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Dave Slayer said:
Man Dave, you are coming up with some of the weirdest threads I've ever seen.
Your profile says that you are non-denominational.
Is it a Christian non-denominational church?
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CatholicFirefighter said:
Yes, my topics are indeed off the wall. That is just my personality. ;)
I am non-denominational as far as not holding to a specific set of denominational beliefs. I was attending an Assemblies of God Church for a while, but haven't been attending a lot lately. I am considering finding another Church.
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I like Harry Potter.
I always find it interesting that the very same Christians (such as my mom and stepdad) who refuse to watch shows like "Will and Grace," "Sex and the City," "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," and other shows that promote or tolerate homosexuality will pay money to go see the Harry Potter movies which promote sorcery. How is it that one abomination is more tolerable than the next?
JoJo said:
True, true....there are programs out there that are accepted by numerous Christians while others are not. Truth be told though....what programs technically are acceptable in accordance with scripture today? I will admit....if any of us were to watch only television that bore things that were not contradictory to scipture, there would not be much left to watch.
Then...the same could probably be said of books as well. What can I say....it is the world we live in. A sinful one yes, and one we should try our best not to simply conform to.
I am sorry for any offense caused. None was meant.
May God Bless You
Danielle
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I guess if you are well grounded, and watching this entertainment, and that's just what it is, entertainment, it might be ok. Because if you are well grounded, this stuff cannot shake your faith or your walk with the Lord. Look at all the stuff on Star Trek, I still from time to time, like to watch a old 60's flick called Jason And The Argonauts, and old Steve Reeves Hercules flicks or the 60's flick, The Magic Sword. And I am a huge Dracula fan especially when Christopher Lee is playing Drack. BUT this is only entertainment. Now if this kind of stuff would offend someone then do not watch it. Well this how I look at it. Now I have never watched Harry Potter, I think it is because the Christian world really, really hollered about Harry Potter, my wife had the movie but I never watched it. But if I did it would not hurt me, because I watch other fantasy stuff, and I have not been moved. This is how I look at it, I could be wrong, but it is my view.
Danielle, I completely agree. There wouldn't be much left! But how many of us allow our children to watch soap operas, sexy movies and raunchy comedies?
In response to Lewis' post about it being entertainment: Lewis, you're probably right. A mature, grounded Christian can discern between fact and fantasy. But can children?? Aren't they the main audience?
And that's one of the things that upsets me about the Harry Potter series. They are hugely popular among children and I believe the movies/books are conditioning young, impressionable minds to accept sorcery as not only OK, but fun and exciting. Shows such as "Bewitched," "Charmed," and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," do the same thing. This so-called harmless "entertainment" is teaching our children to follow principles that directly defy Godly principles. In my opinion, these sorcery-based fantasies (no matter how harmless they may appear) are just one of Satan's tools to get our children that much further away from God.
In response to Lewis' post about it being entertainment: Lewis, you're probably right. A mature, grounded Christian can discern between fact and fantasy. But can children?? Aren't they the main audience?
And that's one of the things that upsets me about the Harry Potter series. They are hugely popular among children and I believe the movies/books are conditioning young, impressionable minds to accept sorcery as not only OK, but fun and exciting. Shows such as "Bewitched," "Charmed," and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," do the same thing. This so-called harmless "entertainment" is teaching our children to follow principles that directly defy Godly principles. In my opinion, these sorcery-based fantasies (no matter how harmless they may appear) are just one of Satan's tools to get our children that much further away from God.
One more thing.
So many Christian conservatives abhore the fact that their tax dollars are being used to support abortion-promoting programs such as Planned Parenthood, but many of them have succeeded in helping make J.K. Rowlings, the creator of the sorcery-based Harry Potter series, a very, very rich woman.
So many Christian conservatives abhore the fact that their tax dollars are being used to support abortion-promoting programs such as Planned Parenthood, but many of them have succeeded in helping make J.K. Rowlings, the creator of the sorcery-based Harry Potter series, a very, very rich woman.
Lewis
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Yeah you are right about the children, but what are we to do, it is everywhere, and it is not going to go away. Now in a lot of the old flicks, good would always triumph over evil, like in the Dracula movies and many others, letting you know that good was the way. But today, it does not look so good, because evil is being praised, on the screen and off.JoJo said:
JoJo said:
This is why it is up to any Christian parent to explain and mediate what their children watch. For in truth, I see nothing wrong with my little ones one day having an imagination. What I would see as wrong though is as you said, my little ones thinking or coming to believe that magic or the practice of sorcery or the like being acceptable.
It is difficult, because we live in the world. J.R.R. Tolkien, was a Christian, but one of the main characters is a Wizard??? It was hard to explain that to my girls.
I feel like scary for scary sake is not a good thing for us to entertain ourselves with. However, The old classics like Dracula, had a moral. Dracula was defeated by the Cross, and Frankenstein was shown only God can create life...etc.
I feel like scary for scary sake is not a good thing for us to entertain ourselves with. However, The old classics like Dracula, had a moral. Dracula was defeated by the Cross, and Frankenstein was shown only God can create life...etc.
Right, Kelli. And I do not believe the wizards in Harry Potter are defeated by a good force. If I'm not mistaken (and please someone correct me if I'm wrong), the wizards are the good force in this series.
Lewis, are you suggesting we should just lay down and accept defeat over this evil? How simple would it be for Christians to just say, "No, I'm not going to buy these movie tickets or these books or DVDs?" One man and one woman at a time is all it takes. I don't mind being the first to refuse to spend my money on this "entertainment." (though I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way)
That is true Jo Jo, but that is not going to happen, and I mean at all, we are just not going to do it. To much of the world is in us.[/quote:1g2nh4l7]
Lewis, are you suggesting we should just lay down and accept defeat over this evil? How simple would it be for Christians to just say, "No, I'm not going to buy these movie tickets or these books or DVDs?" One man and one woman at a time is all it takes. I don't mind being the first to refuse to spend my money on this "entertainment." (though I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way)
JoJo said:
JoJo,
Actually there are bits of both in the Harry Potter movies. One of my favorite quotes...though perhaps I am going to be seen as less of a Christian for watching these movies has to do with both light and dark dwelling within a person. In other words, just as we have the capacity to have faith and be true to God, so too do we have the capability to sin. Not that I am trying to say that this makes the practice of sorcery or witchcraft okay in any way. For indeed the very practice of it is sinful. Call me anti-Christian if you like...but I am a nut for movies with classic battles of Good versus Evil in various scenarios.
I apologize for any offense caused. None was meant.
May God Bless You
Danielle
Lewis
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Nope not at all,It's just not going to stop,when Yeshua returns then will all this be over, this place is just like in the days of Noah, and only divine intervention can stop it. I am in a ministry called the Rahab ministry it is 4 woman and I, we talk and preach the Gospel to prostitutes, drug addicts and alcoholics, now we go over to Camden N.J. and do this ministry, and as much as we try, we cannot stop this stuff. Now there are many times when God uses us to reel people in. And there are many time when we can't get through. So when we can't get through, do we stop ? No we do not, we just know that we cannot help everybody. Same with the Harry Potter gazers, you are not going to stop the majority of them. But the ones you can get through to, all praise goes to the Lord.
Oh no! I absolutely did not intend to make anyone feel less of a Christian for watching the movies. That was not my intention at all! Please forgive me if I came across sounding like this. I am only trying to say that, as Christians, we should not financially support them. And that I am concerned that the devil is using them as a tool to reach our children. I truly do not want to seem like I'm sitting in judgment of anyone.
(banging my own head)I totally understand and agree.
I hope that, inch by little inch, we can make a difference in this world.