Do people REALLY think that Harry Potter has religious context?

Question

I just read an answer that since Harry Potter has religous context, wicca, it shouldn't be discussed in school.
I'm sorry...what??
There is not one SINGLE piece of wicca or paganism in those books. None. It's made up jigsaw latin and mythological monsters. That's it. There is magic, but it's not real magic. It about as real as David Copperfeild. Witches and Pagans don't do hocus pocus crap.
Do people out there REALLY think that Harry Potter is promoting Paganism? Because if you do, research please. Please!

Santa is always watching so you never know...

I can agree that "occult" things are in there. Maybe. I think that's stretching it honestly. But I'll be flexible.
Magic does exist. I'm not saying that it doesn't. Some faith's call it miracles, some call it magic. BUT I think kids are smart enough to know what's real and what isn't. If they aren't...well then parents are doing a crappy job. My daughter likes Harry Potter and knows that it has nothing to do with the Craft. Paganism is a RELIGION. Harry Potter is a BOOK. A book about "magic" that is from the rumors of the middle ages. And if people didn't spread lies about Paganism then kids wouldn't be drawn to it fromHarry Potter. They would know they aren't even close to the same thing.

Answer 1

I just know that muggle used to be an old term used to describe marijuana

Answer 2

I agree.I'm a Pagan and there is nothing to do with real magic or any Pagan religion I know of in those books!

There's no mention of any Gods or Goddesses or anything!
If you believe magic is evil then I suppose saying they are Satanic makes some vaguely twisted sense but they sure aren't Pagan or Wiccan.

Answer 3

A lot of people do think Harry Potter promotes Devil worship. I have seen so called leaders of religious groups destroy HP books on TV. I know people are entitled to their own beliefs and that's OK, but to treat a work of "fiction" (key word) in such a manner is totally moronic. It's just a book and a wonderful escape from the humdrum of every day toil. Cheers!

Answer 4

Yes.

BTW: Santa is a guy who dresses up in a red suit with a beard at Christmas and hands out presents. Every Christmas lots of people dress up in red suits with beards and hand out presents. If we can prove that specific parts of a story are true can we say that the entire story is false?

Preconceptions and perspectives dominate communication.

The preconception that magic does not exist is an insult and bigotry to/of those who believe in religions where magik is important.

If you would be open minded you must eliminate as many preconceptions and be willing to change your perspective as necessary so you can communicate.

The US is the worst at respecting other people's perspectives and the US has the most preconceptions about other people. The Harry Potter argument is evidence of that.

The preconception that magic does not exist and the perspective that only foolish people believe it does.

Very closed minded, very bigoted, and that is what we teach at schools, what you are preaching here on yahoo answers.

Answer 5

Harry Potter is a fantasy story. Not much different than Matilda or James and the Giant Peach--people need to lighten up and enjoy the stories. If they don't like them, don't read them. Hysteria about a book--any book, especially when we want people to read in general, is a little silly. So, no I don't see a religious context in Harry Potter.

Answer 6

The only religeous thing I can remember is the presence of Cerebus.

In Greek religion Cerebus is a three-headed giant dog created by Hecate to guard the gates of the underworld. It is said that the herb Monkshood (Aconite) was formed from Cerebus' foaming drool, by the hands of Hecate Herself.

Answer 7

There is not one. There's undoubtedly a _moral_ context, however there is no faith within the books in any respect. However, a few humans who're devout expect you cannot have one with out the opposite.

Answer 8

I have searched every Harry Potter book for a bit of my religion of Wicca, and never found it.

If Wiccans can't find it, it's not there!

Answer 9

TRY THIS THEN, it has more of the occult, then Wicca in it, the truth is, kids are enticed and introduced to wicca or witchcraft thru her books, whether they are a fantasy and kids think therefore that withccraft is a fantasy, cool thing until they learn about the rule of three and then its too late.
Among the terrifying images in books two and three were: a disembodied voice repeatedly
hissing "kill"; monstrous, flesh-eating spiders; children being attacked
and paralyzed; and an apparently dead cat hung upside down by its tail (USA Today,
June 15, 2000).

In book four of the series (Goblet of Fire) the evil character named "Wormtail"
cuts up Harry’s arm to extract blood in order to bring "Voldemort" (the
most evil character) back to life. (This is an occult practice done to supposedly
pass mystic power from one person to another during some occult rituals.) Rowling
called Voldemort a "raging psychopath, devoid of the normal human responses
to other people’s suffering . . ." (Entertainment Weekly, #554, August 11,
2000). Also in the latest epic, Harry’s parents, who have been killed, have to
be extracted from Voldemort’s magic wand. What kind of books are these and what
inspires Row ling’s work? We believe we know. She said, "It’s important
to remember that we all have magic inside us . . ." during an interview being
taped for an "Scholastic Book Fair" video. And when asked in an August
2000 Entertainment Weekly interview by writer Jeff Jensen if she felt any sense
of social responsibility (for the dark nature of the content of Harry Potter) Rowling
answered, "I cannot write to please other people."

Answer 10

Harry Potter is wonderful. People who say it is full of Wicca haven't read it, and don't know anything about Wicca.

Answer 11

It's just one more thing to be closed-minded about. We read 'A Spell for Chameleon" in high school, and that is about magic, yet I have never heard one complaint. I thin they're just afraid that it is more popular than church. What isn't these days?