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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 | EdB | 21297 | ||
Tim I really wish you had heard this woman speak, now I wish I had listened more. She was clear and articulate and was able to back up everything she said with fact. The woman that wrote Harry Potter had apparently admitted this is based on real witchcraft and her purpose was to give children a "new world view" of spiritually. That alone worries me. The author on TV then explained how the curses and incantations are authentic with some words changed. She raised the biggest question to my mind. What happens if a child goes to bed a night angry and begins to speak a curse he learned from Harry Potter on the person. In effect he could be construed to praying and asking for the power of darkness to intervene. They had a child behavior specialist on the program also and he agreed that there was real danger in this. He explained that many cases of children that are hard to handle the beginning of the problems can be traced back to such behavior. I too like Sci fi but this is far more than your run of the mill entertainment. This book, by the authors own admission, was written with a purpose and that I don’t believe is okay. I think this is far more dangerous than we would give it credit and this involves something God warned us to stay clear of. EdB |
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3 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 21300 | ||
Greetings Ed! I don't doubt that many such books are written with a purpose! My point is simply that I read fiction as fiction. I just don't believe that fiction can influence someone to change the way they live or view the world (with the possible exception of very young children). Take Star Wars for instance! He had a very definite agenda spiritually! I am not as old as some on the forum, but I remember the debates that have raged over the years about movies, books, halloween, Christimas, and music. To clarify, I would have no problem with any parent who didn't want their children to read Harry Potter. I just don't believe that fiction will cause someone to become a witch, committ a murder, or rebel against God. If they do such things, the problem lies within themselves, not a book. If my children believed Harry Potter was real, I'm sure I would take a different approach! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 21304 | ||
Tim I pray your right. Selah, is it something you want to gamble with? EdB |
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5 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 21326 | ||
Greetings Ed! With my kids, yeah! With someone's kids, no! By the way, have you read any of the Harry Potter books. My son has several of them, so I read the ones he has. They are actually pretty mild. But, as I pointed out to Steve, I would never try to make this decision for other parents. I just get concerned that every "new" thing that comes along, some expert comes out and says that this will warp our kids. :-) But, I'm not making any money off of the series, so I let the author defend her own work from now on! ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 21363 | ||
Tim I wonder have you seen this new comic book character from Japan. I don't know what it is called but they have almost human like characters in it, and at times they nude and engage in sex. To me it pornography and I think you would agree. However by your reasoning since it isnn't real people and your kids would know it is make believe would you allow them to view it. I think not. Yet this is the same thing God told us to stay away from witchcraft, notice He didn't say it was groundless, God stay stay away from it. |
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7 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 21372 | ||
Greetings Ed! I never said that children should be allowed to read anything! :-) I just said that each parent would have to decide where to draw the line. Since there is no verse that says, "Thou shall not read Harry Potter," this issue will always remain a judgement call. I haven't tried to say that everyone has to make the same call that I have. I have simply tried to state my reasons for not thinking that Harry Potter is a big deal. I definitely don't think that my son is going to start worshipping Satan because magic is mentioned. There is even a witch in the Chronicles of Narnia! :-) Anyway, I appreciate your stand my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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8 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 21373 | ||
Of course, Narnia and Lord of the Rings were written by Christians with an overarching Christian worldview/theme. One thing that has disturbed me is not only the books, but "Little Sorcerer's Kits" marketed by the publishing company as well. One does have to discern where to draw the line, and I am pretty confident that Tim's kids, being supervised by a concerned Christian parent, will not fall into the occult. However, I also agree with Ed that the author of this series also has an agenda beyond just telling a good story. What we as Christians must make sure that we can do is counter this, just like any other false worldview, with the true gospel of Christ Jesus. Educate yourselves on the worldview of Harry Potter, grow in your understanding of God's holy Word, and be able to articulate the truth in the face of lies. It is a God-given opportunity to present the truth of Christianity whenever things of a supernatural/spiritual nature are brought up. --Joe! |
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9 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | prayon | 21377 | ||
You are right we need to educate ourselves, but not in the world view but in the Christian view. There is more to this than Harry Potter. You might like to read my posting "Part 1 and 2" further down. prayon |
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10 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 21387 | ||
Prayon: A "worldview" is a way of looking at the world, not necessarily the world's way of looking at things. There exists a biblical worldview, the only accurate one there is. Thanks for the info on Harry Potter. As I said, it is the Christian's duty to respond to the contrary claims of the supernatural/spiritual from a Biblically-informed point of view. "We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ" --2 Corinthians 10:5 --Joe! |
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