[CS-FSLUG] OT: Potter, Halloween and Philipians 4:8

[Don Parris]

On Saturday 11 March 2006 12:51 pm, Eduardo Sanchez wrote:
> On Wednesday 08 March 2006 23.58, doc wrote:
> > Ahh, were it so.
> >
> > Show me the evidence that even 1/10 of 1% of all of
> > the children who read and/or view Harry Potter are
> > participating in any genuine discussion such as you
> > have described and there might be a shadow of an
> > argument that what Satan has meant for evil God is
> > turning to good.  (Though it would be meaningless
> > to the 99.9% who are being led astray with the
> > affirmation of adults who should know better.)
>
> I can only describe my experience. My parents had many shortcomings, but
> I can count with the fingers of a hand the books they banned in my
> home, out of a library that had over a thousand books. They encouraged
> me and anyone to read voraciously everything, and if possible, to talk
> about what I've read.
>
> > We know it is not happening in the government
> > (public) schools because Jesus is persona non
> > grata.
>
> Well, that's right; but more so, what it is being persona non grata at
> the U.S. public schools (and those of many other countries) is
> intellectual freedom and respect for a person's belief system,
> autonomy, and intimacy.
>

This come closer to the point of the original post than most of this 
discussion so far.  Although I am aware of the conflict surrounding Harry 
Potter, I have nevertheless seen the movies on T.V.  I agree that we need to 
be careful about what we allow to influence us, and we need to teach our 
children that they need not be influenced by such material as H.P.

Even though I have not read any of the books, and have no reason to do so, I 
do oppose any effort to prevent a reader who obtained a book in good faith 
from being able to read it.  It is, imo, inhuman.

Don
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DC Parris