[HPforGrownups] Re: Religion

[jazmyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 78793



severusbook4 wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "say543" <hesdead_dealwithit at h...>
> wrote:
>  > Since religion is basically nonexistent in HP, how was there a St.
>  > Mungo and a Fat Friar? After all, God's miracles wouldn't be too
>  > impressive if you could do the same thing yourself.
> 
> They do celebrate Christmas (the birth of Christ), and they observe 
> Easter (the
> ressurection of Christ), so in my opinion it has a Christian base.
> 
> I have not seen a wizard or witch create life from clay, or a planet 
> from an empty
> void, so they are not like Him.  What I have seen seems very small 
> compared to His
> power and wisdom.
> 
> And I am a happy little pagan of Dianic Wicca.
> 
> Severus Snape


They also celebrate Halloween, which is not technically a Christian 
holiday no matter how you argue what its beginnings were.  Many 
Christian religions in fact reject Halloween as a holiday. Some evan 
claim it is Satanic in nature. (The whole night on Bald Mountain, 
witches dancing with the devil idea).  It might be the observance of 
'popular' holidays parallels the muggle schools and in fact, may be more 
an influence from wizards who have come from muggle backgrounds.  Or the 
overall influence  of being based in the UK.  If it were wizards in 
China, I am sure they would celebrate popular Chinese national holidays. 
  I would bet that American Wizards celebrate Thanksgiving.

All I see is the observance of the popular 'national holidays' 
celebrated in that country (the UK), not evidence that all wizards are 
Christians or any other one religion. I am sure there would be a close 
percentage of the same religions or lack of religion in the WW as in the 
muggle world.


Jazmyn