Religion in the Wizarding World. (Was: Re: Halloween Toasts)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 191395



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nikkalmati" <puduhepa98 at ...> wrote:
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> I agree that Jo did not want to engender controversy over what are minor details in her story and that the themes she presents are universal.  She is not promoting any religion nor is she denying any religious belief.  The context is a certain place and time, however.  The WW reflects the majority culture of the UK about 1700.
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Keep in mind I'm not saying things didn't happen they way you laid them out, I'm simply saying that they didn't **necessarily** happen as you laid them out.

While Baptism/Godparents are usually tied together, they are not necessarily tied together.

While Godparent usually means someone appointed as a baptismal sponsor, it is sometime just a generic term for guardian of last resort. Not always, not usually, just sometimes. 

Steve/bboyminn