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RE: Burn the Witch!

Comment comment by ldsudduth on 12 August 2007

I agree with you Scott--one has to learn to draw the line between fantasy and reality--and parents have the obligation to teach that to their children. I believe that those who think Harry Potter to be a 'dangerous introduction to witchcraft' don't have a clue. It's not--in fact, one of the so-called 'spells' in the movies sounds an awful lot like a bacteria they're touting in some yogurt/milk product on TV.

At any rate, Harry Potter is no more 'occult' than Lord of the Rings or the Chronicles of Narnia. Believe it or not, I've heard the latter two espoused as just as evil as Harry Potter--even though BOTH are written by christian authors and intended as biblical allegory (Narnia moreso than Rings). There are other christian authors writing books of a similar vein as Harry Potter--and they're getting some negative tirades too. You won't hear it from me.

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RE: Burn the Witch! by Eye.Of.Sage :: NR6

Those religious fanatics always exaggerate the truth.

I wonder what they would say to this movie. or rather some of Mark Twain's works.

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RE: Burn the Witch! by scottb :: NR7

I agree with you Scott--one has to learn to draw the line between fantasy and reality--and parents have the obligation to teach that to their children.

Now if we could just get you to work out which side of that dichotomy the Bible lies on. ;)

At any rate, Harry Potter is no more 'occult' than Lord of the Rings or the Chronicles of Narnia. Believe it or not, I've heard the latter two espoused as just as evil as Harry Potter--even though BOTH are written by christian authors and intended as biblical allegory (Narnia moreso than Rings).

Narnia much more so than Rings. Tolkein was a Christian (well, he was Anglican, which can be pretty theoretical), but Middle Earth owed far more to the Eddas than to Christianity.

Is it just me reading into what you're saying or is there a "... but there are other books that qualify as 'a dangerous introduction to witchcraft'" lurking behind your comment? You sound like you're trying to say Potter, Rings, and Narnia are harmless, but H.P. Lovecraft is dangerous or something.

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RE: Burn the Witch! by gnifyus :: NR7

The thing I always found interesting was that every year, Harry Potter and gang always went home for Christmas break.

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