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My God Can Beat the Shit Out of Your God For discussing any and all religious viewpoints. Intolerance will not be tolerated. Keeping your sense of humor is required. Posting messages about theological paradoxes is encouraged.

 
 
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  #1   Add Astr0cide to your ignore list  
Old 2007-01-23, 04:28
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http://www.liveprayer.com/potter.cfm

If the article is too long, then here is a summary:

Bill Keller wrote his own version of Harry Potter where the young wizard gives up his life of magic for Christ. At the very end of the page, Keller asks readers to pray for the author of the Harry Potter books.

Is he fucking serious?! Nothing in the books has ever suggested nature worship, praying to gods, or any other type of paganism or religion. They do celebrate Christmas, if that counts, but it doesn't say if any of the characters are christians.

It's just a simple fantasy series with a group of individuals who can throw spells at each other with wands who face many adventures while discovering many values and good stuff.

No different than the Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, or any other fantasy novel/film/game involving wizards, magical creatures and friendships.

How is the Harry Potter series against Christian faith? If it is indeed against the faith, would other fantasy novels also be sinful?

If anything in this post is incorrect, then please enlighten me. This is just driving me nuts.
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  #2   Add boozehound420 to your ignore list  
Old 2007-01-23, 04:34
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magic is a sin, according to evangelicals
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  #3   Add Astr0cide to your ignore list  
Old 2007-01-23, 04:49
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magic is a sin, according to evangelicals
What is their definition of magic? Surely not the same as Disney magic, and Harry Potter magic. The magic or spells pagans make are different.

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Old 2007-01-23, 05:40
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there is no logic to anything they do
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Old 2007-01-23, 06:52
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quote:Originally posted by Astr0cide:

What is their definition of magic? Surely not the same as Disney magic, and Harry Potter magic. The magic or spells pagans make are different.

All magic, according to todays translation of the OT, is black magic.
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Old 2007-01-23, 07:26
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All magic, according to todays translation of the OT, is black magic.
But the stuff that Jesus and his buddies do is completly diferent and not evil.
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Old 2007-01-23, 07:52
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That shit disgusts me. (The re-writing, not Harry Potter)
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  #8   Add flatplat to your ignore list  
Old 2007-01-23, 08:08
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It's really quite pathetic, isn't it?

These people also ignore the fact that the author is Christian herself (some branch of CoE, I think), and while she's not planning to do a CS Lewis and leave the books as one big christain metaphor, she has admitted that they aren't 100% secular.
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  #9   Add Twisted_Ferret to your ignore list  
Old 2007-01-23, 08:15
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lol! That's some bad writing right there. Poor Keller. I was quite touched by the ending scene, though.
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  #10   Add Source to your ignore list  
Old 2007-01-23, 09:48
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But the stuff that Jesus and his buddies do is completly diferent and not evil.
I was going to say the same thing.
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  #11   Add Source to your ignore list  
Old 2007-01-23, 10:00
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So after reading that, I guess the lesson is...if you're a Christian, you can be as evil as you like all your life, then cheat your way into heaven by apologising on your deathbed.
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Old 2007-01-23, 14:08
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I'm going to spoil the ending for everyone: JESUS KILLS DUMPLEDORE!
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Old 2007-01-24, 19:19
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haahaha, don't nobody tell Keller about D&D now. hahaha.

reminds me of the Xians in http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...44027821122670
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  #14   Add boozehound420 to your ignore list  
Old 2007-01-24, 20:18
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haahaha, don't nobody tell Keller about D&D now. hahaha.

reminds me of the Xians in http:%20/video.go%20ogle.com/videoplay@docid=7521044027821122670
lol what the fuck was that
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Old 2007-01-24, 21:07
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Wow. That's pretty retarded.
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  #16   Add out2kyl to your ignore list  
Old 2007-01-25, 06:45
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You guys can't judge to harshly, this is the same guy that said he would not press charges and call off the FBI investigation in to totse over prank calling....the prank calling was stupid as fuck but saying that is even worse.
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