Harry and Christ and the series as "Christian"

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 78127

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> 
> Anyone with a personal philosphy to expound can offer examples
> supporting that philosophy from just about anything. What does 
bother
> me is when claims are made that their accepted beliefs of what is 
moral
> behaviour is only valid when practiced by the adherents to their 
code.

<SNIP> 
 
> I hope that Harry does have a moral code, but that could be very
> different to submission to a religious orthodoxy.
> 
> Kneasy

I think you make a good point, Kneasy.  I don't think Harry [or the 
books themselves] have to "turn out" to be Christian.  Why not just 
let them continue to BE...and people can draw from them what they 
like?  Different people so far have been able to see them as Good vs. 
Evil, or as in-tune-with-Christianity, or as god-and-dogma-free, 
etc.  Why not let that just continue?  

It's the same way I feel about the gay "treatment" of the books.  For 
some it's fun to think that the series is a metaphor for gay life, 
and I've read some interesting articles elsewhere and posts here on 
that take.  It can still continue to be that w/o any one character 
(or the series) being overtly labeled as gay by JKR, right?  And can 
continue NOT being that for others.

I just doubt that JKR is going to switch gears at this point and 
begin *labeling* things "Christian" or "gay" or whatever.  Let the 
reader get what he/she will from the books!

Siriusly Snapey Susan