjoyed both series of books. The chronicles of Narnia, specifically "The Lion, the Withch, and the Wardrobe, is really a parrellel of the story of Christ's resurrection, ie... Aslan (the lion of Judah) being sacrificed and humiliated but coming back from the dead. That was the intent of C.S. Lewis who wrote it. Lewis was a lifelong athiest who was converted to Christianity, this series was a unique way of teaching children about Christ. As for Rowling, she didn't write a Christian novel, but it's very entertaining and I have no problem with it.
2007-02-05 08:57:54 · answer #7 · answered by Scott B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter shows that magic is something that can be learned & taught. As children in a school of magic such as Harry Potter & his friends, children watching these movies can easily be influenced to think magic can be fun.
On the other hand, The Chronicles of Narnia is known as an allegory; a story of one thing that actually represents another. It does not encourage one to engage in magic.
2007-02-05 08:46:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Stupidity... and someone ought to point out to Pastor Becky that Harry Potter is a fictional character and therefore not being alive cannot be killed. What are these people like!?
2007-02-05 08:44:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I love Harry Potter.
2007-02-05 08:40:46 · answer #10 · answered by MotherMayI? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋