GR22,
Try the link above your post.
And, I'll have you know, that those evil, vile, despicable Narnia books can entrap children into magick and spells, what with the witches, and the sacrifice, and the fauns and satyrs,...
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Mr. Abanes is in error as I have iterated before.
My children had Narnian clothes made by their grandmother. They acted out their favorite parts of the books and made up their own Narnian adventures. It is the same with children and Harry Potter. NO more, NO less.
The imagination of the child is not being fettered to evil spirits or moral degeneration by covens of witches and warlocks because they enjoy a very traditional form of story-telling. Unless you really intend that the Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West, and all those Munchkins do the same! Or, the arch-villain of how many fairy tales and nursery tales!
Ack! Ack! Run for your lives! They are everywhere!
Now, what about your protests of TV amd film themes on these lines? Has there been a huge impact on Satanic cultist enrolment from say, Star Trek (Mr. Spock had pointy ears!) or Bewitched (housewives ensnared by Devil over twitchy-nosed houseworks?) Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Or, for historical reference, in what I assume your parents' time, an upswing in vampires over the TV Soap Dark Shadows?
And lets not forget advertising! Billions of children ensnared into witchcraft by Lucky Charms cereal (IT's magically delicious!) or Keebler's elves cookies (Are they diabolically good, or it that DEVIL'S cake you're eating?).
I could go on and on as you apparently should if your critique or Mr. Abanes were consistent. And what about those Saturday morning cartoons? There is a fertile field for demonic influences~galore!
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OK, end of rant! but obviously I do not agree with you or Mr. Abanes on the alleged baleful influence of JKR or HP. It may hearten you to know that I do not agree with many literary critics that the writing is sloppy, inartful, or drivel, either.
You really should check out LOOKING FOR GOD IN HARRY POTTER by John Granger, 2004, Tyndale House:
Publisher's Preface
Dear Reader, Some may wonder why a publisher of distinctly Christian books would publish a book about the Harry Potter series, which, while phenomenally successful, has been criticized by some groups within the Christian community. The answer is really quite simple.
Millions of ourng people are reading the Harry Potter books, providing parents with a wonderful opportunity to use the stories their children love to read to start discussions with them about Christian ideas and values - and about how to evaluate the worldview imbedded in any piece of literature. We hope LOOKING FOR GOD IN HARRY POTTER will serve as a catalyst for such discussions and as a bridge to growth in faith and spiritual understanding.
The Publisher
So, you see, GR22, there are other viewpoints of HP and JKR than the unfortunate one you seem to have only had access to (by choice or accident, I do no know). Recall Our Lord's words that it was not what went into man (he was referencing foods) and passed through, but what came out of the heart rather that was important! True of food, it must be true of ideas as well.
On the other hand, I recommend to you the film THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY which is the expose of the evils of a Coca Cola bottle dropped among aborigines! Or, is it really about the locus of evil within humanity and human choices?