Biblical Magic

[A.E.B.Bevan at open.ac.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 21690

On attitudes of Church people to HP...

The new Bishop of London (Richard Chartres) gave an interview 
(published in 'the Guardian'  23 Decembere 2000) in which its 
reported he said:

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And, of course, he has read Harry Potter. Some Christians have raised 
objections to its portrayal of magic. Does he have any theological 
problems with it? "Oh, come off it," he guffaws. "Children's stories 
have always been full of magic and marvels and here is an attractive 
group of three children having adventures in a fantasy environment 
which involves giving the evil lord a bloody nose. That seems to me 
rather good news. I've never had any difficulty in reading fairy 
stories to my children and I'd happily supply a chaplain to Hogwarts 
for next term." 
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There are lots of reasons I am wary of this Bishop (off -topic 
threads here! ) but its good to see some sensible comment from a 
senior christian on HP and religion.

Edis