
Harry Potter
#1
Posted 08 September 2005 - 03:08 PM
Unity Church in Wilkes-Barre will be using characters from the books to teach about spirituality.
WILKES-BARRE – While some clergy have scorned the wildly popular Harry Potter children’s book series, claiming it promotes the occult, at least one local pastor is using the characters to help children find spirituality.
Unity Church will present a series of 12 lessons through the program “Harry Potter and the 12 Spiritual Powers” at its regular and children’s services beginning Sunday, said the Rev. Ann Acacio, the church’s pastor.
Unity minister Joy Wyler developed the program to capture children’s attention by using the popular literary characters.
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#2
Posted 08 September 2005 - 05:56 PM
The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods.
Sonnet XCIVBut if that flower with base infection meet,The basest weed outbraves his dignity:For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds;Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds
#3
Posted 08 September 2005 - 06:44 PM
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
#4
Posted 09 September 2005 - 02:43 AM
If their characters are explored thoroughly during a book, as Voldemort's is in the Harry Potter series, it is inevitable that they are shown as virtuous in some way or another, or as having been virtuous. A character born evil, remaining evil and dieing evil is a little uninteresting.
The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods.
Sonnet XCIVBut if that flower with base infection meet,The basest weed outbraves his dignity:For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds;Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds
#5
Posted 10 September 2005 - 02:18 AM
As for Harry being a Satanist... please, its just a book! Just because you live your lives according to a fictional Book doesn't mean that no one should enjoy some great Intentional Fiction.
Hooray for Unity Church (I haven't read the entire story). The 12 spiritual powers freak me out though. I really need to check that out... but I think its progress.
Pope Benedict says that Harry Potter is evil... I say that the Pope should sell his kissable ring and feed a small country with the earnings. I guess I'm crazy.
Edited by Willow, 10 September 2005 - 10:18 AM.
#6
Posted 10 September 2005 - 09:42 AM
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
#7
Posted 11 September 2005 - 01:28 PM

#8
Posted 11 September 2005 - 03:00 PM
Back on topic, Harry Potter is marketed as fiction. Its readers know that the books don't portray real witchcraft. We must teach children truths and values from things that interest them.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
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Posted 11 September 2005 - 07:25 PM

#10
Posted 11 September 2005 - 11:08 PM
#11
Posted 11 September 2005 - 11:46 PM
This is the last warning, stay on topic
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#12
Posted 12 September 2005 - 12:36 PM
Hey Aloha, no problem man. I was just trying to get your dander up...... Man you are UN-shakable! lol (I've never seen you get irrate yet!)
Thanks for the confidence, but I must ask you wanted to find my breaking point. Were you testing me for one of the 12 spiritual powers (faith or strength, maybe)?
We all possess each of those 12 powers to a degree.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
#13
Posted 12 September 2005 - 02:35 PM
I am not a Christian, but I do think of Aloha as a friend here and you must understand that even if you don't agree with his book of faith, you should still give him (and others here) their due respect by not trashing it. The Christians on here have been extremely respectful and very interested in my own past of Witchcraft, and I give them their due respect in return. I hope you do the same.

#14
Posted 16 September 2005 - 01:39 AM
#15
Posted 20 September 2005 - 06:08 PM
Same here! Whenever I hear about people getting their knickers in a bunch over these books I think Geeeeeeeeez! Does someone REALLY need to define the words "fictional literature" to you? I honestly believe that some people stir this stuff up just to have a "cause"... oh, yes that and it probably doesn't hurt to create a good reason to write and hawk your own "Beware of Harry" book either. People make me tired.I'm fed up with reading about religious people who see the books as nothing more than examples of witch craft when to their is so much good and vitue present in those books.

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