[HPforGrownups] God, I Love Rumors... (WAS: Re: interview)

[Aberforth's Goat]

No: HPFGUIDX 20033

> all my visions of sitting with my son
> reading the books with him - being able to say, "Here, son, is THE great
> fairy tale for your generation," reading along with him with a sense of
> pride, watching him marvel at Harry's world the way his mother and I do -
> just vanished into a funk.

Joe: I'm a Christian theologian with a specialization in polemics, so I
could hardly help taking interest in your post. But I found the sentence
above heartbreaking: why on earth should a disagreement about a single point
of sexual moral theory obliterate your joy in a work you otherwise love? I'm
not denying that sexuality is an important part of our lives deserving
careful reflection--but are respect, friendship, beauty, humility, kindness,
wisdom and courage (the HP stories have them all in spades!) such flimsy
virtues that a question of sexuality could destroy all your joy in them?

If we can't love, respect and learn from people--and works--until they agree
with us on all points, we are very unhappy people indeed.

I'd be happy to continues the discussion off list.

Mike Gray (a.k.a. Aberforth's Goat)