Yale Divinity Course Examines Theology in Harry Potter

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Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:11 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Coming from a 17 year old's stand point, some people are way too easy to dig into harry potter. I was sixteen when i read the books (i just never got around to it), and sure didn't feel like the devil was taking my soul just from reading them! They are great books that probably shouldn't be read by anyone under the age of 12 or so, since they could be considered influential. As for harry potter being sinful reading...um i've read much worse. i don't think that harry potter has any christian themes, but not every book does, nor do i think everything your child reads should be limited to that. most of my favororite books include fantasy, Twilight-a story about a girl falling in love with a vampire- is among my favorites. i love to read, and have read many "non-Christian" books, including Narnia when i was little. i don't think it makes me less of a Christian. If you guys want to talk about censorship go somewhere where it's needed...like TV sex scenes or something....hp doesn't promote drugs, sex, alcohol, etc., but doing what needs to be done even when people try to shut you up. yes, they broke rules in the story, but it's not like they didn't get caught or punished...