Harry Potter and Religion

Some other people's views on the book, if you're interested.

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As some of you might have noticed, a lot of people seem to be BSing about the Harry Potter series, thinking that they will be "sent to Hell", it will "inspires their kids to perform witchcraft" and "condemn them for life" by reading one freakin' page of the damn book. I'm sick and tired of people complaining about these books, personally.

It seems a lot of people have also blamed Potter for school shootings, gay icons, Death Eaters supporting the KKK, ect. I honestly think this is the biggest bunch of bull**** ever. How can you possibly expect a BOOK to cause this crap?! Dear freakin' God, it's all in people's heads. Like I said in other posts, it's time to get your head out of the Bible, and think about reality.

I honestly think people are taking religion and this series waaaaaay too seriously. (As usual) The book, is FICTION, meaning it's not real. (See the definition above) If I point a wand at someone and shout "Avada Kedavra", they WON'T die. Apparently there are other people out there who think otherwise. If someone actually thinks all this stuff is real, they need a sit-down with someone to talk it all over.

Me, being more of an Atheist than a Christan, can't really see why someone would think about the books this way. I find the books are written for entertainment, not to burden people and their kids with witchcraft and such.

So what do you think about it?

(I hope you all know I wasn't trying to flame people's views on religion and crap like that. I'm just trying to get my point heard.)

 

I'm Roman Catholic, and I find people who believe stuff like that to be completely insane. Almost 'hey-lets-go-to-the-people-in-white-coats' insane. It's not like it's real magic anyway, and it's a fictional story! It's not like J.K Rowling wrote it to start some sort of crazy youth rebellion. It's a great story, and I think some people are just afraid of it getting more attention than boring old classics like Treasure Island. *snore*

I think it's stirring up more trouble than the Da Vinci Code, if that's even possible.

(Lol, nice avatar, by the way.)

 

It's bull****. Just get that on everyone's head. If someone believes that a killing curse can really KILL on a FICTION BOOK made by an AUTHOR for nothing other than FANTASY. It kinda' makes the poeple ******ed to think that.

 

(Lol, thank you ^_^)

It's people like her that seriously PISS ME OFF.

 

Do me a favor and give little "Ms. Betty" a shot in the head. She's pius to the point of interpreting things wrongly to make a point. Idiot.

 

She practically said what I wanted to say.

I, myself am a Christian, yet I watch the movies. That doesn't mean I believe in it. I just watch it for entertainment...not for a lifestyle.

And I agree with you also, RIS.

 

I think it's absolutly pathetic. Your first post pretty much said everything I wanted to (xD) but... yeah.

I mean, in my 5th grade class room we had to bring in notes from our parents if we wanted to borrow a Harry Potter Book saying that it was ok.

Thats just... ugh.

 

Why do people single out the Harry Potter books, if they're going to critisize something FICTIONAL, why not look at movies, or other books which are MUCH worse. I think its ******ed to try to ban a book just because it mentions killing in such a NON REALISTIC way.

And, did anyone finish the seventh book yet?! The ending was AMAZING

 

I finished it the day I got it...meaning I finished it on the evening of the 21st. ^^ An excellent book, for sure.

That's nuts. I don't see why you'd have to bring a note. What you read is your choice, not your parents...and Harry Potter doesn't even HAVE any random Gods that people worship...so people shouldn't be picking on the series.

 

...A note?! What the hell?

As ~Koneko~ said, what you read is your choice, NOT YOUR PARENTS.

As "Betty" might have mentioned, some people think that Harry Potter has insulted Christmas and Easter...which makes no sense whatsoever.

Damn, I wouldn't even SPIT in her direction...

 

I agree - why should people start foaming at the mouth because of a Harry Potter book? I'm a Christian and I read it because I enjoy reading fantasy, not because one day I'm going to try and find Diagon Alley, get some Galleons, buy myself a wand and curse someone.

 

Well... I'm not a very religious person but I am a Christian that doesn't read Harry Potter because of restrictions from my parents.

It does get on my nerves when they say something is "Satanic" but it's just because of our religion. I try not to get bothered much...

My mom said that she doesn't let me read it because some of the spells in there were real spells they used in the past that actually called on demons from Satan. I just assumed that the spells were just for accuracy. I don't read the series anymore so I can hardly care less now...

HP is just targetted because of it's so called "accuracy" and it's theme being centered around witchcraft. It's almost specifically CENTERED around magic.

If you look around you don't see LOTR or some other famous stories being targetted because they don't center on magic but just have concepts RELATING to magic, not many incantations etc.

Several years ago, Pocket Monsters was targetted because of the theme song supposedly being satanic as well as the concepts in the show. I frankly don't believe in such exaggerations since I'd mix logic with religion to have it make sense.

I mean... Look. It's just a kids show that originated in Japan. Of course they don't have racists stereotypes in Japan (Jynx and her black skin) and they can handle alot more things that are deemed inappropriate to children because they learn it at a younger age (-Lost- Episode #018 - Holiday at Aopuruko AKA Beauty and the Beach - Aired in July of 2000 in the US).

That's just what I believe. I'm not a very religious person but I see what these people see as wrong and still think that you should mix in SOME degree of logic into what you're analyzing and just not get everything from the Bible. Even though the part that Betty said about the whole "witchcraft is against God" is true since I've read it. It still doesn't stir up anything in me that would make me go against the series since I don't read it.

 

Well the people who say they shouldn't read it because it's witchcraft, are the ones who look too deep into Harry Potter. They try to look at it in a different way, and not how it is. They try to turn it into something it's not, and judge it. It's a movie, no one shouldn't be allowed to watch it because it has magic spells in it.
It sounds completely ludicrous.

 

If God hated wizardry, why the hell did he create J. K. Rowling?!

 

He probably doesn't. It's like we sometimes create words that people say God says. It's kind of sad.

 

lmao! but i totally agree with you! A book shouldn't affect your faith! I mean, take the bible for example......Oh wait nevermind......

 

Lol, no, I think bibles should be left out of that example. They pretty much define your faith.

 

Harry potter is a novel.

The story is not real.

The characters are not real.

It is for entertainment purpose only.

 

I can't beleive people are saying that, it's fiction, if they say that then what about other books containing violence? It's not like it's real and being Christian myself I say this is utter foolishness and the people who are saying that should go to hell, just aswell as the other people who call movies racist.

 

Agreed.

This is exactly why irks me off. People who can't get their head out of the damn Bible don't have the freakin' eyes to see this. Good God...