I read on a site about how this book is evil and full wiccan rites. and how it is turning the youth onto the wrong path. was just wondering if anyone else saw this as another ploy to put the wiccan and the witchs out thiere in a negative light. heres a link to the site http://www.aghilham.com/links/occultlinks-5.html
its under What is the Occult? - ChristianAnswers.Net
2007-04-20 09:25:30 · 34 answers · asked by veek13 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think many Christian sites attempt to attach themselves to everything that becomes popular. It's mostly just PR, with perhaps some jealousy.
Children are reading. I'd say it's a positive thing. They know it is fiction.
2007-04-20 09:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There are not Wiccan rites in the Harry Potter books. Wiccan do not have a magical school that cannot be seen by anyone else. They do not send mail by owls, and there are not trees that beat people up. There are not magical alleys that cannot be seen by anyone else, and there is not some magical bank that houses magical money. I have read the Harry Potter books, and the main theme throughout the book is the triumph of good over evil. Much like the show Charmed, Harry Potter really has very little to do with the real religion of Wicca. There are many movies and shows that have magic in them and no one really bothers to think twice about it. Lord of the Rings, Narnia, The Smurfs, most of the Disney movies, and many, many others. If we draw the line at anything that has witchcraft in it, then why not draw the line with movies that have murder in it? People fear children becoming witches after reading this book rather than being happy that their child wants to read something. People don't wonder if their kid will become a murderer if they watch CSI, Law & Order, or anything else of that nature.
I think it's fantastic that children are reading books like this. I cannot see that as a negative thing because it bothers me greatly when someone doesn't want to read.
2007-04-20 09:45:00 · answer #2 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Harry Potter. Any RATIONAL, intelligent Christian does too. The HP book are very moral. They are written by a Christian and have deep Christian symbolism if you look beneath the surface.
Occult means hidden truth, or hidden teachings. But not in the way that I have mentioned. It is otherworldly, spiritual, non-Christian teachings. Some of it can be evil. Harry Potter does not lead children to the Occult, unless they start searching around the Internet and come across some sites that are occult in nature. But they can come upon them without reading HP.
2007-04-20 09:34:04 · answer #3 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one thing, Harry Potter magic is different from Wiccan magic. As for the good/bad influence: Children aren't braindead, they can tell reality from fiction, and Harry Potter is fiction. Show me a kid who jumps out of the fifth floor window believing that his makeshift broom can make him fly, and I'll show you a kid who is messed up by so many things that aren't fictional.
People putting Wiccans in a bad light? On the INTERNETS? No wai! Seriously, though, people who want to make fun of Wiccans, furries, fundies, geeks, whatever, will do so. Harry Potter books do not change people. They give people entertainment for a few hours, make them laugh, cry, sit on the edge of their chair, or roll their eyes. Whichever. But they are fiction. The things that affect our opinions, the things that shape our lives, are out here in the real world. Don't blame the books. Or at least blame books that claim to tell the truth.
2007-04-20 09:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by lille_fivrelde 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No and I think this is one of the most rediculous things. I believe that anything that gets our kids to read is a good thing. It's a fictional story. It teaches morals. It's only people who are uptight who listen to the propaganda that have problems with it. I think they are wonderful books. My younger cousins read them and didn't become "witches." I also haven't heard of any negative affects of the books in the media, and being that they've been around for awhile, you'd think somehing would've happened by now. These people need to relax before dying of heart attacks from all the stress they live with. I am a Christian and plan on reading these books to my children. I assure you we won't go to hell for it nor will it make them "witches."
2007-04-20 09:34:11 · answer #5 · answered by Kittieashy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. JK Rowling created a universal fantasy that appeals to youth as well as adults because it pits the forces of good against the forces of evil and the good wins. Granted, it isn't Christ versus Satan but you could draw reasonable comparisons if you wanted to do so.
The books have prompted many young people to return to the wonderful world of books and reading in general. My daughter is one of the reading converts.
I became a reader mostly on animal adventure stories. Once a person catches the mental stimulation of reading, they can then go on to other studies with the same enthusiasm.
2007-04-20 09:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by rac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter is not having a negative effect on anyone.
I love the harry potter books but they weren't what got me interested in Wicca.
That movie the Craft is what got me interested.
Besides Harry Potter is a christian, don't you remember they celebrate Christmas in the first book.
People need to stop putting down books and authors just because the books are full of 'magic'
2007-04-20 09:32:12 · answer #7 · answered by Bobby 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
LOL...only if the kids are pretty screwed up to begin with. So Harry Potter has a negative impact because it deals with magic and wiccan acts but kids that read about the violent, ill tempered OT god is positive? Like I said, if the kid is screwed up to begin with, either one might have a negative impact.
2007-04-20 09:32:55 · answer #8 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter doesn't have Wicca rites. It's just some kids who fight evil, save the world and just happen to have magical powers. And the books also teach how to deal with problem like love, and evil teachers etc.
2007-04-20 09:29:53 · answer #9 · answered by YouCannotKnowUnlessUAsk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you consider 'reading' one of the deadly sins.
The Potter series of books is an entertaining fantasy that does not attempt to teach anything morally wrong - in fact it emphasizes friendship, overcoming hardships and/or evil, and the triumph of good and niceness.
The sorcery aspect is a literary device to move the plot along, not a metaphore.
2007-04-20 09:32:20 · answer #10 · answered by Dances with Poultry 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who is to judge what is the 'right' path? No, it has nothing to do with the wiccan religion, but even if it did, most wiccans I meet are nicer than most Christians, maybe that would be a good thing.
2007-04-20 09:32:17 · answer #11 · answered by Jett 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋