Harry Potter and God

[sistermagpie]

> Geoff:
> From my experience I have known many people who claim 
> to be atheists or agnostics or whatever but who avoid 
> seriously tackling the question of what Christian faith 
> is really about and use red herrings as diversionary 
> tactics in discussion so as not to have to consider 
> faith in real depth. With apologies to the Bard, 
> "Methinks they do protest too much".

Magpie:
I'm curious about this--what does it mean, exactly? Like, how does one need to seriously tackle the question of what Christian faith is really about, and what is considered a red herring or diversionary tactic to avoid considering faith in real depth?

-m