J.K. Rowling diminishes a hero in her tale

[KeilanS]

One thing that strikes me in all of this is that Christians are the target of so much antagonism. We aren't the only people opposed to homosexual behavior, but yet that lifestyle is waived as a red flag to enrage Christians. The books are about good vs evil, so why not just leave it there. Why inflame Christians? Why not say that Voldemort was a Muslim terrorist? That would have incited some real anger towards her. It just seems to me that everywhere you turn, attempts are being made to make Christians out to be the bad guys.

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Nathele

That's the way of the devil I think. He wants people to believe anything but the Truth.

[AndrewA]

You do know that the story of "Harry Potter and the philosphers stone" has some similarities to the bible?

I'm not saying the Harry Potter books are good because they are actually really addictive for some strange reason and people love these books way too much to be healthy but i feel that they can't be insulted for their theme of witchcraft and wizardry and homosexuality.

The witchcraft and wizardry theme is only a bit of harmless fun, its not like wicca, it doesn't involve ordinary people practising wicca, and it rarely results in it.

I feel these books is slandered too much and is critisised too much. There are many other books in the world that could be slandered for doing much worse things but Harry Potter is singled out.

Again, I'm not saying the Harry Potter books are good, I just don't believe their as bad as everyone makes them out to be, i feel their undeserving to the slander that they receive.

You really need to open your eyes and heart to see how bad and dangerous these books are. Witchcraft and wizard theme is central to everything, just about everyone is a witch or wizard and practices magic. As for ordinary people, you missed point completely. The point is , Harry Potter etc ARE "normal " people, the book is based on and in the HERE and NOW. this is mainly why its so popular, people can related to the Characters as most are human. Children relate to poor Harry living with evil relations abused with no purpose in life, but suddenly being transported into a supernatural world that exists alongside the normal world, only people with the gift can see this world and the portals etc, Hogwarts express for example.

AS for being harmless, far from it,Witchcraft and Spell casting do not necessary come under WICCA, WICCA is jsut one form of the occult, I wont go on about WICCA but many people in WICCA often distance themsleves from OCCULT practices and say its not the same but it is. Any kind of magic is forbiden by God, Harry Potter does encourage children to try spell casting for real and leads children into occult, I have witnessed this first hand a number of times over the years.

These books are the tools of Satan and Satan is happy that so many children have become obsessed with the occult and supernatural which takes them away from God. Another way Satan is working with this now is to promote homosexuality is normal and acceptable, something that is disgusting to God.

What makes Harry Potter so dangerous is its popularity amongst the chidlren and adults of the world and many will turn to one of Satans many disgusting religions and cults that will lead them into all kinds of problems with demons and make turning to God even more difficult.

These books do encourage chidlren to get invovled with witchcraft and the occult,

That's the way of the devil I think. He wants people to believe anything but the Truth.

Correct and what better way to spread lies and entice people into the occult than via a popular work of fiction that just about every child embraces and loves.

[Guest Biblicist]

Grace to you,

Neb,

I was dissapointed as well and so was my wife when we heard this on Fox News this morning.

Did you ever see the original Actor (Can't remember his name ) who played Dumbledorr play Abraham? The guy got saved very late in life and professed Christ openly. He played Abraham with such a Spirit that you really would think that if you ever saw Abraham in real life, he was him.

I'm certain that he would not be happy either, if he were alive.

I wonder why Rowling chose the needless provocation over the issue?

Peace,

Dave

Quite right.....Richard Harris who played Dumbledorr, was also Abraham in the movie, by the same name, in 1994. He was only in two of the movies, Sorcerers Stone and Chamber of Secrets.

I believe it would have bothered him and likely he would not have played the character if he had known Rowlings intent. Maybe she did it as a publicity stunt to upset all the Christians who dislike her work so much?

[AndrewA]

Maybe she did it as a publicity stunt to upset all the Christians who dislike her work so much?

adding a cup of oil on a 20 foot burning inferno isnt going to make any difference. I hardly think it was to upset Christians, look at the bigger picture. It has been created by Satan to promote to all children around the world that homosexuality is acceptable.

[whirlwind]

Maybe she did it as a publicity stunt to upset all the Christians who dislike her work so much?

adding a cup of oil on a 20 foot burning inferno isnt going to make any difference. I hardly think it was to upset Christians, look at the bigger picture. It has been created by Satan to promote to all children around the world that homosexuality is acceptable.

I very much agree. It is apparently an agenda of hers as it is of so many others.

.........Whirlwind

[nebula]

OK, if you didn't click on the link to read the whole article, the relationship involved someone in his past (a relationship whose mystery was a key subplot in the last book).

As for the impact of this? Well, due to some themes and suggestions in the book, some Christians were suspecting she had meant for there to be a hidden Christian theme through the stories. If her comments snubbed anyone, it was those were looking for that aspect.

It figures, though, she wouldn't reveal this until well after the last book had been read by everybody.

[Iryssa]

I was watching a lady on TV who is a professor of pop culture at the local university talking about this...she figures it was done to draw more media attention. After all, why else would she suddenly say this when the books are all finished and there was never, in a single one of them, any mention or hint of it?

[AndrewA]

I was watching a lady on TV who is a professor of pop culture at the local university talking about this...she figures it was done to draw more media attention. After all, why else would she suddenly say this when the books are all finished and there was never, in a single one of them, any mention or hint of it?

COuld be Rowling sees this as a publicity stunt, as apartently there has been for years alot of speculation on fan sites that he is a homosexual.

Whatever Rowlings agenda and reasons behind it, dosnt detract from fact that Satan was behind it all along, These series of books will be read by most children around the world for decades to come.

AS for a number of comments made about "Christian values" and has "Biblical Parallels" well so what, ANY Story in the world that has a good guy v Bad Guy WILL have a number of similarities to Bible, God and Christ, as God is Good Satan is Bad, so DUH. This is another of satans tricks and ploys to make us be invovled with things we really should be avoiding,

"Hey " Whispers Satan" its ok to read this as it is a good illustration of Bible and GOd, dont worry about the other 99.9% of the book , it dosnt matter if you read about rape , demon summoning, casting spells, homosexuality, (Enter endless list of depraved and disgusting things here)

after all it is like reading about Christ and the Bible"

Its no different to saying "oh im going to watch a pornographic film with animals, its ok to watch it cuase there is a story about a good guy triumphing over a bad person, and there is a point where someone sacrifices themselves to help another person"

WAKE UP PEOPLE

Satan is out to trick and deceive his way into as many peoples lives as possible, especailly Christians, making people, especailly Christians read and watch things based on these pathetic parallels has become amazingly successful, just look at number of people on here and other threads who are peddling Satans Lies as being "good"

DO NOT FALL FOR IT

[Emily~Anne]

I was watching a lady on TV who is a professor of pop culture at the local university talking about this...she figures it was done to draw more media attention. After all, why else would she suddenly say this when the books are all finished and there was never, in a single one of them, any mention or hint of it?

COuld be Rowling sees this as a publicity stunt, as apartently there has been for years alot of speculation on fan sites that he is a homosexual.

Whatever Rowlings agenda and reasons behind it, dosnt detract from fact that Satan was behind it all along, These series of books will be read by most children around the world for decades to come.

AS for a number of comments made about "Christian values" and has "Biblical Parallels" well so what, ANY Story in the world that has a good guy v Bad Guy WILL have a number of similarities to Bible, God and Christ, as God is Good Satan is Bad, so DUH. This is another of satans tricks and ploys to make us be invovled with things we really should be avoiding,

"Hey " Whispers Satan" its ok to read this as it is a good illustration of Bible and GOd, dont worry about the other 99.9% of the book , it dosnt matter if you read about rape , demon summoning, casting spells, homosexuality, (Enter endless list of depraved and disgusting things here)

after all it is like reading about Christ and the Bible"

Its no different to saying "oh im going to watch a pornographic film with animals, its ok to watch it cuase there is a story about a good guy triumphing over a bad person, and there is a point where someone sacrifices themselves to help another person"

WAKE UP PEOPLE

Satan is out to trick and deceive his way into as many peoples lives as possible, especailly Christians, making people, especailly Christians read and watch things based on these pathetic parallels has become amazingly successful, just look at number of people on here and other threads who are peddling Satans Lies as being "good"

DO NOT FALL FOR IT

Amen Andrew!

[nebula]

Hey -

No offense, but the issue of witchcraft/sorcery in the book has been discussed and debated to death. I don't deny you all still have strong feelings about this.

But I think this piece of news puts a different twist to the debate that I think deserves its own discussion.

Whereas several have been able to pass off the witchcraft as fantasy magic and far different from the real thing, this issue here can't be brushed aside, I don't think.