[HPforGrownups] Re: _Harry Potter and the Bible_

[John Walton]

No: HPFGUIDX 17553

(Admin note -- Richard, could you please leave "Harry Potter and the Bible"
in the subject line for those trying to filter out our discussion.)

I've just typed a long response to some of Richard's points when a thought
struck me.

Why on earth are we trying to ascribe Christian morals to Harry?

Nowhere in the books does it state that he is Christian.

The books are not intended as moral guidance. They are works of fiction.
IT'S NOT REAL. (Apologies to Dadgrid there...)

Why, therefore, do people (Sorry Richard) insist on attempting to ascribe
Christian -- or, heck, ANY religion's -- values to Harry and to the books?

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There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other,
and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
--'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by JK Rowling

John Walton -- john at walton.to
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--John