Re: Harry Potter–A Worthwhile series??

[sweetusagi76]

No: HPFGUIDX 33649

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "moongirlk" <moongirlk at y...> wrote:
> Hello Mr. Kimball,
> 
> I noticed that so far nobody has addressed certain aspects of your 
> post, and I thought I'd give it a shot, as a Christian first and a 
> Harry Potter fan second, I wanted to speak to some issues.

I just wanted to commend Kimberly and many of the other people on 
this list who have responded to Mr. Kimball's post.  Although I do 
not agree with Mr. Kimball's views (I lean heavily toward the 
opinions of Kimberly et. al.), I respect Mr. Kimball's right to his 
own opinion and do hope that he posted it in the spirit of this group 
and not merely to cause a sensation.  And though I'm not going to go 
through and give my opinion on all of Mr. Kimball's views, there is 
one thing I do want to comment on, and that is this:


<snip> In handing any book to a child, one must know if the child can 
> >discern the world views and not be swept into a view that is 
counter 
> > to the truth being instilled in him.</snip>

A child discerning the world views?  Now, don't get me wrong, I think 
children are inherently intelligent in a way that only children can 
be.  They feel and see things in a way that adults will never fully 
understand, having lost that ability with adolescence.  However, 
children's "world" is only what they know.  They know nothing of 
Judeo-Christian ethics and what is refered to as "the world view".  
The world to them is their backyard, their bedroom, their schoolroom, 
etc.  I was an avid reader as a child and do not ever remember 
seeking out "the world view" in any book I read...and I read 
everything.  I did not see Lewis's Narnia to be particularily moral, 
it was just a story.  I did not see Tolkien's "The Hobbit" to be high 
literature, it was just a story.  And Harry Potter is not meant to be 
a moral statement, perse, but just a story. If the "truth" (which is 
a VERY subjective thing) has been properly taught to the child, they 
will not sway from that.  And if they have questions, you can almost 
be assured that they will ask you about it.  

I have not presented my view on this as well as I had hoped, as it is 
something I find hard to put into words, but I do hope people 
understand where I'm coming from.

Angela