Should Christians Read Harry Potter?

[fernsbeautyrose]

i worry sometimes that my 7yr old will not know the difference,i talk to her but any advice would help

 

[Blackmarch]

i worry sometimes that my 7yr old will not know the difference,i talk to her but any advice would help

Teach and live the principles of the gospel, and things will fall into place... as to the title -question, they should read harry potter if they like fantasy and magic.

 

[LILIVIWA]

I think that is dangerous for a kid, because if he/she likes the magic she might want to dabble abit because learning spells and getting involve in witchcraft is there at your figertips (internet).

I would suggest that you let your child read but warn him/her of the danger of getting into witchcraft!

 

[Nightson]

Also, it might be helpful to tell your child that Witchcraft is nothing like Harry Potter. If all they're looking for is Harry Potteresque magic let them know they'll be disappointed beforehand.

 

[LILIVIWA]

Also, it might be helpful to tell your child that Witchcraft is nothing like Harry Potter. If all they're looking for is Harry Potteresque magic let them know they'll be disappointed beforehand.

You are so RIGHT...

 

[diya]

"Potter is just fiction"...and that is a fact. I read all HP books..and it hasn't changed my life at all. It is just another story..that's all. JKR is a gifted writer and that is what embraces the reader..If Potter is trying to defeat evil forces thro' magic..Let's do it thro' Christ!..If Potter is Bad, Then what About The DaVinci code?

 

[Nightson]

If Potter is Bad, Then what About The DaVinci code?

Why do I have to chose where I get my evil from, can't I just be corrupted by all fiction?!?

 

[Nebmaatisus]

I find Harry Potter actually more Christian than most of today´s children´s books. At least the values are more Christian than average. I have no objection to my daughter´s reading Harry Potter, but she is not allowed to read W.I.T.C.H., which har too much of occult to my taste.

 

[LILIVIWA]

"Potter is just fiction"...and that is a fact. I read all HP books..and it hasn't changed my life at all. It is just another story..that's all. JKR is a gifted writer and that is what embraces the reader..If Potter is trying to defeat evil forces thro' magic..Let's do it thro' Christ!..If Potter is Bad, Then what About The DaVinci code?

You are 19 years old... you know the difference between christianity and magic... 8 to 12 yrs old are so easily persuaded...don't get me wrong I love reading the books...its the kids that I worry about...

 

[Eruliel]

Trying to tell any 8 year old that waving a stick around and chanting latin will produce magic will get you as sceptical a look as you could wish. Now tell a 2 year old, or a 4 year old...you might get different results, but what is a 2 or 4 year old doing reading Harry Potter? Granted I know one 4 year old who is enamoured with Harry Potter, but he's also got a grandma who was involved with wicca when she was a teen and she knows what she's talking about and she'll let him growing up knowing that real magic has nothing to do with HP.
Slainte!
Eruliel

 

[The Seb]

I haven't been on CF for at least a month and you people are still chatting about this... thats pretty sad

 

[Eruliel]

I haven't been on CF for at least a month and you people are still chatting about this... thats pretty sad

It's your fault for coming up with such an interesting subject.

 

[The Seb]

lol, i'm sorry... will you forgive me?

 

[SuperNova]

I think 7 is too young for harry potter. They definatly need to understand that real witchcraft is dangerous. This is pretend. Any real witch will tell you harry potter is not how it really is. They're all made up spells and incantations for fictional purposes. I think 11 is the right age. I think J.K. ment for a child to start reading them at 11 when harry is 11 in the first book and grow up with him. The subject matter seems to get more and more mature as the books progress.

 

[bex65]

I love Harry Potter, and my 11 year old son loves to read the books, he knows its fantasy, and I want him to read well, so I dont see a problem. We did get thrown out of Church once because of Harry Potter though, I never went back lol and changed Churches quickly.

 

[Nienor]

I was hoping this would stay dead

 

[Abbadon]

lol, i'm sorry... will you forgive me?

No.





Just kidding, I see no reason to need to forgive you, personally.

I think 7 is too young for harry potter. They definatly need to understand that real witchcraft is dangerous. This is pretend. Any real witch will tell you harry potter is not how it really is. They're all made up spells and incantations for fictional purposes. I think 11 is the right age. I think J.K. ment for a child to start reading them at 11 when harry is 11 in the first book and grow up with him. The subject matter seems to get more and more mature as the books progress.

In Europe, the books were originally marketed to adults. It's when they started to sell them to us in America that they marketed them to kids.

I was hoping this would stay dead

I'd say this thread is a vegetable, brain dead and on life support. "No, it's not dead"

Maybe you could ask a MOD to euthanize the thread.

 

[Witness Of His Love]

As long as new people continue to join CF, (and may it always be so!), people will start threads already covered in previous ones - can't be helped. Old threads are lost after five pages of threads. As far as the newer people are concerned, this is a new subject and is still a valid topic.

 

[mindalan]

I recomend What's a Christian to do With Harry Potter? by Connie Neal. It lists pros and cons by respected christians.

mindalan

 

[Bree1]

I am a Christian, and I love Harry Potter. I have read all six of the books several times and thoroughly enjoyed them, and I am eagerly awaiting book 7. As several other people in this thread have said, I have no problem with Christians reading Harry Potter as long as they understand that it is fantasy. If you don't want to read these books, that's fine, you have as much right to choose not to read Harry Potter as the rest of us have to choose to read it. By the way, I assure you that I have never once been tempted by these books to practice witchcraft. I understand that they are fantasy. Besides, I challenge those of you who say that Harry Potter is evil because it contains magic to name one fairy tale that doesn't include magic or witchcraft in some form or other. Why aren't these fairy tales considered evil, then? And isn't there enough real evil in the world without worrying about a fiction series that's intended to entertain?