Wizard religion (was Excusssse me.)

[Darla <Talkative_alien_4000@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48084

Janet:"So, is there no religion in the WW?  
> 
> Just to echo the point already raised. I should have thought that 
> Hogwarts was probably simply nominally C of E or C of Scotland but 
> tolerant and making allowances for other religious beliefs. This 
> would be the same as the majority of other educational 
establishments 
> in the UK. 

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ME:
Hey all,
    Please don't flame me for this, but I think it's actually a good 
thing that JK doesn't emphasis or explore religion too greatly- and 
the same can be said concerning a lot of other issues to. It's 
wonderful that the group has so many in-depth discussions and 
debates, but wouldn't the magic be taken away if J.K Rowling were to 
lay every piece of info on every issue in front of us? It wouldn't be 
HP's world anymore... it would be *this* world, almost, but with a 
slant. We'd get bogged down with practicalities and loose the magic. 
  The wonderful thing about the books, I believe, is J.K's 
originality. Yes, it has a basis on our world- it has to for any 
believablity- but it's so much more then that; it's a world in it's 
own right. And to start attributing parts of our world/beliefs to it 
when J.K has made no indication to support these beliefs... It just 
doesn't fit. 
   I'm happy (call me ignorant if you will) not to consider religion 
as an issue in the books, although I myself am a Christian (although 
a lapse one, I must admit, *grin*). People's opinions differ too 
greatly, as they always will, and for someone to say 'this is 
probably the general religion' is really pointless when someone with 
a different 'constant' in their life will disagree. There is little 
to no cannon supporting it, and it's quite a grey area... 
Darla.