** HARRY POTTER / GOD / PUBLIC SCHOOLS**

JohnV,

since the issue of the realness of witchcraft was not the original intent of this topic, i am going to start a new thread in the Theology category. please join me there for a discussion on this topic.

 

The author of those books actually researched the occult, witchcraft, etc., to write those books. Whether you believe it or not, those books DO draw children and others to witchcraft. Not every child. But one child is one too many.

You want religion out of schools? Give Harry Potter the boot too.

 

"You want religion out of schools? Give Harry Potter the boot too."
Now you only have to convince either the legislature or the courts of that point of view.

 

I hate to break this to you but Southern Baptists can go to Hell just as easily as anyone else. (Lest anyone think I'm picking on Southern Baptists, remember, I am one.)

That he was allowed to stay in the SBC is an embarrassment.

I would never be so presumptuous as to question his salvation but, given the fact that he has disregarded and ever flaunted God's word at every turn, I've got to wonder by what criteria he calls himself a Christian.

Backslidden at best.

No, He's not. God transcends religious lables. He is, however, holy and righteous and will call each of us, including Bill Clinton, to account for our actions.

 

Harry Potter is there under "Fiction".

School libraries absolutely should have bibles, in the religion section.

 

A few words from one who has been there...

First and foremost, it does not matter what you, your kids, your kids' teachers, the school board, or any one else says, Harry Potter DOES NOT belong in our public schools (or in the hands of children, either).

I come from a background of fantasy role playing games, which led into reading on the subject of witchcraft, sorcery, magic, demons, etc.. Now all of this was done in the name of fun, to make the game better, more detailed. But what it did was to open the door into the occult.

What has that to do with Harry Potter? Everything. My induction was through RPGs. Your children's will be through Harry Potter. HP is written with children as the target audience, and it covers quite a bit of ground, as far as the occult goes. and while it has been stated that there is no such thing as casting spells, or levitating, I will add, Do not underestimate the power that Satan will bestow upon those who are willing to follow his lead. Demons are but fallen angels, and are still quite capable of some pretty powerful stuff.

Second, the fact that our government has pulled Christianity out of schools, and now allows "watchdog" (read "bulldog") groups to discriminate against us is a given. We will not get Christianity back into our school systems inour lifetimes (without God's intervention, that is), but we can make a difference by supporting our kids in their faith, and in training them in what we believe in.

For what it is worth...

In Christ,
Trotter