[HPforGrownups] Re: Religion

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 78897

In a message dated 8/25/2003 9:55:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
severusbook4 at yahoo.com writes:

> --- 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.


Of course, those holidays themselves have Pagan bases...  However, IMHO they 
observe those holidays to keep their students aligned with their Muggle 
counterparts - thus making it safer for the muggleborns, who'd stand out less from 
their siblings & neighbors. ("Hey, why are YOU out of school at the end of 
October?"  "Oh, I'm on Samhain break..."  Um - no.)

> 
> 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.
> 

When I read that comment, I was reminded of Bishops Duncan & Arilan in the 
Deryni books...

Sherrie
(also a Pagan - just not Dianic!)


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