by Gill 50 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
jgnat
I've enjoyed sharing this with people too; it is so hysterical there's sound evidence some numb-nut took the Onion seriously and started a fundy panic over a kiddie book. But of course, I would say that as I've read the books HAIL SATAN!! Who said that?
Fantasy and flying beds are not my cup of tea, but writing a story that brings me billions of buckaroos does for sure! Sci-fi and fiction fantasy is an art to write and people all over the world love to read it.
I cant get through it either Shazard. But I wish I could! People LOVE AND CRAVE FICTION AND FANTASY!
I feel my creative side is soooooo dull!!!!
Take the other day.....ok we were very bored with cabin fever, grey skies outside the whole thing. My husband and I tried coloring on paper for fun and excitement.
I sat there with crayons in hand forever trying to just BEGIN to color, while my husband the artist (who knew?) began this creative piece worthy of mounting!!! I mean, hanging!!!! I put it on my fridge!!!!
I think my inability to enjoy JKRowlings and others like her is simple....Im dull!
I like everything knowable and safe and security is a big issue with me. I dont like to get frightened and I dont like new or dangerous adventures.
I read the dictionary ok? So now you know.
I envy Ms. Rowlands sooooo much! I'd write the most glorious, repulsive, fanciful stories you ever heard if I could get millions for them. Heck yeah. Who cares what the fundys think. Poor prisoners.
Anewme
I don't know. It doesn't matter unless you believe the bible, in its entirity, is a guidebook for life. There are a whole bunch of other wacky things in the bible that Christians don't hold to for all sorts of rationalization. They hold onto things like "thou shalt not suffer a witch (poisoner, whatever) to live", loosely, because that is easier than, say, stoning people in the streets for other things.
No offense intended to certain moderate Christians on the JWD.
Well, she did turn me into a newt....
I find this sort of paranoia on the part of so many Funny-mentalists to be laughable. I had trouble getting some of my Christian friends to even watch Narnia! It's just a book, and believe it not the Harry Potter books do teach some good lessons. However, Harry Potter is just like anything else, you need to discern what is good, and what is crap. It is the same with The DaVinci Code, or The Jesus Papers or The Gospel of Judas. Discernment, and using your conscience.
On the other hand, if a parent decides that they will or will not allow their children to watch or read Harry Potter, THEN WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE THEM?! They are the ones that will determine what is appropriate for their child, not you. That sure does not sound like tolerance to me.
tol·er·ance (t
n.
She: Some people claim that J. K. Rowling is a witch!
thee: Some people claim that you are a Christian; looks like both groups are wrong.
JK attends St Columba's by the Castle on Johnston Terrace when she's in Edinburgh and has done since before she wrote HP. It's part of the Scottish Episcopal Church and while some may view them as from the Devil, they don't practice witchcraft.
Believe me, the Harry Potter series teaches very little indeed about actual Witchcraft. Rowling touches upon certain myths, but then so do most "fairy tales".
The type of Witchcraft portrayed in HP is the popular "wave a wand and say a word" variety, which actually produces no results. LOL
Sirona
The Harry Potter books are based more on alchemy than witchcraft. Magic is simply the vehicle Rowling uses to tell her story of transforming oneself (maturing) into the ideal. In alchemy it is the process of making the Philosopher's Stone which was never real but a metaphor. The last two books in fact mirror the process of taking the main character to his final goal (black to white to red and then gold; Sirius Black to Albus (white) Dumbledore to Rubeus Hagrid) and point toward what must happen in the final book.
Her writing style echoes Jane Austen (read Price and Prejudice and Emma and see the similarities in the last two HP books) and the books really are quite well written. Rowling has an over-arching story spread over the seven books.
The films, well that's another kettle of Polyjuice Potion . . . .
Chris
Sirona
ROFL!! Good point!
Christians would do well to look elsewhere if they wanted to find any sort of "real" practitioners of magick. It's like they're blinded by the shinies and ignore all the more serious books, groups, movies and practitioners. (Not that I'm going to provide anyone with a list or anything. )
I for one can't really stand the HP movies and wouldn't even consider reading the books. I find them silly.
