Oh, Dear Sweet God

[abigailnus]

Some people clearly have too much time on their hands.  

There's an article on Slate plotting the similarities between Harry 
Potter and the Left Behind series.  The author concludes that the 
two series are very much alike because they share such 
distinguishing characteristics as - wait for it! - the struggle 
between good and evil.  Because we've never read a story about 
that before.  

In the end, he does try to differentiate between the two, saying that 

"In that sense, despite their similarities, at their hearts the two series 
are different in a fundamental but not obvious way. Left Behind is 
fatalistic; Harry Potter sees outcome determined by individual actions. 
Both provide a roadmap for how to live a good life, but in one case 
the key is morality, and in the other it is faith."

Which just means that he had a point to make and decided to use not 
one but two pop culture juggernauts to help him make it.

I swear, there are days when I really wish these books weren't as 
popular as they are.

You can read the whole ridiculous thing here:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2100637/

Abigail