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As some people might know, although Harry Potter is very popular, there are some people, especially some Catholics, that find the books as blasphamy because of the sorcery mentioned in the books. These people even burn Harry Potter books because of its contents. In the eve of the release of the sixth installment of the books, I wanted to see what people thought about this?
Though I don't read Harry Potter and eventhough I'm a Catholic, I find that these people are going overboard.
I agree that they go overboard by burning Harry Potter books. All they are there for is peoples reading enjoyment. It's isnt meant to go against God!! >_>
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Actually, it's not the Catholics who have a problem with the books, it's the conservative Christian groups
that are largely Protestant *snicker* (Sort of like, since they didn't get their Inquisition, they're taking
it out on children's literature)!
I'm Catholic, too, and I think the real controversy stems from how much people believe that the books are factual
as far as magic is concerned. Anyone who has read the books knows that they're about as "factual" as
C.S. Lewis Narnia Chronicles or Tolkien's Hobbit. HP is fun, and it gets kids to read.
If parents have worries about children suddenly wanting to become satanists because they read the books, they should
take the time to discuss what is fact and what is fiction. the "fact" is that HP deals with coming-of-age in
a hard world and that there is a constant struggle between good and evil that requires people to step up to the plate.
The fiction is that spells and wizardry are ways to solve your problems. (*~.^*)
And I agree that burning books is pushing it too far. Once you start banning some books, you start down a slippery slope that'll lead to something a oppressive as Stalinist Russia.
These people are nuts. Its a fictional book. These people don't seem to realize this. ~_~
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I don't approve of book burning ever. A book, even a bad book, it is a record of something. It is important to know what people think and what people find entertaining. I've read the first three books and they are O.K. and yes they deal with magic. However, they are more about overcoming your losses and dealing with your fears. It is totally ridiculous to react that way to fiction books. Oh well, I figure it is good publicism. People with intelligence are able to determine that large religious organizations have an agenda when the attack certain issues. For example, the Catholic church may be trying to distract people from the crimes and neligence some of its priests are guilt of. It also may be picking on books because it knows it does have enough power to take on any real issues like ethnic genocide. God's authority doesn't do you any good in politics unless you have some other authority to back it up.... Just look at history... Divine Right worked in reference to people who had money and military power at there backs. The Catholic church losts its power when it lost the military backing of its knights after the Crusades.
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I think one reason they are going against the Harry Potter series is that it has became too popular (after all, why not ban all the other books that are similar to HP? such as those talk about magical powers and stuff), younger fans, the kids that are obsessed with HP may want to believe that there's such magic in reality, but they are just kids, and they are allowed to imagine and dream... I agree that banning or burning HP books is too extreme, in fact, it's not necessary at all.
I think people like that are ridiculous. I have read all the Harry Potter books and I love them. It is the parents responsibility to make sure their children realize the books are fantasy and not real. My daughter will be allowed to read them because it shows that things in life can be hard but you can overcome them.
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Instead of getting on the books for the "sorcery," I think they should be focused on how the Harry Potter books stress doing the right thing even when it's not the easiest thing. Despite all the horrible things that have happened in Harry's life, he manages to still be a good person. These books actually teach kids some morals, something that is all too rare.
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I think it's ridiculous. I'm a "church-going Christian" as some would say, I read the Bible, etc, but I think that the way the book-burning people are acting is worse than anything the Harry Potter books could have said or indicated. It makes all Christians look bad. While I don't think that the books are particularly appropriate for really young, impressionable kids, I have nothing against them--in fact I really like the stories. Whether or not the books are read should be entirely up to the individual reading them or the parents of the little kids wanting to read them.
yes you are so right, i be catholic as well and well if i might say that is just wrong..............if they don't like it then they don't have to read it and can let the rest of the world enjoy the books!! ~_~
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Quote by wolfcoA book, even a bad book, it is a record of something.
haha. I wouldn't mind if Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot got wiped off this Earth. =P
But seriously though, the burning of literary works is a display of ignorance and the desire to remain ignorant. They focus only on their unstinted belief in age old fallacies and fail to realize the great impact on child literacy that the Harry Potter books has brought.
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If people burn books because they're fiction and include magic, they should start with the bible. C'mon, cutting seas in half and resurrections? That's more magic than any Harry Potter book could ever contain.
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everybody has their own opinions right? I mean hating something is okay, but I think book burnings are just a little overboard... its a waste of paper anyway>.<
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That's just plain stupid; they're just wasting money. But that's their problem. Of course, if someone spent the effort and time into writing that book, one shouldn't destroy it or any of its copies, no matter how evil or blasphemous they see it as. Besides good and evil is just based on point of view and/or general belief. It's not really universal, so to speak.
And we must remember that the many connotative meanings to the burning of books isn't exactly something that should be ignored. There are many dangerous ideas behind the incineration of books. My persional interpretation to this is that burning books is symbolic to the destruction of culture and civilization itself.
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I don't think Harry Potter is leading people to become Wiccan, but it is softening people up to the idea. Also, on a related note, I used to be an avid HP fan to the point I didn't go to church for a while -.-
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I'm catholic, and I haven't heard anything about that. . .I mean I know some people don't like HP, I just didn't know that some people would go that far. . .I go to a Christian (baptist) school and they won't let us bring the books or anything related to HP to school, but they did that to Pokemon too ^^; I believe that people have a right to their own opinions, and they can burn the books if they want to; it's their right, as long as they don't try to force their ideas/morals/etc. on others, I don't mind or care about what they do (but I do think that that's a bit overboard. . .)
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Well, I have to agree with you. Burning the books for heresy? Heh, wow. On the other hand, though, I wouldn't mind burning some of the merchandise... Have you seen how much Harry Potter crap there is around? It's getting ridiculous...
That really weird if you ask me and oddly funny XD. Why? There are SO MANY books out there that are going against god and they go and attack Harry Potter!! Honestly, they have nothing better to do ?
Burning Harry Potter books reminds me of the burning of witches during Dark and Middle Ages, accusing witchcraft as a threat to exert power over Europe.
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well with lots of popular books there's bound to be someone who finds something in them that they don't like... there are plenty of other novels that deal with sorcery, but these groups just concentrate on HP because it's popular... i don't think that HP is leading people to become satanists because to little kids especially, they see harry potter as defeating the bad guys... not becoming a devil worshipper. XP
Quote by dutchforceIf people burn books because they're fiction and include magic, they should start with the bible. C'mon, cutting seas in half and resurrections? That's more magic than any Harry Potter book could ever contain.
oh my... that statement made me laugh a little... no offense towards anyone!
i agree, it's going totally overboard by targeting hp and resorting to burning books!
and these kids are so much smarter than the adults who these books banned or burned because they know full well that
it's fictional, but the main points that these kids grasp are the struggle and triumph of good vs. evil and the
power of friendships.
i remember watching a special on j.k. rowling and she said that when a parent accused her of trying to turn kids into
little witches and satanists, she just said that it was utter nonsense and show me where that happened. and j.k.
rowling also noted that the kids are so much smarter than that! we should give them more credit.
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Mmmmm... My opinion is that they are just fanatics who are a little too into religion and need to realise that it is a childrens book not meaning to tempt children into serious witchcraft or anything.
Also it is stupid to burn books. They are like gold mines of peoples stories and imaginations. They teach, entertain and entral people around the world and the worl. Let the 'experience' new things.
While I do like TV and vidio games (to a degree), I find these much more o a worry than books. Like they are a moral pinical in our human development lol.
But yeah... I donno if that made sense.
If you are actually a true catholic and follow every teaching of the church, Harry Potter is a blasphamy. Since it goes
against the bible. So many of my friends who are catholic never read the book.
However, I think burning the books is a little too extreme. After all, it is just a children's story book. You
don't find people burning Cinderella or Snow White.
You read the book for enjoyment value. You don't need to agree with the book's idea.
I have read all the Harry Potter books from 1 to 5 and is reading 6 now. I think the books is pretty stupid. But hey, it
passes time.
I don't see how Harry Potter is blasphemous. Burning HP books is just outright Spanish Inquisition fanatical crap. It's a story interlaced with morals and in my opinion a book that gets kids to read is great. With all the shit on TV these days (reality shows etc.) and almost downright retarded internet spelling it's a step in the right direction having people reading again.
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