[HPforGrownups] Religion in HP

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 17048

Seattle de Taeloure wrote:

> I know this has been brought up before in a way, but I
> was wondering about Wizard religion.  Aside from the
> armor singing "O Come All Ye Faithful" I also wondered
> about St. Mungo's Hospital.

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> Then I got to thinking, what if the wizarding world
> has religions, similar to those of the muggles, and
> yet without all that "witches are evil" stuff.  For
> example, are there Catholic and Muslim and Jewish
> witches?  Mayhaps they have their own kinds of
> religions?

I suspect they do. I think we don't see much of that level of religious
observance for much the same reasons we have not (thus far) seen much of
a sexual nature. JRK is dealing with basics--good and evil and choices
and consequences. I think bothering with the wrapping they come in would
be distracting from the story, just as sexual orientation, while an
issue worth addressing in general, doesn't really seem to have a place
in the books yet. At the moment, the broad themes of love, friendship,
loyalty, and betrayal are the fodder, and again, fooling with the
"wrapping" these come in would be distracting.

Just my fevered opinion,

--Amanda, currently at 101.5, loitering upstairs waiting for the
bedded-down kids to quiet down, and really, *really* wishing Jan would
get home and do the rest of the house cleanup and lunch making for her
[Penny, be warned. Mom's can't get sick. Even when they get sick, they
can't get sick. Sigh.]


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