HP and the UU Chalice (was: GoF Leaks)

Anne urbana at charter.net
Sun Mar 30 21:28:08 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 54569

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> 
wrote:
> 
> Saturday, March 29, 2003, 9:40:26 PM, Catlady (Rita Prince Winston) 
wrote:
> 
> CRPW> ... she had to quickly change it
> CRPW> again, to GOBLET OF FIRE, when she discovered that The 
Flaming 
> CRPW> Chalice is the logo of the Unitarian Universalist Association 
(a 
> CRPW> religion).
> 
> I'm a Unitarian Universalist, and just speaking for myself, I have 
to
> admit I wouldn't have been offended if they had named it _Harry 
Potter
> and the Chalice of Flame_ -- in fact I would have been flattered.
> (Hey!  Dumbledore is a UU!)  But then, we're a faith of tolerance.
> (*By definition*, there could never be any such thing as a UU
>  Fundamentalist!)
> 
> -- 
> Dave

I'm with Dave, literally. I'm also a UU (Unitarian Universalist) and 
I don't think I've met any UUs who disapprove of the Harry Potter 
books or any of the messages therein. "The moral universe of 
(philosophy of, gospel according to) Harry Potter" is a popular topic 
in our congregations, among adults as well as kids, and Dumbledore's 
admonition that "It is our choices rather than our abilities that 
show what we truly are" resonates very deeply within our chosen 
faith. Of course if the Goblet of Fire actually looked like the 
Flaming Chalice (http://www.uua.org/aboutuu/chalice.html) I might 
really start wondering ... but I know JKR belongs to the Church of 
Scotland. Ironically, Unitarian Universalism is all about choice, 
and Harry didn't have a choice about entering the Tri-Wizard 
Tournament because Moody!Crouch Jr. signed him up - but despite being 
signed up without his consent and against the age rules, Harry did 
his best to meet the responsibilities incumbent on a school champion. 
I think Harry has mostly made good choices so far, or at least he has 
always chosen "the good" when push came to shove. 

Anne U
(who can't wait to discover the upcoming scenarios about "choosing 
between what is right and what is easy")







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