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Posted on 07/21/2007 6:34:16 AM PDT by NYer
And bad table manners most likely, you just know Ron talks with his mouth full.
What’s the spell for “bump”?
He does all of the time. I also forgot goat sodomy. Aberforth Dumbledore did a term in Azkaban for that.
Speaking of spells, can you believe Harry used unforgivable curses? Imperius and Cruciatus, both.
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Priceless!
LOL
It also features surliness, poor punctuality, and (worst of all) a mostly positive portrayal of French people.
That by itself is worth a six month stay in Azkaban.
:-)
My co-workers like these books, but they creep me out.
I guess this means that I don’t need to go to church anymore, I should take off the cross around my neck, get rid of the Bible beside my bed, ask to be removed from the prayer warrior list, be removed from the pro-Israeli ping lists and take my son out of his Christian preschool. It is all for not, I read Harry Potter. A fantasy/fiction book about a boy who doesn’t exist and can do magic that I don’t believe in, but enjoy reading and now I am clearly going to Hell. Or am I? I don’t believe that anyone on this earth can judge that. Hmmm... there may be hope for me yet!
The Chronicles of Narnia, in both its book and cinemagraphic forms, are most welcomed.
Yep, nothing like humanizing animals and mythical creatures to pave the way to heaven for you. Yep. Nothing wrong there. No magic at all in Narnia.
Seriously, as Narnia is a work of fiction, so too is HP. The premise of good fighting evil is portrayed in countless fictional books.
"The bible is a book, a good book, but it's not the only book." - Henry Drummond, Inherit the Wind
I agree. My son likes the 'Redwall' series. And he needs no encouragement to read.
If you are viewing "good" as something other than seeking God's glory, then I can understand. The overall tone (the sarcasm and condescension) of your post seems to suggest this is the case.
I just want to understand the hypocrisy here.
For that matter, how is a lion different from a golden calf?
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings;
Well, how is the Sun different from a Golden Calf? Or the Lamb of God, for that matter? God frequently speaks in His Word metaphors, which is precisely what the Chronicles are - right down to the crucifixion and the resurrection. At the end of the fifth one, Aslan even makes clear that the children must learn to know him by "a different name" in their own world.
No, the Chronicles are a beautiful and ingenious way to introduce children to the key doctrines of the Christian faith in language that they can understand. Sure there are fanciful embellishments, but all the key components - sin, the fall, the false reign of Satan, God laying down his own life to protiate for sin - it's all there.
It would be a shame if education of the Christian faith were restricted just to proselytizing such that people could immediately pigeonhole the one sharing the Gospel. I rather suspect many would like this, as a means of (in their flawed view) "defeating" religion (notwithstanding the innate religious nature of every human being, even the most hardened atheist).
In contradistinction, as a father I can tell you how gratifying it is, sharing and explaining the Scripture to young children, to hear them say "That's just like Edmund and the lion!"
Where is the Christian message in Harry Potter?
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