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Jethro83
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Newcastle, Australia
Mar 2002
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It is scary that the moral extremists are taking this stance seriously.
And indeed it is only fiction, and harmless.
I am one who believes that Harry Potter has done more good for the world than harm, since it seems to have become the only book children actually enjoy reading.
I can tell you, my youngest brother was nearly illiterate throughout Primary school. Were it not for Harry Potter, he'd have a hell of a hard time reading. Kinda wish Harry Potter was around when I was young enough to be into that kind of thing.
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Jon Miller
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that is unfair
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Jethro83
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Newcastle, Australia
Mar 2002
time: 15:20
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Evil is a bad thing because it causes harm to people.
Harry Potter is NOT evil, as it doesn't harm anyone.
Evil IMHO is doing things to intentionally harm another, not what the all-mighty god says is evil.
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Mr. Nice Guy
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"I'm gonna speak softly, but carry a BIG STICK!!!"
Mar 2002
time: 23:20
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quote:
Originally posted by LordAzreal
It is scary that the moral extremists are taking this stance seriously.
And indeed it is only fiction, and harmless.
I am one who believes that Harry Potter has done more good for the world than harm, since it seems to have become the only book children actually enjoy reading.
I can tell you, my youngest brother was nearly illiterate throughout Primary school. Were it not for Harry Potter, he'd have a hell of a hard time reading. Kinda wish Harry Potter was around when I was young enough to be into that kind of thing. |
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Quote from the article:
'I don't think people fully realize what they're dealing with, and I think anyone who knows anything about spiritual warfare knows those books can open the door to spiritual bondage.' 'And I think it's worse that children are the target,' said Jessica Ruemler, a buyer for Living Water. 'It opens the doors for young minds. You put sorcery in, what do you expect to get out?'" |
Yeah, good question. What do you expect to get out? Children are not born knowing right from wrong. They have to be taught by trial and error. When a child does wrong you punish the child. It's as simple as that. 
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Dr Strangelove
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Three other great British authors of the 20th century, J.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley attained fame for works of ficion by writing works that contain elements of magic which could be construed as paganistic, or at least anti-christian. Tolkien's works describe a detailed Pantheon of Gods and demonic figures. C.S. Lewis's Narnia books frequently invoke magic, and have an animal, Aslan the lion, as the penultimate god-figure. Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" seemingly glorifies an atheistic future world devoid of morals in which little children are actually encouraged to explore their sexuality.
Ironically these three men were charter members of a society at Oxford University which had as it's goal the re-establishment of Christian faith and ethics in a collegiate community which they saw as having become increasingly materialistic and anti-christian. Lewis in particular gained equal fame as the author of numerous works on the role of Christianity in the modern age.
Evidently writing about witches and magic don't make a person a pagan, nor are all tales that concern them necessarily anti-christian.
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Guynemer
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Cloud9, with all due respect and seriousness, would you kindly get a life?
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