Subject: On Harry Potter? |
Bible Note: Greetings Hank! You definitely put together a list of great literature! Do you think that these books caused the social changes you refered to, or did they simply reflect the mood of society at the time? I ask, because personally, I don't know of any writer who has had that kind of impact of me! And I read alot! I have been known to read 5 to 7 books a week for pleasure, not counting the studying that I do. I have been doing this since I was about six years old. I was tested when I started kindergarten and I was already reading at about an 8th grade level. Because of this, I was the only kid in my town who was given an adult library card. The first book I remember checking out was Isaac Asimov's, "Caves of Steel." I have been hooked on Sci-Fi ever since. I love fantasy series as well. Robert Jordan has an ongoing work called the Wheel of Time that is excellent. The reason I bring these works up is that most of these contain things that don't fit with the Christian worldview. But, I never wanted to go out and summon a demon because some fictional character did it. Having said all of this, I have no problem with parents setting limits for their children. Personally, I would rather my kids read something like Harry Potter so that we can sit down and talk about the things that are not Biblical. I have actually read some of the Potter series. It is a fantasy series, so it does contain magic and monsters. However, it really never goes into any detail about how or why magic works. There are good guys and bad guys. There are some basic morals. I really never saw anything that was objectionable to me. Well, I've got to get to bed for a couple of hours so I can get up for church. I hate working nights! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |