July 27, 2005

Christian Harry Potter?

This week's question for the Christian Views Symposium (brought to you by Cross Blogging) is:

Is Harry Potter a Christian Allegory and why or why not?

Each week the Christian Views Symposium asks a question and seeks answers from other bloggers. If you have writer's block or want a regular question to make you think and answer, why not head over and answer one some time? As you can see, the questions range far and wide, and you do not have to be a Christian to answer them.

But on to my answer for this week. I have no clue.

I have never read a Harry Potter book.

Am I the only one?

I always thought those books were written for pre-teen and teenagers.

I'm not saying the story in them is bad, or anything at all about them, actually, I just never even considered reading them because I thought they were for kids. After all, how many of you have read "Big Fire Truck?"

I dunno. I'm not saying it's bad to read those books, I read that genre all the time (ok, when I can find time to read), I just never even thought about reading them.

Sorry, Lennie, no answer from me!

Posted by: Ogre at 01:04 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 A well written book, regardless of which age group it was originally intended as a marketing section, deserves to be recognized. This particular set of writings has some of profound imaginative ploys which permit the reader the opportunity to wander inside another realm of possibilities. It is fantasy with lots of details that make such an impact, not whether or not it has anything at all to do with religion or reality. I feel sorry for folks who canÂ’t enjoy a good piece of fiction for what it is, fiction. I have heard some of my fellow Christians get all whacked out by the black arts and the occult ramifications; hey guys, itÂ’s FICTION intended to entertain!

Posted by: TF Stern at July 27, 2005 05:31 PM (dz3wA)

2 I may have to pick up some of the books and read them. I'm not one of those who reads a fantasy book and examines it for it's content, really. But the initial question was, "Is it an allegory or not" -- not making a difference if the book is drawing one towards evil or not.

Posted by: Ogre at July 27, 2005 08:10 PM (L0IGK)

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