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 Conservative Christians Give Harry Potter Their BlessingPosted on Jul 17, 2009
Although the pope and other prominent Christians have registered their disapproval of the Harry Potter franchise in the past, the newest film in the series, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” is getting glowing reviews from fellow members of their fold. It’s not quite on the level of WWHPD? but some are noting the teenage wand-wielder’s similarities to a certain other powerful young man from a very popular book.
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By BruSays, July 23 at 4:08 pm #
Damn Leefeller! How’d you sneak on this blog? Bet you were wearing your invisibility cloak, right?
Report thisBy Leefeller, July 22 at 11:56 pm #
What do you mean, Harry Potter is not real?
Report thisBy mike112769, July 22 at 6:32 pm #
I need somebody’s blessing to watch a movie? I don’t think so. Who cares what the church says about anydamnthing?
Report thisBy BruSays, July 22 at 1:49 pm #
RAE…it’s the “god gene” at work.
First, there’s species survival. In animals with smaller brains, it’s instinctive to fight for territory, food and sex. With our larger brains, that need is still instinctive only it sure helps to embellish it! Whoever comes up with the better religion - the better fairy tale - more completely feeds and satisfies that instinct.
Second, our larger brains allow us to do what no other animal can: ponder its fate. Unfortunately, that fate is death, something unhappy for all of us and unacceptable to most of us. What better way to attract a following (and thus, greater chances of species survival) than to promise eternal life?
Bingo. Fairy tales! Some (Peter Pan, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny) we outgrow - or do we? Strong stuff, these religion genes.
Report thisBy hippie4ever, July 22 at 1:30 pm #
Their blessing? Is this a Voldemort trick?
Report thisBy RAE, July 22 at 9:03 am #
Well I guess it’s only FAIR that those who clearly BELIEVE IN FAIRY TALES should be allowed to “give their blessing” to the FAIRY TALES OF OTHERS.
For the life of me I cannot understand what fuels the minds of those SO GULLIBLE that they’ll actually run their entire lives according to rules and regulations MANUFACTURED BY OTHERS whose only goal is to CONTROL THEM (for profit).
Report thisBy Mary Ann McNeely, July 21 at 8:07 pm #
Conservative Christians Give Harry Potter Their Blessing
Well, hooray.
Report thisBy knute, July 21 at 4:11 pm #
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Now that the conservative christians say its OK, maybe I’ll watch the movie ? The same people who have blindly backed the war criminals who were our last administration. Somehow I don’t think their opinion carries much water with me, or anyone with the capacity to think for themselves. They are a ridiculous bunge of hypocryts, nothing more. The same folks who blindly support Israel even though it was the jews who killed the man they say they follow. Truth is they haven’t a clue apparently what Christ’s teachings were. If they did they would have been the most adamant in protesting Bush’s war, instead of being his cheerleader all the way. Ironically I think their repulsive behavior over the past years will no doubt increase secularism in this country. Because it appears the only qualification needed to join their group is to not have the ability, to think for yourself.
Report thisBy hippie4ever, July 21 at 2:53 pm #
It IS confusing, Lou, I agree. When confronted with a “blessing” from Christians, consider it first and foremost a curse. It’s bad ju-ju but there is an antidote: sprinkle liberally lots of salt and fresh water, while burning lots of incense. Earth, sea, fire: that blessing will melt away faster than you can say “Jumpin’ Jesus.”
Report thisBy Night-Gaunt, July 21 at 11:08 am #
Yes, the stricter they are in their beliefs the harder line they will take or want to take on things they consider blasphemous and forbidden. But then I have been waiting for those horror stories of children getting wands and casting spells and them working. Communication with the dead, the sidhe and other beings of the Otherworld. So far no stories. Maybe it doesn’t work. So then they have nothing to worry about then.
If they had the theocracy they are lusting for they would ban all of this to the “Wizard of Oz” too. And use the police to enforce it and jails to hold people until they can be assigned work for years to come to pay off the penance as they see it. [Corporate slave labor instead of prisons.]
Report thisBy godistwaddle, July 20 at 3:52 pm #
Gee, ain’t it nice of the christ-tards to say we can enjoy what we like? Lying in wait to ban Galileo again?
Report thisBy BruSays, July 20 at 3:06 pm #
The Movie:
I saw the movie and liked it…not as much as the first one but it’s interesting to see the characters mature not just in age, but in their acting capabilities. As those abilities grow, the reliance on special effects subsides - a good thing, I’m sure.
The Message:
Interesting that Christians are realizing that the movie underscores timeless qualities such as loyalty, duty, selflessness, etc…the same qualities all major religions value.
There are some close analogies here.
At the core of the movie you have timeless values - values that along with our species, have evolved over millennia and support our survival. It is from these same values that world religions create their foundations.
Beyond this core, the movie has its “fluff” - the special effects, the CG department stuff to awe and stun. This can be equated to the hocus-pocus religious rites, rules, testaments, commandments, crosses, omens, icons, virgins and miracles of world religions.
Still, at the end of the day, movies and relgions - they’re both fantasies.
Report thisBy photoshock, July 20 at 9:36 am #
Personally, I believe that the Far Right Wing Nuts, have such closed minds that nothing that isn’t Christianity or about G-d can get through their purported minds.
Report thisNothing about the fictional series about the character
Harry Potter is true, much the same as the Bible. The
bible uses allegory and fiction to teach the values and principles of the one thing that the world does not have enough of, LOVE!
By Commune115, July 20 at 3:46 am #
Wow, we haven’t progressed much since the Dark Ages it seems.
Report thisBy sri, July 19 at 9:26 pm #
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David Yates (director) did a superb job just magnificent to watch, may be Alfonso Cuarón would have made them ROCK. I am a great fan of Harry Potter series. My favorite still remains HP3: Prisoner of Azkaban. But Half Blood was simply outstanding on levels.
Being a great fan I have collected a list of good sites and articles (may be around 200) related to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (movie information, movie schedule, movie reviews, books, games, news, wallpapers and many more). If you are interested take a look at the below link
http://markthispage.blogspot.com/2009/07/all-you-want-to-know-about-harry-potter.html
Report thisBy LaRhonda, July 19 at 3:04 pm #
I haven’t seen the movie yet, but my friend who saw it says it’s not very good, or as good as the others, I plan on seeing it for myself soon and most likely will comment on it then.
Report thisBy hippie4ever, July 19 at 2:04 am #
I don’t care what they think they think.
Report thisBy Folktruther, July 19 at 12:51 am #
My daughter and wife saw it. They said it was aweful. And they like all kinds of crap.
Report thisBy Roughboy, July 18 at 10:05 pm #
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Daniel Radcliffe is a self-professed atheist (and proud of it). has this been considered (or is it even known) to these religious folk? this is a group of people that is infamously quick to be offended by anything that doesn’t go with its personal dogma.
there are elements in this film/story, just as there are in their bible, that, were they present in any other tale, would earn it immediate and total censure by these people. is this story really so close to that of their jesus that they find it easy to attribute it this special place reserved, it seems, for little (if anything) else? or, more reasonably, is this another example of the rationalization that is so common with these people?
personally, i would begin to have second thoughts about my personal messiah if i found it easy to compare him to a character in a pop children’s movie.
anyway, it wouldn’t, in fact, make the least bit of difference if they went so far as to actually worship harry potter rather than jesus christ, would it? i suppose one should be allowed to worship whatever magical wizard messiah one pleases. or combination of magical wizard messiahs, as the case may be.
Report thisBy Lou, July 18 at 6:04 am #
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Oh sorry, I thought this was the comments section for Pedophiles, Witches and Kids. It’ so easy to get it confused with the Pope and Conservative Christians….
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