Christians and HP Revisited

[Amy]

> 
> I am SO glad someone brought this up!  We are Catholic 
homeschoolers 
> and belong to a local homeschool group - very informal, just a few 
of 
> us moms getting together to talk and such.  Anyway, at our last 
> meeting the discussion turned into "Can you believe there are 
> actually parents out there who let their kids watch/read Harry 
> Potter?!"  I couldn't keep my mouth shut on that one!  I told them 
we 
> were huge fans of HP books/movies and, oh brother, that did it!
> 
> Some of the moms said things like "Oh, sorry, we didn't mean to 
> offend you.  It's your choice what to read or not to read."  BUT, 
one 
> of the moms just wouldn't hear of it.  I attempted to tell her of 
> the "messages" of the books, good vs. evil, sacrifice for your 
> friends, love, family, anti-prejudice, etc., etc., and was only 
told 
> in return that I can justify anything evil to make it look good, 
> including pornography !!!!??  Sorry, but I don't think reading HP 
> equates to that!  I got a lecture, if you will, about how reading 
> such things is a waste of time and I should be reading my children 
> about the saints, the Bible, etc.  Okay, I can't argue with that, 
> because I love the saints and the Bible - and yes, I love the Lord -
 
> but HP is just so FUN!  And that part I suppose they don't 
> understand.  Sad, isn't it?
> 
> Oh, and I also mentioned that the Vatican spokesman sanctioned the 
HP 
> books as OK, and was told in return that they don't acknowledge 
that 
> report.  Fine.  BE that way, then. Ugh.
> 
> They also have no problem with LOTR and Narnia, etc.  Even as I 
write 
> this, I can feel my blood pressure going up because it drives me 
> crazy!  This has literally been bugging me for a month! 
> 
> I guess the thing that makes me the most upset is the connotation 
> that by having HP in my home that I am not a true Christian and 
will 
> lead my children down demonic paths to destruction!  No fair.  Only 
> God knows the heart.  I would never allow anything in my home to 
> jeopardize my faith or my children's, which I hold dear.  
> 
> Whew - glad I got that off my chest.  It's good to know I'm not the 
> only one dealing with such things!  Long live Harry!
> 
>  - Amy....in mourning for her dear dead (ahem) sexy Sirius...