Wizard religion (was Excusssse me.)

[Diane <cressida_tt@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48087

>> 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.

Just to reiterate Darla:
 
Diane said: I can only imagine that it (religion) isn't mentioned in 
canon because JKR herself is only averagely religious and therefore 
it just hasn't come up yet.

This goes for much of the UK where religious is tacit rather than 
fanatical. I am inclined to agree with your point about being a 
lapsed Christian (also grins) Christianity has appeared in canon in 
the form of Christmas so all we can assume really is that Hogwarts is 
nominally Christian much like the rest of the UK.

Diane