Originally posted by puglover
How dare you talk that way about MY CUTE LITTLE DOGGIE!!!!!!
Anyway God says sorcery is wrong. Here it is in mathmatical format...
Bible = sorcery is wrong
Therefore... Sorcery = wrong
HP = Sorcerer
Therefore... HP = wrong
BTW,
I drew a target of HP.
I didn't use posters or enlarged internet images
Therefore you will have to DRAW a picture of my dog. But don't anyway.
The Bible says many things, as the word of God, and I happen to believe them. I am against real life Satanism, sorcery, witchcraft. But a simplistic mathematical formula is no basis for yer vitriol.
But it is a book. A clear fiction. A fantasy novel. Not real.
Some may argue that it influences children to go into the occult, but there is no evidence on that matter. They may play games pretending to be Harry Potter or wizards in the playground, but that is vastly different to conducting a black mass and slaughtering a pug in the name of the Dark One.
The Bible and God do not teach people to be slavishly ignorant, but to be as smart and cunning as serpents, and thus, have some ability of discernment.
If you are into condemning 'sorcery' and magic in books, then chuck the Chronicles of Narnia, the Lord of the Rings and countless other books on the pyre. They have something about magic in them, so they must be evil, even though the authors were strong Christians in many cases.
Condemn all the fairy stories, folktales and mythology in the world, and shoot at it as target practice. Le Morte D'Arthur? Get on the truck.
Cinderella? You're nicked! Disneyland? Shut it down.
Furthermore, obey all the strictures of Leviticus, et al. Don't go near unclean women at certain times of month, cast those with leprosy from your camp and make them wear "torn clothes and let the hair of his head be disheveled; and shall he cover his upper lip and cry out, 'Unclean, unclean.'"
Remember not to sow your fields with two kinds of seed, and make utterly sure that anyone putting on a garment of two different materials is dealt with. In for a penny, in for a pound.
If you read Harry Potter, try and find the bits where he goes against the law of God. It features magic as a central theme/plot device, but so have other books for centuries. The main character does not do anything evil, or against the commandments; on the contrary, he acts heroically, with self sacrifice, is loyal to his friends, honours his parents, and does good deeds. Not in the manner which Pharisees would have approved of, but in a manner closer to another person in the New Testament...
Furthermore, it is a book which inspires reading and learning in children who otherwise would scorn such pursuits. From an educational viewpoint, that is one its outstanding features. It may not work for all, but it sure has shown tangible results in many cases. Is this, literacy and enjoyment of books, something that is against God? No, it is not.
These are the type of arguments used a few years back to condemn role playing, and specifically Dungeons and Dragons as the work of Satan, witchcraft and sorcery. Regardless of the fact that it was a hobby pursued by many, many good Christians who did and do take umbrage with being slandered in such a manner. There was one great accusation about it leading to the killing of cats; how they worked that out, I don't know, given many of the authors, game designers, players etc had perfectly healthy cats of their own who had not yet been bumped off...
If ye don't like it, that is all well and good. But calling it the work of the Devil is illogical, irrational, and worst of all tars those who read the books and enjoy them with the brush of evil, sorcery, etc. And I, for one, take issue with that, which implies at the very least heresy and blasphemy. I am guilty of many things, but certainly not of that.
Christianity does not teach irrational, blind hatred; it teaches people to be sensible and to exercise their free will to follow the path of righteousness.
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