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[thecountrydoc]

ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS??? I just recieved this from a friend.

Harry Potter is showing on ABC at 8pm. EST this Saturday night. let's all pray that there will be some "divine" intervention that prevents the airing of this wicked movie.

let's all pray as often as we think about it this entire week.

Your brother in Christ,
Doc

 

[TrustAndObey]

My sisters think I am SUCH a fuddy duddy for not letting my kids watch the Harry Potter movies (both my sisters...in their thirties...became addicted to the books).

If you watch, there is more and more shows about magic, etc these days. I don't let them watch any of them.

 

[MidnightCry]

My children are 6 and 12 and they have not seen a Harry Potter movie or read one of the books and I hope they continue to stay away from this evil.

I have talked to them about the books and the movies and so far they agree to stay away from Harry Potter. I am very happy about that.

My daughter, who is 12, is in a 6th grade class with 14 students. Every one in the class has read all the books but her. When she was in the school library looking for something new to read the libraian tried to talk her into reading Harry Potter. She said, no thanks. Then recently her cousin who is 11 invited her to a Harry Potter movie, which she did not attend.

I am glad she has decided not to read this stuff. And I am glad to see there are other fuddy duddies in the world like TrustAndObey, I was beginning to think I was all alone on this. I've gotten the same reaction from members of my family too.

Satan is really working hard to get ahold of our children. I wonder what he is getting them ready for.???? Doesn't it make you wonder??

 

[OntheDL]

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[RedNoma]

I know I'm new here and everything, but here goes. Harry Potter is fiction. It's not displayed or even insinuated that any of it's real. We all know that it's not. What's the difference between this and the next fictional movie being shown? I personally would rather see this on TV than some reality show that even further perverts the world's view of love and relationships these days.

I think your problems lie in the hearts of those kids that take this stuff seriously after viewing the movie. This is no more true than musicians being critisized for promoting and thus creating violence. People need to take account of thier own thoughts instead of pawning them off on others. If someone chooses that lifestyle it's because of previous thoughts and an obviously previous mentality.

Edit: I meant no harm in the post and hope people can see, even if they don't agree, with my logic. It simply shows my belief that people these days like to lay the blame of thier reasoning and behavior onto others.

 

[JonMiller]

Which one? They are OK movies, but good books.

They aren't more wicked then 95+% of what is on TV.

JM

 

[thecountrydoc]

Hi RedNorma,

Welcome to the SDA Forum! Glad to have you aboard.

Thank you for your comments. If you have questions or suggestions, or if I may be of service in any way, please feel free to call on me at any time.

I also appriciate your thoughtfulness with this statement:

Edit: I meant no harm in the post and hope people can see, even if they don't agree, with my logic. It simply shows my belief that people these days like to lay the blame of thier reasoning and behavior onto others.

Since this is not a debate forum I'll not make any additional comment here. I can see however that I should start a thread in the Discussion & Debate sub-forum so we can all exchange thoughts on this topic.

Respectfully, your friend and brother in Christ,
Doc

 

[Mankin]

ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS??? I just recieved this from a friend.

Harry Potter is showing on ABC at 8pm. EST this Saturday night. let's all pray that there will be some "divine" intervention that prevents the airing of this wicked movie.

let's all pray as often as we think about it this entire week.

Your brother in Christ,
Doc

LOL> Sorry I couldn't resist.

 

[Mankin]

I know I'm new here and everything, but here goes. Harry Potter is fiction. It's not displayed or even insinuated that any of it's real. We all know that it's not. What's the difference between this and the next fictional movie being shown? I personally would rather see this on TV than some reality show that even further perverts the world's view of love and relationships these days.

I think your problems lie in the hearts of those kids that take this stuff seriously after viewing the movie. This is no more true than musicians being critisized for promoting and thus creating violence. People need to take account of thier own thoughts instead of pawning them off on others. If someone chooses that lifestyle it's because of previous thoughts and an obviously previous mentality.

Edit: I meant no harm in the post and hope people can see, even if they don't agree, with my logic. It simply shows my belief that people these days like to lay the blame of thier reasoning and behavior onto others.

Indeed. Plus there is absolutely no evidence that kids who watch Harry Potter want to become real magicians or anything. Not trying to start a debate but this is an issue that is highly debatable.

 

[MidnightCry]

I think these Harry Potter books and all the shows on TV involving witchcraft are evil and we don't watch them or read books of this sort at our house.

"I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me.
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness." (Psalm 101:3,4)

"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20)

We all know how the Lord feels about witchcraft, sorcerers, and mediums. Why would anyone want those sort of books or TV shows watched in their home especially by children?

 

[RC_NewProtestants]

I know I'm new here and everything, but here goes. Harry Potter is fiction. It's not displayed or even insinuated that any of it's real. We all know that it's not. What's the difference between this and the next fictional movie being shown? I personally would rather see this on TV than some reality show that even further perverts the world's view of love and relationships these days.

While this was posted as if it is the official position of the SDA church it certainly is not the view of many SDA's There are certain Adventists, mainly the fundamentalist known as Traditiona SDA's who feel that most any fiction is sinful. So they can't see anything good in C.S. Lewis stories or Harry Potter. It is all wickedness rather then fictional stories. Of course they do have their preferred fiction such as Pilgrims Progress. In other words unless there is clearly a religious message to the fiction it is sin. They have not learned to read literature for the depth of thought and possibility that is generally found in literature or movies in this case.

 

[TrustAndObey]

RC, I can only speak on behalf of myself of course (unlike you) but my children are 13 and 5. They don't even KNOW if they're Traditional Adventists yet or not but until they find out, it is my job to protect them.

The Harry Potter movies are geared toward children.

Sorcery, magic, etc etc. Pretty interesting stuff to a CHILD and a lot of children think there's a level of truth to what they see, especially with the fantastic special effects we have these days.

Sorcery and magic are about as anti-biblical as you can get.

As an adult I obviously know the difference in fiction and reality, but that didn't stop me from cringing when I saw the fictional anal intercourse between two men in the movie Brokeback Mountain. Homosexuality is not God's will and the whole intent of that movie was to make you see their homosexual relationship as "okay" and feel sorry for them because they couldn't be together.

Some fiction is very, very bad.

But hey...you should go to the parenting board I used to go to. They loved telling other people how to raise their children too.

 

[happywiththelord]

I want to stand up and be counted as well.

I have never let me 11 year old daughter read the books or watch the movies.

We have talked about it, and she understands the reasoning behind it. And she is fine with it!

So you moms out there who have done the same thing, you are not alone! There are plenty of us out there protecting our children from the alure of such wickedness!

 

[TrustAndObey]

I want to stand up and be counted as well.

I have never let me 11 year old daughter read the books or watch the movies.

We have talked about it, and she understands the reasoning behind it. And she is fine with it!

So you moms out there who have done the same thing, you are not alone! There are plenty of us out there protecting our children from the alure of such wickedness!

Thanks Happy!

Before I read the Bible I will admit that I let my oldest son read a Harry Potter book and that I let him go to the first two movies.

In Colorado it was a phenomenon, seriously. Kids were crazy for that stuff and my son's school started selling magic kits from a place called Magic University. I even let him get some of that stuff.....which, by the way, sold a pair of glasses that you could put on and supposedly see the spirits of the dead walking around and a headset that would help you "hear" the dead.

However, after reading the Bible I came to the conclusion that it was not something that I could allow him to do anymore.

When he turns 18 he may decide that is what he wants, but until then I am his mother and I will protect him from anything I see as unChristian.

I watched Brokeback Mountain as a Christian and as an adult. I knew what it was about before I did...and even though I knew it was fiction there really was a point where I felt sympathy for the two characters in that movie.

WHY? They were doing something God considers absolutely immoral.

I said something about that movie on a different message board and oh my goodness, you would've thought I was attacking Heath Ledger (may he rest in peace) and Jake Gyllenhaal themselves! I have never seen people jump in to defend two fictional CHARACTERS the way some of the people there did.

Even though it was fiction, it does not change the fact that two men had a passionate REAL kiss. The passion may not have been real, but the kiss sure was.

It condoned homosexuality even if it did show the troubles someone back then would have to face. We all know it isn't nearly that bad for them anymore.

It's being accepted, more and more...but that doesn't make it right. Maybe people are just finally figuring out that we can't judge, only God can.

 

[thecountrydoc]

bump

 

[JonMiller]

As long as the kid can tell the difference between what is real and not real, I don't see the problem.

If they start getting into magic or spiritualism, that is something different.

I play as wizards in games, I read a ton of science fiction and fantasy. I don't have any desire to practice magic or anything of the sort. Whenever people talk about spiritualism/etc type stuff, it scares me and I want away from there.

Jon Miller