Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Christians who refuse to read or watch Harry Potter... Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]dreamweaver[/m] at 12:03 pm on Nov. 4, 2008[quote]My brother-n-law's family is like that... It's ridiculous because they say it's "encouraging magic spells to be used which is too much like Wiccan and everyone knows Wiccan is evil" and they won't even look at Wiccan in a serious way to begin with. I just laughed at them when they gave me that reason, and I just told them that they seriously need to study more about Wiccan because they were more of less talking out of their ass when they explained it to me like that.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post PrincessLillaMarie Posted at 11:55 am on Nov. 4, 2008 I know a few Christian's who refuse to read or even watch Harry Potter and I was wondering if anyone one here is Christian and will not read or watch it and why wont you?

Replies exceedinglyrare Posted at 10:11 am on Nov. 17, 2008 Quote: from airemaye at 10:05 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Why are so many people so concerned with witchcraft, even today in the 21st century? I thought we all agreed that magic isn't real a long time ago. So WHY is it still an issue? You don't know a lot about religions, do you? There are many, many religions today that still practice some form of witchcraft or magic. airemaye Posted at 7:05 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Why are so many people so concerned with witchcraft, even today in the 21st century? I thought we all agreed that magic isn't real a long time ago. So WHY is it still an issue? XxxsennaxxX Posted at 6:24 pm on Nov. 16, 2008 Im a Christian and I still read and watch it but alot of my friends don't. Why? Because it promotes witchcraft but the way i look at it is that whats so wrong with it? Im just having fun! I don't think its wrong to read it or watch it. Its not like Im going out there and practicing it... fenrir Posted at 9:40 pm on Nov. 5, 2008 I consider Harry Potter as fictional magic, therefore, not indicative to demonic and/or personification of evil.  I enjoy the books, myself, as well. draakprinses Posted at 8:55 pm on Nov. 5, 2008 Quote: from catoman at 11:59 am on Nov. 4, 2008 The spells in the movies are ever so slight variations on real spells Real spells? Hahahahah...they're just modifications to latin phrases with similar root meanings. No one has proven that they are 'real' spells. mountain hare Posted at 8:11 pm on Nov. 5, 2008 Because the story contains a ginger who has two friends. Such a concept is not only an abomination in the eyes of Christians, but also in the eyes of socially normally and sane individuals. PrincessLillaMarie Posted at 2:50 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 Quote: from exceedinglyrare at 3:20 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 Generally speaking, it's because the word "witch" is a negative buzzword for Christians...causes them to think of someone conjuring up the devil or something stupid like that. Most boycotts or bans of Harry Potter just stem from some form of ignorance, pure and simple. Best answer every.  Thank you very much for that.  I agree it's complete ignorance, because if the parents would just do some research or read the book themselves, the would realize that there is a whole underlying story that has nothing at all to do with witchcraft. Chava Posted at 1:11 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 Quote: from GoodFairy13 at 3:28 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 Quote: from Chava at 12:15 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 They're not really variations of spells. It's more like screwed up latin. I mean "wingardium leviosa" wings, levitation? Ring a bell. And alot of other things in the book have nothing to do with Wicca. It's a fantasy novel series. I think she's secretly writing from some sort of childhood abandonment although I've never really looked into it. That's what captivated me. I mean first it's Harry Potter with the murdered parents, then Neville with the crazy parents who had never been around his entire life, Sirius with his parents who didn't understand him or rejected him, Tom Riddle with his story of the orphanage, Dumbledore lost his parents young, and she ends the series by killing off Lupin and Tonks after they had Teddy. Not to mention Tonk's dad dying somewhere inbetween. She kind of tortured the Weasley family there at the end with Bill's face, George's ear, and Fred's death. If anything needs addressed I think it would be her unusual use of parental and family death, not the magic. I mean even alot of nursery rhymes and bedtime stories use magic. Why not attack J.R.Tolkien while we're at it for the Lord of the Rings... Nah that wouldn't be fair he was too good a friend to C.S. Lewis, who suprisingly enough has never been attacked for his Chronicles of Narnia series with blatent uses of magic and witchcraft. Sure you could say Azland is Jesus in some strange metaphorical manner but then again wasn't Harry Potter kind of the "savior" of his nation? Just something to think about. She had trouble with her father as a kid and thats why harry has so many adoptive father figures in his life: Hagrid, Mr weasley, Dumbledore. ect. I figured as much. xninja Posted at 12:49 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 im a christian i don't read the books or watch the movies because they are boring dreamweaver Posted at 12:31 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 Quote: from PrincessLillaMarie at 3:06 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 Quote: from dreamweaver at 3:03 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 My brother-n-law's family is like that... It's ridiculous because they say it's "encouraging magic spells to be used which is too much like Wiccan and everyone knows Wiccan is evil" and they won't even look at Wiccan in a serious way to begin with. I just laughed at them when they gave me that reason, and I just told them that they seriously need to study more about Wiccan because they were more of less talking out of their ass when they explained it to me like that. Exactly how I feel about it. The same thing goes with my Aunt, she wont let her girls watch it or read it, and they aren't allowed to celebrate Halloween either. ARGH! That's how my niece's dad is as well! I hate the fact that they can't wear costumes! And it didn't help that this year his brother's birthday just so happened to be the day after Halloween and that it just so happens to be a "costume party", NOT a Halloween party... talk about double standards. *eyes roll* But he let them dress up as long as they're not trick-or-treating this year, which works with my sis and me... We don't trust anyone that lives around us enough to do that anyway. GoodFairy13 Posted at 12:28 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 Quote: from Chava at 12:15 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 They're not really variations of spells. It's more like screwed up latin. I mean "wingardium leviosa" wings, levitation? Ring a bell. And alot of other things in the book have nothing to do with Wicca. It's a fantasy novel series. I think she's secretly writing from some sort of childhood abandonment although I've never really looked into it. That's what captivated me. I mean first it's Harry Potter with the murdered parents, then Neville with the crazy parents who had never been around his entire life, Sirius with his parents who didn't understand him or rejected him, Tom Riddle with his story of the orphanage, Dumbledore lost his parents young, and she ends the series by killing off Lupin and Tonks after they had Teddy. Not to mention Tonk's dad dying somewhere inbetween. She kind of tortured the Weasley family there at the end with Bill's face, George's ear, and Fred's death. If anything needs addressed I think it would be her unusual use of parental and family death, not the magic. I mean even alot of nursery rhymes and bedtime stories use magic. Why not attack J.R.Tolkien while we're at it for the Lord of the Rings... Nah that wouldn't be fair he was too good a friend to C.S. Lewis, who suprisingly enough has never been attacked for his Chronicles of Narnia series with blatent uses of magic and witchcraft. Sure you could say Azland is Jesus in some strange metaphorical manner but then again wasn't Harry Potter kind of the "savior" of his nation? Just something to think about. She had trouble with her father as a kid and thats why harry has so many adoptive father figures in his life: Hagrid, Mr weasley, Dumbledore. ect. exceedinglyrare Posted at 12:20 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 Generally speaking, it's because the word "witch" is a negative buzzword for Christians...causes them to think of someone conjuring up the devil or something stupid like that. Most boycotts or bans of Harry Potter just stem from some form of ignorance, pure and simple. Chava Posted at 12:15 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 They're not really variations of spells. It's more like screwed up latin. I mean "wingardium leviosa" wings, levitation? Ring a bell. And alot of other things in the book have nothing to do with Wicca. It's a fantasy novel series. I think she's secretly writing from some sort of childhood abandonment although I've never really looked into it. That's what captivated me. I mean first it's Harry Potter with the murdered parents, then Neville with the crazy parents who had never been around his entire life, Sirius with his parents who didn't understand him or rejected him, Tom Riddle with his story of the orphanage, Dumbledore lost his parents young, and she ends the series by killing off Lupin and Tonks after they had Teddy. Not to mention Tonk's dad dying somewhere inbetween. She kind of tortured the Weasley family there at the end with Bill's face, George's ear, and Fred's death. If anything needs addressed I think it would be her unusual use of parental and family death, not the magic. I mean even alot of nursery rhymes and bedtime stories use magic. Why not attack J.R.Tolkien while we're at it for the Lord of the Rings... Nah that wouldn't be fair he was too good a friend to C.S. Lewis, who suprisingly enough has never been attacked for his Chronicles of Narnia series with blatent uses of magic and witchcraft. Sure you could say Azland is Jesus in some strange metaphorical manner but then again wasn't Harry Potter kind of the "savior" of his nation? Just something to think about. The Artery Posted at 12:11 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 not me PrincessLillaMarie Posted at 12:08 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 Quote: from Napster the Hacker at 3:03 pm on Nov. 4, 2008 i never knew Christians are forbidden from watching or reading it :S Yeah, a lot of Christians either aren't allowed to by their parents, or they forbid to because of whatever. Most recent 15 of 39 previous replies displayed.