Christians have such a problem with the Harry Potter books and films? It DOES NOT promote witchcraft. Alice in woderland is worse for children than harry potter. There is no need to burn the books based on the fact its spreading witchcraft....cause its not.
2007-09-06 20:22:33 · 7 answers · asked by Kenai 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
We should ban the bible. I heard from a friend that it's full of Christian propaganda
2007-09-06 20:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
because some of us, (yes i am one, actually catholic.. ) see the thing in a wrong perspective, or an exaggerated one.
maybe the 'christians' you talk about who object so much against harry potter are those people that once an idea has entered their heads, they will stick to it whatever you do, you can never convince them of other views and perspectives :))
harry potter books do display witchcraft.. of course, cause otherwise it would be quite stupid, since, the story revolves in a magical setting, and the setting itself is a school of magic, wizardry, witchcraft, etc.. if this theme is really eligible for banning, then there should be a lot of other books to burn, coz harry potter is not the only one that talks of magic and witchcraft, in fact, it is not even the first book of its genre!
it would be quite crazy to have a book/film wherein the setting is in a magic school, the characters are wizards, witches, and prospective wizards, but they aren't going to make potions or cast spells and other stuff..
the stupidity of the people who want to destroy these works shows when they decided to point at the harry potter series, when in fact, more serious witchcraft books exist, and harry potter is not even purely witchcraft! its about a whole lot of other things, heck, in the movies, i see more running and shouting and talking, than casting!! it's probably the popularity of the books that aroused the pro-burning people into nonsense...
i agree with your statement, haha, inclusive of the alice idea... funny thing is, alice promotes physical injuries, smoking, maltreatment, and a lot of other stuff that are applied in the flow of events, and harry potter's story is somewhat opposite, like in some part of the story that they discourage each other, knowing that their wrong actions open consequences, and they fight for good too!!
if the people should really make a mess about HP, they should go burn the other witchcraft-related books as well, regardless of their popularity if they ever considered it.
2007-09-06 20:47:54 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we have established that already. Harry Potter doesn't promote witchcraft. OK? However take a peek over at Mugglenet and read some of the Snape Rape stories and Harry/Draco doing it stories it promotes. How do you Christians feel about X rated Harry Potter stories written by 13 year olds featuring pedophilia, homosexuality, statutory rape, and so forth? I bet most of your parents don't even know about that dirty little side of Harry Potter, do they? And JK knows all about Mugglenet, too. Last time I checked, there were about 2600 dirty little stories. Does that upset you, Christian? Go register and take a peek. Apparently Hogwarts has a "dont ask don't tell" policy in place. Harry and Draco do some nasty things to each other too. Pax - C
2007-09-06 20:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm a christian and don't have a single problem with harry potter books. however, in my opinion, they are overrated... highly overrated. but please, at least have the decency not to compare Alice with harry potter. Alice in wonderland is a smart, insightful and meaningful book. harry potter is a kid with glasses, a broom , and a weird sex appetite
they're just books... you're not forced to read them or follow them, so they're in no way harmful
2007-09-06 20:28:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It lets them pretend they are persecuted martyrs, thus givingthem a feeling of specialness and solidarity. The Christians really bought into the victim culture during the 90s. I don't think Christians have been happy with popular culture since pre-WWI, but then again who is happy with it?
2007-09-06 20:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Xtians are a weird bunch anyway. They even refuse to see the evidence of the Big-Bang and Evolution when they're looking straight at it âº
Doug
2007-09-06 20:32:25 · answer #6 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well put but be tolerant of different opinions.
2007-09-06 20:33:02 · answer #7 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋