The morality question

[melclaros]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, <jrober4 at b...> wrote:

Re: Lying

The issue of the heros lying and breaking rules and getting away with 
it or even being rewarded for it has been discussed quite a bit here 
and you'll find valid arguments on both sides. I happen to be in the 
camp that thinks that although their hearts are in the right place 
they could indeed use some more firm handed direction. I'm also STILL 
waiting for Harry to thank Snape for saving his skin on more than one 
occassion. I won't hold my breath. But hey, as I've said here before 
I make my kids write Thank-you note for gifts so some folks here 
probably think I have a little office right off Snape's dungeon where 
we think up awful, unfair things that kids should have to do to be 
considered civilized.


> 
> As for the "witchcraft" aspect of it -- I do not find this 
threatening to my religious beliefs, and I can keep it in context.  
However -- at the risk of outraging some of you -- I believe that 
parents have the right to raise their children as they see fit (as 
long as it doesn't break basic laws), including those who don't like 
the witchcraft in the HP books and movies and so deny their children 
access to them.  Once those children reach the age of 18 and go out 
on their own -- if they decide to read HP *then*, they are adults and 
have that right to choose.


I absolutely agree with you here HOWEVER I must add that it would 
help immensly if these parents knew what they were doing before they 
made these 'choices'. There are some very ill-informed people out 
there telling outright lies about these books and thus denying a lot 
of people a very enjoyable reading experience. ALSO please note that 
I think that while these people are certainly entitled to raise their 
children the way they see fit and to guide their children's reading 
choices they are NOT entitled to raise MY children and may not deny 
my children access to reading material. Just because a book is on a 
library shelf doesn't mean it must be checked out!

Melpomene