My apologies to all . . .
I'm eating crow right now . . . after I got all worked up over that article,
I did some further checking. BUT that was only after I sent out my opinion
to several lists! Oh well, we all make mistakes.
But, the point remains true . . . this stuff can and will lead kids into the
practice of the occult and as parents we need not remain blind.
As for "The Onion", the writers of those articles are sick and should be in
fear for their immortal soul.
I'm sorry to everyone else who jumped on the bandwagon with me. I just
didn't take the time necessary to check out the article before I published
my reaction.
Blessings,
Jan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Ross" <jross@...>
To: <cog@...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 8:04 AM
Subject: [CoG] Harry Potter Books
> http://www.theonion.com/onion3625/harry_potter.html
>
> Harry Potter is NOT an innocent adventure into pretend, imagination, and
> allegory. Please take a few minutes and read the article located at the
> link above.
>
> I am sick . . . literally!!!!! When I read what's happening (and I assure
> you that this is no isolated incident) I ask first, where are the parents?
> Have the parents screened what the children are reading? Why do
Christians
> make excuses for this anti-Christ propaganda luring our children away from
> the Holy One of Israel into the grips of the occult.
>
> We can't be too protective. Years ago I worked for a man who got caught
up
> into witchcraft and satanism from watching a seemingly innocent show
called
> "Bewitched". But what he saw was the ability to MANIPULATE . . . to
easily
> change circumstances in his life by casting simple spells, so he subitted
to
> the evil, satanic powers that exist to do just that. It wasn't long
before
> he was in head over heels.
>
> The innocent minds of our children have been entrusted to us to guard,
> protect, and teach right from wrong. If we make excuses for things like
the
> evil portrayed in books like Harry Potter's, then we are failing as
parents
> . . . we're failing as a society.
>
> Take a few minutes and read the article. Surely you will no longer
believe
> that these books are innocent allegory to teach kids right from wrong and
> the difference between good and evil.
>
> Although you may screen your child's reading material, or read along with
> your child explaining the spirit of anti-Christ contained in these books,
> most other parents do not and that's where the problem lies. Children
left
> to themselves are targets for the enemy . . . that's where most children
are
> today -- by themselves, in their rooms behind closed doors, while parents
> are doing their own thing.
>
> God help us all . . .
>
> Jan Ross
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