Comments on: Stop picking on Harry Potter http://bentcorner.com/2007/07/stop-picking-on-harry-potter/ I'm gonna party like it's 2009 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:36:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Steve http://bentcorner.com/2007/07/stop-picking-on-harry-potter/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Steve Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:53:47 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/07/15/stop-picking-on-harry-potter/#comment-795 I'm a Christian and I dislike the Harry Potter books, but this Time article rubs me the wrong way. I read a couple novels a week and most authors, unless they themselves are Christian, do not mention God. What an odd little potshot at Harry Potter and JK Rowling. She is getting kids to read, and once the Potter phenomenon passes hopefully these kids will discover CS Lewis, Tolkien, White, Dickens, and other truly great writers. I've tried all of the Potter books and they bore me, but I don't condemn those who do enjoy them for the magical escapism they offer. I’m a Christian and I dislike the Harry Potter books, but this Time article rubs me the wrong way. I read a couple novels a week and most authors, unless they themselves are Christian, do not mention God. What an odd little potshot at Harry Potter and JK Rowling. She is getting kids to read, and once the Potter phenomenon passes hopefully these kids will discover CS Lewis, Tolkien, White, Dickens, and other truly great writers. I’ve tried all of the Potter books and they bore me, but I don’t condemn those who do enjoy them for the magical escapism they offer.

]]> By: Steve http://bentcorner.com/2007/07/stop-picking-on-harry-potter/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Steve Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:47:19 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/07/15/stop-picking-on-harry-potter/#comment-794 Amen, Rick. (See what I did there?) Nutjobs who object to Harry Potter on religious grounds really ought to find something better to do with their time. My favorite objection by these types is that the Potter stories push children toward witchcraft, as if fairy tale-style magic were some real thing that people could tamper with to dire consequences. Isn't throwing a tantrum over Harry Potter glorifying witchcraft tantamount to objecting that Star Wars glorifies the Dark Side of the Force? You're sort of admitting that you actually BELIEVE in this crap, aren't you? Besides, every Harry Potter movie to date has kicked ass (especially this new one), whereas the best evangelical Christians can barely manage to heave into a multiplex near you is a piece of shit like The Omega Code or Left Behind. They should keep working on producing something of their own worth watching, and climb off Harry's back in the meantime. --Steve Amen, Rick.

(See what I did there?)

Nutjobs who object to Harry Potter on religious grounds really ought to find something better to do with their time. My favorite objection by these types is that the Potter stories push children toward witchcraft, as if fairy tale-style magic were some real thing that people could tamper with to dire consequences. Isn’t throwing a tantrum over Harry Potter glorifying witchcraft tantamount to objecting that Star Wars glorifies the Dark Side of the Force? You’re sort of admitting that you actually BELIEVE in this crap, aren’t you?

Besides, every Harry Potter movie to date has kicked ass (especially this new one), whereas the best evangelical Christians can barely manage to heave into a multiplex near you is a piece of shit like The Omega Code or Left Behind. They should keep working on producing something of their own worth watching, and climb off Harry’s back in the meantime.

–Steve

]]> By: SchoolyG http://bentcorner.com/2007/07/stop-picking-on-harry-potter/comment-page-1/#comment-793 SchoolyG Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:06:45 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/07/15/stop-picking-on-harry-potter/#comment-793 What the fuck is an article about religion doing in Time magazine? I thought it was a reputable publication. What the fuck is an article about religion doing in Time magazine? I thought it was a reputable publication.

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