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Originally posted by tickledpink
Does anyone know if any of this has any validity? I apologize for the long post, but this is actually the edited version...
"Please read this material carefully and see how satan is destroying the minds of our youth through literature
Potter Books
"Jesus died because He was weak and stupid";
This is a quote from 6 year old Jessica Lehman of
Easley, SC, after reading the HARRY POTTER BOOKS!
Harry Potter is the creation of a former UK English teacher who
promotes witchcraft and Satanism. Harry is a 13-year-old `wizard.` Her
creation openly blasphemes Jesus and God and promotes sorcery, seeking
revenge upon anyone who upsets them by giving you examples(even the sources with authors and titles)
of spells, rituals, and demonic powers... Let me give
you a few quotes from some of the influenced readers themselves:
The Harry Potter books are cool, `cause they teach you all about
magic and how you can use it to control people and get revenge on your
enemies" said Hartland, WI, 10 year old Craig Nowell, a recent
convert to the New Satanic Order Of The Black Circle. "I want to learn the Cruciatus
Curse, to make my muggle science teacher suffer for giving me a D." (A
`muggle` is an unbeliever of magic.)...
DOES THIS GET YOUR ATTENTION?
If not, how about a quote from High Priest of Satanism: "Harry is an
absolute godsend to our cause," said High Priest Egan of the First
Church Of Satan in Salem, MA, An organization like ours thrives on new
blood no pun intended and we`ve had more applicants than we can
handle lately. And, of course, practically all of them are virgins, which is gravy."
Since1995, open applicants to Satan worship has increased from around
100,000 to now...20 MILLION children and young adults!)...
Still not convinced? I will leave you with something to let you make
up your own mind. And finally, a quote from the author herself,
J.K.Rowling, describing the objections of Christian reviewers to her writings: "I
think it`s absolute rubbish to protest children`s books on the grounds that
they are luring children to Satan," Rowling told a London Times reporter in
a July 17 interview. "People should be praising them for that! These
books guide children to an understanding that the weak, idiotic Son Of God
is a living hoax who will be humiliated when the rain of fire comes
...while we, his faithful servants, laugh and cavort in victory."
[This message has been edited by tickledpink (edited July 25, 2001).]
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I'm sorry to crash your board, but I feel the need to set the record straight on this, especially since I am a children's librarian and Harry Potter is a huge part of my life.
The quotes you read from the 6 and 8-year-olds about Jesus dying for being weak and stupid were completely made up. That quotation is from an article in The Onion, a terribly funny satirical newspaper that circulates heavily in the Midwest. You can see the article for yourself if you do a search at
The Onion. None of what's printed in there is true, except for Dan Savage's article, Savage Love, and maybe the movie reviews.
The only way to truly tell whether a book goes against your religious beliefs is to read it yourself. I am very wary of what the American Family Council or anyone else tells me to think about the book, these people tend to be censors of many things. They promote their beliefs without reading the books or seeing the movies first. As a librarian, I've been taught that censorship is an impediment of our civil rights, and I try to stop as much of it as possible. I truly believe that fear of these books is simply fear of the unknown and the unread. People hear the word magic and assume Satanism and anti-Christianity, when in fact religion of any sort is never mentioned. How can a book be against something it doesn't even discuss?
And a muggle, by Hagrid's definition in the first book, is someone who simply doesn't have magical powers, not necessarily a non-believer of magic. There's nothing wrong or right about that according to wizards, but the wizarding world keeps itself secret because "everyone'd be wanting magical solutions to their problems."
For those of you interested in Christianity's standpoint on the Potter books, there are some books in which you may be interested, including
What's a Christian to Do With Harry Potter?. Look for books that do not automatically set out to attack the books, but that incorporate HP into Christian ideals to see how the two do or don't fit together. Some writers believe that Harry Potter himself is an exemplary example of a Christian: He is smart, courageous, faithful to his friends and school, and above all ALWAYS chooses good over evil. Check Amazon for the books.
If anyone wants to discuss this with me further, feel free to PM me, I'd be very interested to hear what you think about the books.
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