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What Would Jesus Do With Harry Potter?
Jesus might read the Harry Potter stories and use them as starting points for parables. He might use kids’ interest in the battle between good and evil to explain the ultimate battle between good and evil. Jesus might look on the multitudes reading Harry Potter as being like sheep without a shepherd, easily led astray.
Is Harry Potter a good person?
Harry was more than a nice person. He was a brave wizard, a leader, a good father to his kids, a good partner for Ginny, a good judge of character, and a hero. He was really nice towards Ron and Hermione when he first met them, not to mention along with all of the other people who knew him and respected him.
Why does Harry Potter celebrate Christmas?
Christmas was actually appropriated from a pagan celebration of the winter solstice. The Magical Community would most likely be familiar with these pagan holidays, as they existed well before the witch trials that forced the magical community to go underground. Thus, they would naturally celebrate them.
Should a Christian parent read Harry Potter?
Answer: As the popularity of the Harry Potter series continues to grow, Christian parents are left with some difficult questions. Some believe that the magical world of Harry Potter is little more than harmless fun and fantasy. Others fear that these books and movies are an invitation to the occult.
What happened to pastors in 1988?
YouTube 1988 was a bad year for pastors. The same year, it came out that Jim Bakker, founder of Praise The Lord (PTL) Ministries, had had an affair with a former church secretary. Additionally, he was indicted on federal charges of mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the public.
What happened to pastors who behave badly?
Pastors were more thoroughly vetted, accomplices to abuse and affairs were held to higher standards, and indiscretions began to be less and less tolerated. While most pastors behaving badly were stopped, there were some who remained in power far too long.
Do the Harry Potter books have a positive biblical worldview?
Unlike other fantasy children’s stories that contain witches and the like, such as C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, the Harry Potter books do not have a positive biblical worldview. The distinction between good and bad can become blurred as both the “good” and “evil” characters participate in different types witchcraft and magic.