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Question: Do you think Harry Potter is evil!?
I must admit, I'm kind of stumped on the whole "Harry Potter is evil" thing!. I love the series, and I probably always will, but I'm still interested in peoples opinions!. So, what do you think!? Good!? Evil!? Oh, and I've heard that he's "evil" because the Bible says that witchcraft is bad!. I have tried to find that part, but I didn't see it!. Now, I'm not denying it's there, but I'm curious to see what it says, so if you could give me the place where it says that, I would be grateful! Www@QuestionHome@Com


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People who claim Harry Potter is "evil" because he is practicing/learning witchcraft are overlooking a couple of details:

1) it is a work of fiction!.!.!.a character is portrayed as "good" or "evil" at the author's dicretion!. accusations that the author is trying to influence young people into taking up witchcraft using a character in a series of novels is pretty ridiculous because she is obviously in it for the money!

2) wicca (or modern day witchcraft) is a legitimate religion to some folks!. if you do a little research, you will find it is as much about the respect of nature (like the native Americans) as it is "spell-casting!." the Bible does not come right out and say it is bad; it does mention in the first of the Ten Commandments that there should no god before the Almighty!.!.!.but then Buddists, Toaists and other non-Judeo Christian and Muslim religions would all be "bad!." slippery slope when you try to categorize religions that way!.

This claim is narrow-minded, period!. As a practicing Catholic with a functioning brain, I see no validity to it!. If you recognize that "Harry Potter" is a fictional character in a disgustingly popular series that made JR Rowlings insanely wealthy, where is the harm!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

"There shall not be found among you any one who maketh his son or daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or familiar spirit, or a necromancer!. For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto the Lord!." Deut!. 18:10-12!.

Harry Potter is NOT evil!. The people who want to ban these books are stupid and evil!. The Harry Potter series persuaded millions of kids that reading was fun!. It is FICTION!. If the fundamentalists who want to call Harry Potter evil don't want to read the books, fine!. Their loss!. But when these @#$%*&@ people, truly evil people, want to keep other people from reading these books, that's too much!.

If you read the Harry Potter books, you will see that the author's themes of personal responsibility and standing up for what's right even if it costs you personally resound throughout the series!. How the fundies can twist this into something evil, I will never know!.

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Some people get worked up over abortion!. Me!? I get worked up when people get upset over fiction and try to ban it because of their religious beliefs!. I won't go on a rant now - but the point is: it drives me crazy when people try to claim Harry Potter is evil!. If you watch the documentary Jesus Camp, which is all about the evangelicals they are all about banning Harry Potter (that's not the center of the documentary, but they do bring it up)!. I don't understand it!. I think it's ludicrous!. I feel like wearing Harry Potter garb and hand out free copies of Harry Potter books/movies at these Jesus Camps!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

it is really in the Bible that witchcraft something is bad or evil but i don't think Harry potter series is evil!. i just love to read those books!. and the content of the book is all about love and friendship, good dominated over evils!.!. is that what we are here for, to fight evil with love and goodness in our hearts!? Www@QuestionHome@Com

People overreact sometimes over things!. In HP the difference between good and evil, dark and light, love and hate are clearly defined!. Witchcraft, in the book, is just another word for magic!. While I prefer to use the term 'magic' over 'witchcraft', I think some people just misunderstood JK Rowling's intention!.
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I am a Christian and I want to read the hp series!. I havent yet but I want to!. Its fiction just like anything else!. It is a sin to practice witch craft but if you are mature enough to realize it is fiction and fantasy then nooo its not evil!. Its just like any other make believe storyWww@QuestionHome@Com

I don't know for sure if the Bible says that or not!. But with the definition in the dictionary i think he is good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Use your common sense!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hmm!.!.!.!.no!.Www@QuestionHome@Com