[HPforGrownups] Re: _Harry Potter and the Bible_

[Amber]

No: HPFGUIDX 17549


--- ourobouros_1999 at yahoo.com wrote:
> Since the HP books were not intended to
> be commentaries on Christian ethics, nor are promoted by the remarks 
> of JKR, her publisher, or press critics as such, I question whether 
> we ought to bother evaluating them in this way, any more than we 
> ought to consider combing through the books for fidelity to Wiccan 
> doctrine and accurate depictions of pagan rites. 
<snip> 
> You may find
> one or two insights, but to really understand/appreciate the HP
> books, I think other approaches are more useful, like actually 
> understanding JKR's intent and viewpoint. 

Hear, hear! Couldn't have said it better myself. I believe HP wasn't
written to promote any religion, or make any political commentary on
religion. At the risk of being gasped at, it's simply a children's
fantasy book that is meant to entertain. In my opinion, JKR's goal is
not to say that magic is either good or bad, a specific religion is
either good or bad, that certain actions are good or bad. She's just
telling a story. <grin> However, obviously others feel differently.

> The moment that people 
> start trying to impose their choice on others, trying to tell people 
> what they should allow their kids to read, regardless of the beliefs 
> of the other parents, I would involve myself. 

BRAVO! Preeeecisely. 

~Amber


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