With the release of the movie Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix expect a deluge of commentary on how evil these books are and how they are corrupting the youth.
These nutters at PawCreek ministries claim - 'The Harry Potter books are just another means of blinding millions to the truth. When people love imagination, superstition, paranormal intrigue, witchcraft, and sorcery better than they love truth, the Creator will allow them to be filled with their own desires. When the cup of sin is full, the King will say, "It is enough."' There is more, just follow the link.
Backing up these beliefs are ChristianAnswers.net.
Are these people serious? These are BOOKS, and children, myself included, love the idea of a magical world where spells and potions are possible and where pictures talk and amazing creatures exist.
Thus far, despite all five of us in this family having read all the books at least a couple of times, the worst side effect I have noticed an intense desire to read. For instance we attempted to read the last one aloud as a family but Stephen, we later discovered, had woken in the middle of the night to read ahead (this was a direct breaking of the commandment "Honour thy father and mother"). Oh and to be fair there is a fair amount of squabbling over the amount of time each person gets reading each book before having to pass it on to the next in line.
Do these people want us to stop reading books dealing with magic and fantasy? Should we burn them? Should we issue a fatwa on J.K. Rowlings as for Salman Rushdie. No of course not. So either read the books and see the movies or get a life and focus on something really important.
Thus far, despite all five of us in this family having read all the books at least a couple of times, the worst side effect I have noticed an intense desire to read. For instance we attempted to read the last one aloud as a family but Stephen, we later discovered, had woken in the middle of the night to read ahead (this was a direct breaking of the commandment "Honour thy father and mother"). Oh and to be fair there is a fair amount of squabbling over the amount of time each person gets reading each book before having to pass it on to the next in line.
Do these people want us to stop reading books dealing with magic and fantasy? Should we burn them? Should we issue a fatwa on J.K. Rowlings as for Salman Rushdie. No of course not. So either read the books and see the movies or get a life and focus on something really important.
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