As the July 21 launch date of "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallow" rolls around, I'm wondering if the fundamentalist Christians, (Fundam-istians) (just the radicals, not the mainstream) who believe it when they're told that J.K. Rowling's children's novels are all about Satanism, are warming up the bonfires early. Or have any of them READ any of the Harry Potter books yet?
2007-06-29 01:11:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
WOW! What a wonderful bunch of answers! Very well thought out and rational! Yeah ... how DOES Lion of Judah write so fast? lol
Thanks!
2007-06-29 01:45:39 · update #1
i am christian and i love love love the harry potter books.....just because i read them doesn't mean that i'm suddenly in a occult.....i think that they are really cool if you just remember that they are fictitious books....and don't get caught up in them
2007-06-29 01:26:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Pagan not a Christian and can I just assure lion of judah that there is NOTHING to do with Wicca or any other Pagan religion in the Harry Potter books.Yes many Pagans believe in magic but not the sort of magic that's in the books.
Read them and find out a bit about what Wiccans and Pagans believe and you'll be a happpier guy!
2007-06-30 00:35:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our family has pre-ordered 3 books, so there will be plenty to go around during the read-a-thon that will ensue once they come out. We also plan on donating the extra two books to our kids' school library once we are done. I volunteer there, and it is great to see how many Potter books are being checked out and read every week.
The books caused both of my children to start reading way early, because we wouldn't allow them to listen to the tapes until the book had been out for at least a month. For children who actually practice real witchcraft, going without the new Potter book was tantamount to torture, so the only solution was to just read the thing the best they could. Everyone knows that jumping in and reading something you're interested in is the best way to improve your reading skills. It's worked for my kids, and I know that so many kids have benefited in this same way by reading the Harry Potter books. Goddess bless you J.K.!
By the way, I unfortunately do agree with Lion of Judah when it comes to letting Christian children read the books. Witchcraft is a very fun and exciting thing, and even though Ms. Rowling is not trying to promote "real" Witchcraft, most of her themes are based on the real thing. For example:
1. Magic wands
2. Cauldrons
3. Broom sticks
4. Potion making
5. Ancient Runes
6. Belief in magical creatures
7. Use of astrology
8. Divination
9. Incantations
etc. etc. etc.
Wicca is a very fun, peaceful and exciting religion and kids who read this book are going to be tempted to find out if this fantasy book may be based on something real. There in lies the conundrum for Christian parents. From the perspective of someone who used to be a Fundy Christian, If any religion could tempt someone away from Christianity, it would be Wicca. Wicca rocks!
2007-06-29 09:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by Tea 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
OK, i can understand why the Da Vinci Code wasn't welcomed by some Christians, but Harry Potter?!Come on guys!!Sure, it has witches,wizards etc. But it conveys the message of love, friendship, loyalty, and has even converted thousands of couch-potatoes worldwide into bookworms.Besides why would Jo,herself a christian, promote Satanism?
And since we are on the topic, a lot of fairy tales too contain such magical characters etc. but i don't see Snow White and Cinderella being burnt in huge bonfires anywhere..
And Lion of Judah, can i see your copy of Philosopher's stone, because i get the feeling that we both didn't read the same book..
2007-06-29 08:46:02 · answer #4 · answered by Lamya 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hehe, the fundies like to call me a witch because I like Harry Potter. Okay, yeah, I'm one of those people who dress up to go to the midnight parties...but as far as I can tell that makes me a nerd, not a witch.
2007-06-29 08:48:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have read the 2 of the Harry Potter books, my son enjoys them. It is good discussion material for distinguishing truth from fiction.
I use them as a jumping off point to help my son understand that these are works of Fiction, and to also consider what is it we call entertainment.
I also tell him that although these books are Fiction, there are many people who do practice witchcraft... and many people who do dabble in the "dark arts".
These therefore are books which counterintuitively give good opportunity to dicuss the much better quality of a life in Christ.
I won't burn a book, but I will give consideration to what is given permission to take up space in my library.
2007-06-29 08:24:11 · answer #6 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
i don't get it i gave a present but read a little out of it before i gave it away and i can not find any occult in it just because it glorifies witchcraft and gives name to some spells and mythological animals you can't say it has details of the occult
I think their afraid it it might interfere with the brainwashing of their kids
2007-06-29 08:24:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
You kidding? They have hearths in these churches going at all times! That way they can throw any books they think they wont agree with in right away, before anyone can read them and be enlightened (or in harry potter's case, entertained).
2007-06-29 08:36:45 · answer #8 · answered by Some Lady 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Well the nice part of that for J. K. Rowling is that they pay her for the book before they burn it.
Burning a book to denounce it just proves you are afraid of anyone thinking for themselves.
2007-06-29 08:19:01 · answer #9 · answered by hypno_toad1 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
How does Lion of Judah write so quickly?
2007-06-29 08:16:31 · answer #10 · answered by Southpaw 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋