Do you think Harry Potter contains anti-Christian material?
Does it overall convey an anti-Christian feeling?
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I've never read Harry Potter, nor do I intend to, and if my wife could conceive we wouldn't allow our children near such books. I've heard all I need to hear about the series; it targets young children and leads them in performing satanic rituals (the latest book includes a human sacrifice) and witchcraft and demon worship. Books like these are highly destructive, especially to impressionable minors, and it deeply disturbs me whenever I see an outpouring of support for this satanic filth.
It's just another disadvantage of free speech.
It's just another disadvantage of free speech.
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Given the Bible contains witches, demons and rituals - including human sacrifice, surely you'd keep it safe from children, right?TwentyOneSix wrote:I've never read Harry Potter, nor do I intend to, and if my wife could conceive we wouldn't allow our children near such books. I've heard all I need to hear about the series; it targets young children and leads them in performing satanic rituals (the latest book includes a human sacrifice) and witchcraft and demon worship. Books like these are highly destructive, especially to impressionable minors, and it deeply disturbs me whenever I see an outpouring of support for this satanic filth.
It's just another disadvantage of free spe
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I don't know from whom you have "heard" all of these ludicrous things about the Harry Potter series, but their level of ignorance is profound. Satanic rituals? Demon worship? Satan, fallen angels, demons, etc. do not exist in any of the Potter books. Indeed, Rowling steers clear of religious elements in the books to try to keep out such controversy despite the fact that she herself is a Christian. Having said that, however, Judea-Christian concepts of good and evil permeate the series and it should be pointed out that the Hogwarts kids celebrate Christmas in the books which would certainly imply a Christian worldview.TwentyOneSix wrote:I've never read Harry Potter, nor do I intend to, and if my wife could conceive we wouldn't allow our children near such books. I've heard all I need to hear about the series; it targets young children and leads them in performing satanic rituals (the latest book includes a human sacrifice) and witchcraft and demon worship. Books like these are highly destructive, especially to impressionable minors, and it deeply disturbs me whenever I see an outpouring of support for this satanic filth.
It's just another disadvantage of free speech.
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And then some.joeyknuccione wrote:Given the Bible contains witches, demons and rituals - including human sacrifice, surely you'd keep it safe from children, right?TwentyOneSix wrote:I've never read Harry Potter, nor do I intend to, and if my wife could conceive we wouldn't allow our children near such books. I've heard all I need to hear about the series; it targets young children and leads them in performing satanic rituals (the latest book includes a human sacrifice) and witchcraft and demon worship. Books like these are highly destructive, especially to impressionable minors, and it deeply disturbs me whenever I see an outpouring of support for this satanic filth.
It's just another disadvantage of free spe
Even the Christian religion has a human/god sacrifice.
Then read in Hebrews where there is needed blood for the forgiveness of sins and we can only imagine how this must effect "impressionable minors".
How many crazy people out there read their Bible assuming it is from God Himself and believe all kinds of destructive things.
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It only contains such things to explicitly point them out as being evil. We have to know the right things to hate.joeyknuccione wrote:Given the Bible contains witches, demons and rituals - including human sacrifice, surely you'd keep it safe from children, right?
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
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Wouldn't knowing what to hate include hating a god that acts like a violent megalomaniac?TwentyOneSix wrote:It only contains such things to explicitly point them out as being evil. We have to know the right things to hate.joeyknuccione wrote:Given the Bible contains witches, demons and rituals - including human sacrifice, surely you'd keep it safe from children, right?
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The lord works in mysterious ways, he's above the judgment of mankind and does what he must to protect his children from the influence of evil.joeyknuccione wrote:Wouldn't knowing what to hate include hating a god that acts like a violent megalomaniac?
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
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He must be doing a lousy job, what with so many of "His children" spreading such a violent and sex filled book in His name.TwentyOneSix wrote:The lord works in mysterious ways, he's above the judgment of mankind and does what he must to protect his children from the influence of evil.joeyknuccione wrote:Wouldn't knowing what to hate include hating a god that acts like a violent megalomaniac?
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Jo Rowling is an anglican, one who as she put it wishes to believe and tries to believe (like all us liberals). I think the whole series is sort of a christian allegory, certainly NOT anti-christian, but wonderfully informed by comparative mythology.
She and Potter are an undiluted force for good in the world. She's not a Wiccan (not that there's anything wrong with that) and she doesn't even like fantasy. She's just a beautiful soul with great mind and a great sense of humor who has brought joy into the world. And a fringe minorty of fundy cranks can't change that.
She and Potter are an undiluted force for good in the world. She's not a Wiccan (not that there's anything wrong with that) and she doesn't even like fantasy. She's just a beautiful soul with great mind and a great sense of humor who has brought joy into the world. And a fringe minorty of fundy cranks can't change that.
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No better expression of the power that resides at the intersection of ignorance and the internet can be found!TwentyOneSix wrote:I've never read Harry Potter, nor do I intend to, and if my wife could conceive we wouldn't allow our children near such books. I've heard all I need to hear about the series; it targets young children and leads them in performing satanic rituals (the latest book includes a human sacrifice) and witchcraft and demon worship. Books like these are highly destructive, especially to impressionable minors, and it deeply disturbs me whenever I see an outpouring of support for this satanic filth.
It's just another disadvantage of free speech.
This is the real satanic filth IMO. Otherwise it'd simply be hilarious.
