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1 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 21294 | ||
Different Perspective.......................... Greetings Lizzie! With all due respect to my friend Ed, I have a slightly different perspective. Fictional books create fantasy worlds for fun. I have been an avid reader since I was about 5 years old (yes, I started early). I love to read Sci-Fi and fantasy books. The theology of these kinds of books runs the gamut from fairly reasonable to absurd. However, I never read these books to deveolop my view of God or the world. They were simply entertainment. Thus, my view is that there is a difference between practicing withcraft and reading books that include withcraft. I don't beieve in vampires, but I love to read about them. I don't believe in aliens, but they are fun to read about. So, I don't getting concerned about things like Harry Potter. I view it as harmless entertainment. My son, who is 11, loves the series. However, he is fully aware that it is just fiction. In fact, we even talk about the differences between fiction and the Bible. Having said this though, I do believe that it is up to each parent to make that sort of decision for themselves. I would never say that you had to let your daughter read Harry Potter. It is just my opinion that she wouldn't become a witch simply because she read about one! ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | ashestobeauty | 21332 | ||
I like your last point... I have been in children's ministry for over 15 yrs now and have learned that each child is different. So, where your 11 yr old son may not be swayed by harry potter... a 6 yr old might. It is very important for parents to know their child and the type of things that the enemy will tempt them with. THIS IS THE KEY! Harry Potter will pull certain children into witchcraft. Lastly, I beleive what you put in comes out. So if you are going to read fiction make sure you know alittle about the author because what they beleive will come out in their books. Same as Music - Which IS A WHOLE OTHER CAN OF WORMS...I think we should do our best to put the best in front of our children and then be there to comunicate with them when they have ?'s about what they see and hear. IS HARRY POTTER THE BEST WE HAVE TO OFFER IN FICTION? If it is then we need some chirstian writers to GET BUSY!!!!! | ||||||
3 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | prayon | 21379 | ||
AshestoBeauty, Harry Potter is dangerous for all ages because it is just another ploy from Satan to descensitize us from knowing what is Godly and what is not. To further understand what I am gettin at please see my posting "Part 1 and 2" in this thread. prayon | ||||||