I thought being a witch was an anti-chritstian thing.
2007-08-13 03:01:43 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm sorry to upset the Pagans and Atheists it is because J K Rowling is a Christian she said so many times. Harry Potter is at heart a Christian morality tale it is made clear in Deathly Hallows when Harry dies and returns because he chose to sacrifice himself reminding us of the Resurrection. Also we have the theme of love being stronger then all magic ( God is love) which was Voldmorts downfall. The " Witchcraft" theme is just a cover like wizards in Tolkien's work a devout catholic and magic in Narnia C S Lewis was a devout Christian to.
2007-08-13 03:16:06 · answer #1 · answered by jack lewis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're assuming that Christmas and Easter have something to do with religion.
Not only in Great Britain, but in the US too, I notice that Christmas and Easter today have a lot more to do with Santa and the Easter Bunny than with Jesus's birth and resurrection.
Besides, who says that wizards and witches can't be Christian in Harry Potter? It's all fiction anyway. (Harry Potter, not Christianity.)
2007-08-13 10:07:43 · answer #2 · answered by Acorn 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because J.K. wanted it that way. It was probably just an easy way of getting the invisibility cloak to Harry. Kids like Christmas. Children get breaks from school. It mentions summer vacation too. It is a children's book and not real life.
God Bless.
2007-08-13 10:18:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great Britain is an increasingly secular country, but they all celebrate those holidays there even (I'm told, though I'm sceptical) Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims. Since J.K. Rowling is British, it is perfectely reasonable for her to think that the wizarding community, which in her books didn't seperate from the Muggle community untill the 1600's, to recognize the holiday, as all cultures in Britain do.
2007-08-13 10:07:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Witchcraft is agaisnt God's Word.
Harry Potter a the work of fiction / fantasy of an english writter. The topics in there depends of what that woman decided to write in those novels.
2007-08-13 10:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by Darth Eugene Vader 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Harry Potter was not a "pagan", he was practicing witchcraft. You know what they say, "Not all pagans are witches, and not all witches are pagans".
Besides, 10 to 1, the author was of Christian influence...
2007-08-13 10:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas and Easter both have meaning beyond religion and most schools have a winter and spring break.
2007-08-13 10:07:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a fantasy and I sure hope it took place before Christian time. Maybe it was a Yule and people just mistaken it for a Christmas.
2007-08-13 10:11:55 · answer #8 · answered by steve 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right, because in Harry Potter Jesus doesn't exist, well, he doesn't exist anywhere so that's beside the point. But Santa Claus exists so they get Christmas break, as for Easter, they just want time off.
2007-08-13 10:06:10 · answer #9 · answered by No Ma'am 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
That point escaped the bible thumping harry potter burning fundies. The only fiction they want read is the bible. I'm not referring to decent christians, I know they're out there, I'm talking about the nutcases that want harry potter burned at the stake and are working on getting the stupid book banned from public libraries.
2007-08-13 10:05:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋