Harry Potter and WorldNetDaily (no spoilers)

[ysengrin]

Ah, you can always count on World Nut Net Daily for a clear and unbiased look at the world around us: Harry Potter and anti-Christian bigotry.

Our kids hear every day in public schools about the perils of "intolerance" and "homophobia." They are cautioned frequently to "separate church and state," because not to do so would result in vague, unspecified horrors. And merely raising an eyebrow at evolutionary theory can unleash pent-up fury over Christian beliefs.

So, kids know who the establishment thinks are supposed to be the "bad guys" in America: conservative Christians. But then along comes the most popular book series of all time to further undermine Christian theology by glamorizing occult practices – and it doesn't end there. Harry Potter has a not-so-subtle political message as well.

The commentary goes downhill from there, though that's a pretty bad start. One of the complaints is that "The author [J.K. Rowling] also does not maintain a light-hearted tone."

Best response posted about the commentary (on another site): "How people react to art often says more about the people reacting than the art itself."

For the record, rabid Fundamentalist/Dominionist Christians are not the same as conservative Christians, however much the zealots would like the rest of us to believe.

Comments

[fenrirwolf.livejournal.com]

You know, sometimes a kid's fantasy book series is just a kid's fantasy book series.

IMHO, it's the Christians that are fostering an anti-Christian bigotry in our youth.