[HPFGU-OTChatter] Christians & HP (side order of LOTR)

[Richelle Votaw]

Jean wrote:

> Do you know what I did?  My husband, after seeing the movies thought it
> might be interesting to read the books but claimed he just didn’t have
> the time.  (Although he does find time to read the LOTR books once a
> year or so.)  So what I did was…I started reading them to him in the
> car.  (Approximately every two months or so we take a drive down the

I did something similar to my mom.  We ride to church and back together (40
minute drive) so I started listening to the CDs for the HP books in the car.
She heard some, and then I listened driving to work and back, so she missed
some parts.  I was on GoF, near the end, Harry just entered the graveyard.
I was trying to get GoF finished before OoP came out, and said I'd listen to
it on the way to work the next day.  Her response was "Then I won't know
what happens!"  It's the first time she expressed an interest, all the other
times I've just been cramming it down her throat.  I'm making progress!

Now, I admit there are hard core fundamentalists who simply do not embrace
ANY fantasy stories at all.  I know people who don't allow their child to
read any sort of fairy tale, from Cinderella on up.  I respect their
choices, though I personally think that's rather narrow minded.  As long as
a child is taught to separate fantasy from reality, I see no problem.  It's
the people who enjoy fairy tales, LOTR and so on but bash HP that really
bother me.

Richelle