tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post116015381991849016..comments2024-03-02T10:57:29.133-05:00Comments on benning's Writing Pad: Harry Potter: It Ain't Just Voldemort After Himbenninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883327259794768568noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1161131668479075622006-10-17T20:34:00.000-04:002006-10-17T20:34:00.000-04:00I too am a Christian who loves Harry Potter and I ...I too am a Christian who loves Harry Potter and I know quite a few others. The wizardry of Harry Potter is very different from occult magic and anyone familiar with both would never confuse them.shoprathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265612188236394307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160687477373159252006-10-12T17:11:00.000-04:002006-10-12T17:11:00.000-04:00People are just weird, Benning. I've read all the...People are just weird, Benning. I've read all the books as well, as did my daughter and she didn't turn out to be anti-Christian. She loves attending church with us, and now that she's in Arizona attending college that's one of the things she says she misses the most. <BR/><BR/>The Harry Potter books are pure whimsical genious and do indeed get kids to read. ...and yes, I would like to be able to ride on a broom, something that some of my troll readers have falsly accused me of being able to do! LOL!Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540710405153666843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160251000365562522006-10-07T15:56:00.000-04:002006-10-07T15:56:00.000-04:00Anna: They can't see the forest for the trees. Ver...Anna: They can't see the forest for the trees. <BR/><BR/>Veritas: Thankfully, there weren't enough of them to actually ban Potter. I hope there never are!benninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883327259794768568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160245152700966372006-10-07T14:19:00.000-04:002006-10-07T14:19:00.000-04:00Hello Benning, I thought this was an excellent pos...Hello Benning,<BR/><BR/> I thought this was an excellent post. You did a great job of explaining the hypocrisy of it all. <BR/><BR/>I was totally confused when all of the evangelicals who had been condeming Harry Potter started exclaiming the virtues of "Chronicles of Narnia". I thought Cronicles was an excellent movie. My kids loved reading the books. But when I saw the movie, I saw all sorts of magic, yet for some reason this magic is OK but Potter's is not. I understand the fact that Lewis has a long history of espousing Christian values and Rowling has not stated her beliefs. In my view that does not make a difference. There is nothing in the Potter stories that entices or encourages children to turn to magic as a religion any more than HR Puff-n-stuff did when I was a kid.<BR/><BR/>From my point of view both stories are excellent tales that take place in a mythical fantasy world that contains magic. Nothing more. The messages of good defeating evil is the point that so many people failed to get.KWRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323929280394196593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160192509852146412006-10-06T23:41:00.000-04:002006-10-06T23:41:00.000-04:00Think she would grasp the concept of Farenheit 451...Think she would grasp the concept of Farenheit 451? Probably not. Think she's considered The Wizard of Oz?<BR/><BR/>The Harry Potter series is the ultimate in good versus evil with the good guys beating the bad guys time and time again. There is nothing wrong with that. It's just so ridiculous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160180585640114572006-10-06T20:23:00.000-04:002006-10-06T20:23:00.000-04:00Yeah, you're okay. I think. Hmmm ...Yeah, you're okay. I think. Hmmm ...benninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883327259794768568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160178986471579182006-10-06T19:56:00.000-04:002006-10-06T19:56:00.000-04:00It's a fair cop.Great points here! I used to play ...It's a fair cop.<BR/><BR/>Great points here! I used to play a lot of D&D, clean mind you. You wouldn't believe the crap I took from my church... They had heard the fanatical stuff on the news, and they wouldn't hear any more. <BR/><BR/>I think I turned out alright... ;)Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977090801334626461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160178236490231902006-10-06T19:43:00.000-04:002006-10-06T19:43:00.000-04:00Angel: It is odd, the choices some folks make. Bur...Angel: It is odd, the choices some folks make. Burn books so the kids won't read 'em, but let them watch nearly anuthing on TV. Sheesh!<BR/><BR/>Camo: A funny scene! My favorite from it is this:<BR/><BR/>BEDEVERE: What makes you think she is a witch?<BR/>VILLAGER #3: Well, she turned me into a newt.<BR/>BEDEVERE: A newt?<BR/>VILLAGER #3: I got better.benninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883327259794768568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160177224968614112006-10-06T19:27:00.000-04:002006-10-06T19:27:00.000-04:00Build a bridge out of her!<A HREF="http://montypython.50webs.com/scripts/Holy_Grail/Scene5.htm" REL="nofollow">Build a bridge out of her!</A>camojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636605293846764764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160166465198874142006-10-06T16:27:00.000-04:002006-10-06T16:27:00.000-04:00Great post Benning.. I hadn't even heard this...fa...Great post Benning.. I hadn't even heard this...fascinating to watch the selective "morality" around us....!Perhaps they should consider banning all the young girls magazines with pornographic images of anorexic models..naw that wouldnt trouble them a bit!WomanHonorThyselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211851365273181636noreply@blogger.com