Harry Potter: for those of you who are interested...

[olde_fashioned]

For the record, I am utterly opposed to Harry Potter and other books involving and glorifying witchcraft. THIS is a link to Doug Phillips' blog, that explains the dangers of Harry Potter much better than I ever could.

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Re: And witchcraft is exactly where in these books?

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Then what do you call Gandalf? Is he or is he not presented as using supernatural powers that are not of Christ? He is called a wizard. And I'm not judging from heresay, both my brother and my father have read the books.

IMVHO, reading for "opponent research" and reading for personal enjoyment are two different things. Many Christians read the Book of Mormon, the Koran, and Buddhist literature for the sake of better understanding false religions. If Harry Potter is not "real witchcraft and sorcery" then there can be no reason to read it for "knowing one's enemy".

But Christ is not presented as the Giver of Eternal Life as He is in scripture. Everlasting life is not an "object" that we can keep or relenquish like some sort of amulet, it is a gift of grace that cannot be earned or inherited by parentage.

That is interesting, and I've never heard it before. However as the Bible states you are either for God or against Him -- there can be no middle or neutral ground, so I think it's just a legend. ;-)

Re: And witchcraft is exactly where in these books?

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Then what do you call Gandalf? Is he or is he not presented as using supernatural powers that are not of Christ? He is called a wizard. And I'm not judging from heresay, both my brother and my father have read the books.

Gandalf is a wizard but is also a Maiar, one of those spirits I wrote of earlier. Tolkien was very clear to explain that his Arda (Earth) in which was placed Middle Earth was pre-history. That is, before the incarnation of Christ.

IMVHO, reading for "opponent research" and reading for personal enjoyment are two different things.

Reading for 'opponent research' is not something I could do. I was actually quite shocked my Aunt considered Islam 'the enemy'. My friend I could understand a bit more because he was very opposed to political happenings in the Middle East.

Re: And witchcraft is exactly where in these books?

[musesong.livejournal.com]

That is interesting, and I've never heard it before. However as the Bible states you are either for God or against Him -- there can be no middle or neutral ground, so I think it's just a legend.

I'd put it down to a legend too as I feel the faerie folk are beings in their own right and not cast out angels.

Still those kind of you're either for me or against me is why I can't in good conscience be a Christian.