Why is the Harry Potter series considered bad for children?

Answer 1

It's not. Some Christians don't like it because they don't believe in magic and they believe magic is a sin.

And please don't get mad at them. The whole world doesn't have to like HP. It's their choice that they don't like it. It's part of their religion and beliefs.

Answer 2

I am a Christian, I go to church every Sunday, but I and all the other people I know love the Harry Potter series. Believe me when I say that it is the majority of Christians that support the Harry Potter series, and a small, often looked-down-upon minority that doesn't like it. They believe that the realistic and everyday approach the series takes towards magic encourages young children to believe in it, since the book clearly states that Muggles (non magic folk) have no idea about that magic exists, and most believe that it is simply balderdash, which is certainly what people believe today. The series puts big emphasis on the fact that wizards strive to remain undiscovered by non-wizards, so little children are inclined to think that they have been wrong all along, and there really are wizards living in hiding.

This goes against Christian beliefs, so some look down upon it. Many, however, do not, and I believe that they are the correct ones. The world, in my opinion, should be mature enough to enjoy a good series and book without worrying about what their children would think. They should teach their children that a book is simply a book, something to be heartily enjoyed with the knowledge that someone made it all up (in the case of fiction). If their children do not realize that, it is up to the parents to teach them that, not to complain that a writer is so exceptional that their fictional works are taken as real by some.

That is my view. Take it as you will.

Answer 3

Too dark. At its core, the Harry Potter stories are a bit dark and a little creepy. No, Christians don't like it, but it's not so much because of the magic--it's the type of magic and influence that the Harry Potter books give. Christians really favor the Chronicles of Narnia and those books are filled with magic. If you compare and contrast, however, you'll see that there's a much lighter, brighter side to the C.O.N books than those of HP. But, to each his own.

Answer 4

Because some people are afraid that the power of words is too great to combat.

Throughout history they've been called many things: The PRC, Nazis, The Salem witch hunters, The Spanish Inquistion, The Roman Legions...

They all have one thing in common.

They do not think for themselves and they are threatened by those who do and those who can decide to enjoy a book and learn valuable lessons from it.

Answer 5

I've been concerned with the increasing level of emotional intensity and scariness of each book. I absolutely love these books, and am eagerly awaiting the last one, but I would think twice before allowing a really young child to read them, because of the darker themes of violence and death, especially in books 4-6. The great writing that makes them such wonderful books probably makes them too intense for younger readers, in my opinion. I know plenty of older children and adults who really enjoy these books, by the way.

Answer 6

Some people believe that these books were written to persuade children and adults alike to become involved in cults and to promote beliefs in witchcraft. JK Rowling also supposedly "based these books on 2/3's of the books on real life occult practicers."

Answer 7

It is because in the last few books their is stuff like death, evil, and other somewhat dark stuff. But fantastic books for older people.