2007-06-26 03:31:41 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dont be frightened of the Harry Pooter
2007-06-26 03:32:32 · update #1
lol yeah, I read somewhere they were trying to get the book banned from the public library because it had "magic" yet they have no problem with teaching their kids about incest, genocide, and demonic posession, since its in the bible.
2007-06-26 03:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by PoseidenNeptuneReturns 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Not sure who Harry Pooter is, but I'm a Christian and I love all the Harry Potter books. Can hardly wait for the next (and sadly, last) one to come out!
Some Christians (so-called Christians, anyway) are afraid of anything to do with witchcraft or magic. This is silly; if they truly have faith in God, then they should know that God is more powerful than any form of magic. Besides, the Harry Potter books are simply fictional stories, like Cinderella (fairy godmother) or the Wizard of Oz (good witches and wicked witches).
2007-06-26 10:40:04 · answer #2 · answered by Stranger In The Night 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm a devout Christian; I have no problem whatsoever with Harry Potter. I have no problem with Hansel and Gretel; I have
no problem with "ET"; I have no problem with "Van Helsing".
This is called watching a movie; this is called reading a book. Thats it. If someones faith is so damn fragile that something like a movie or a book seems as if its a danger
to it, then I submit to you that the persons faith is already questionable in the first place.
The only thing worse might be someone who generalizes
that "all Christians think.......".
I wonder if a black person may find it silly if someone were
to say "all black people eat chicken and watermelon".
Fact is, NOT all black people eat chicken and watermelon.
Where do you get this nonsense from anyway? I think it comes from tv preachers who act as if they represent the
Christian religion: heres a newsflash: THEY DON'T.
Jesus Christ represents the Christian religion, and the last time i looked, He said nothing about Harry Potter.
2007-06-26 10:44:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian and I don't see the fictional figure Harry Potter as evil at all. There's far more seriously evil issues that could use the energy folks have spent worrying about Harry Potter. I am not the one.
2007-06-26 10:39:28 · answer #4 · answered by ™Tootsie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are some questionable messages in the Harry Potter books (like the fact that he often is rewarded for breaking the rules because of a good outcome), but there are also a lot of good ones as well. I think as Christians it's our responsibility to make sure kids are getting the right messages.
It's really not a black and white issue. I think as long as parents are reading and explaining the books to their kids in a Christian context, I don't see any problems with them. Personally I get tremendous enjoyment out of reading them.
2007-06-26 10:55:17 · answer #5 · answered by Thom 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some believe that ANYTHING having to do with magic, sorcery, witchcraft, etc of any sort is inherently evil. I've heard some say that HP books teach kids spells... too funny since all I see is butchered Latin!
I personally love the series! I just finished rereading the 5th & 6th books in preparation for the movie and final novel.
EDIT - Fr. K reads Harry Potter!!! Awesome!!!
2007-06-26 10:41:18 · answer #6 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a Christian, and I am sure that somewhere out there, there is a person who does not believe in God, yet thinks that Harry Potter is evil. (btw, it's POTTER, not pooter)
It just depends on what that individual believes. I know plenty of Christians who love Harry Potter. I, for one, am not one of them.
Here's how I view these books. Harry uses magic. That magic most certainly does not come from God. Where does it come from then? It doesn't come from us humans, so that leaves only one answer. Satan.
I have read these books when I was younger. I remember them well enough to tell you this: The mind of a young child is fragile. They will believe anything told to them. They WILL try to do magical things. I was one of them.
I do not think that allowing younger children who don't know better to read these books is a good idea. I do think that it is a good idea to let older children read them, so that they know what is going on in this world.
Believe it or not, Christains are normal human beings. We just see things differently from other people.
I don't think that Harry Potter himself is evil, but I do believe that what he is doing is evil. I like "magical" things (faries and so on). But you do have to be careful.
Some parents don't want their children to read these books, beacuse "what goes in, must come out". If Harry Potter goes into us, then Harry Potter stuff comes out, understand?
Does that answer your question?
2007-06-26 11:02:16 · answer #7 · answered by Control 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well it all goes back to the Witch burning days..... if they approved the Harry Potter books, it would make them look wrong, so they have to disapprove of the books, to keep up appearances, and not look as if they are easing up on Witches or anything Witchy !
But really they just look silly for getting uptight about an Innocent childrens, and Adults book, and shows a complete lack of religious tolerence !
Christian Church wakeup, its the 21st Century, not the 17th Century !
Blessings.
2007-06-26 11:14:43 · answer #8 · answered by sittingbear43 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why do bigots always assume that the actions of a single individual speak for an entire group of people?
Why do morons think Blacks like Fried Chicken, Ribs and Watermelon?
Christians buy, read and enjoy Harry Potter. Since they are fiction with religious content, wicca or magik, they should not be discussed in US schools according to the ideology of the separation of church and state.
A lot of Christians see the embracing of some religious fiction while other religious fiction is outlawed as hypocritical.
The minority of Atheists got God kicked out of schools, why shouldn't Harry Potter be kicked out of schools?
The answer to your question is that the majority of Christians do not hate Harry Potter.
2007-06-26 10:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
What amazes me are the number of Christians who get on here saying magic and spells don't exist, then they freak out about Harry Potter! Uh oh, did we just witness another hypocritical moment in Christianity?lol
2007-06-26 10:44:35 · answer #10 · answered by Elphaba 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the practice of magic attracts dark energy to the person calling for power. Manipulation and domination and pride are all dark forces.
I enjoy Harry Pooter, and I think kids need to be excited about reading, and I am a Christian. I advocate reading, I warn against the occult.
2007-06-26 10:39:52 · answer #11 · answered by Alright22 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋