debates about HP and Witchcraft

[potioncat]

"Kat Macfarlane" <katmac at ...> wrote:
>
> Dear one, these are the same folks who are staging hate rallies at 
the funerals of Iraqi veterans (see in the latest Time) and 
periodically have a go at getting Huckleberry Finn banned in the 
schools. 

Kathy W:

Yes, that sort of person would claim to be Conservative and would 
claim to be Christian, but that is not what Conservative Christians 
are really like. That  sort of individual is a fanatic. Fanatics, no 
matter the religion or politics, are dangerous.

As a rule, I think, cCs believe that a Force (personal or impersonal) 
is doing battle with Christianity. That Force can move in subtle ways 
and entrap unsuspecting minds. Conservative Cs feel that they need to 
be ever watchful. Constant Vigilance sounds like a cC motto.  In many 
cases, any playing around at witchcraft, as imagination or for real, 
is seen as an opening for evil influences. 

The issue may be that in HP, the wizards and witches are good. In 
C.S. Lewis, the witch is bad.  The idea being that children are being 
made to feel comfortable with something that is evil (witchcraft).

Many churches have no issues with the HP books, and many have created 
discussion groups and children's programs around HP books

For the record, I'm not a Conservative Christian, but I did grow up 
in a cC community. 

I wrote this post three times yesterday and Yahoo-Mort ate each one. 
I was beginning to think some evil force was preventing me from 
posting this somewhat sympathetic post about cCs. I see from TOL that 
it's a widespread Yahoo problem.

Thanks to Neil for his technical support.

Kathy W.