Why doesnt church like Harry Potter?
451062
the church also didn't like pokemon. i think some churches have to get something to do with their time. like take a look at child abuse and poverty and stuff like that. there is absolutely nothing wrong with harry potter!!!!
773201
Man, what kind of information? Just the last two books put together is a thousand pages! Harry Potter's mother and father (James and Lily) were killed trying to protect Harry from an evil wizard, Lord Voldemort. (I AM LORD VOLDEMORT is an anagram for Tom Marvolo Riddle.) Harry was taken to his Aunt and Uncle's house, where he grew up under horrid circumstances, forced to live in a closet under the stairs. He discovers his parents had enrolled him in Howarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and gladly leaves his Aunt and Uncle behind. In each book, he attends the school, where odd things are happening, even by wizarding standards. In the first story, Harry hears a rumor of the Sorceror's Stone, which can be used to create the Elixir of Life, giving the person who drinks it a long-lasting life. In the second story, the students of Hogwarts live in fear of something called the Chamber of Secrets, where Salazar Slytherin left behind a monster to purge the school of those who, in Slytherin's view, were unworthy to study magic. This means Muggle-borns, or humans. In the third, a prisoner named Sirius Black has escaped from the wizard prison, Azkaban, a feat no other has managed. Black is said to be a devoted follower of Voldemort, and wants Harry dead. Security in the castle is tightened, but Black still manages to get in. In the fourth, Harry finds himself part of an ancient game, the Triwizard Tournament, where a single student from each school (Hogwarts, Durmstrang, and Beaubatons) compete for the winning cup. The Goblet of Fire spews out not only Cedric Diggory's name from Hogwarts, but also young Harry's. In the fifth book, the Order of the Phoenix is a group of wizards opposed to Voldemort. The Order was founded by Dumbledore himself (the Headmaster of Hogwarts). And in the sixth book, Harry discovers an old potions book, with inserts and notations by someone called "The Half-Blood Prince." Now, see? I've given you a basic summary of each book's plot, and I've written a huge answer!
1176875
ya i love harry Potter. the story is really amazing. its really different from the mediocre movies they have been making.
576904
You can make them fight as much magic as your heart desires.  Jesus and Harry both are fairly tales.
908457
I have the same problem too. :-(\nBut YOU ARE A HARRY POTTER FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!! ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
572925
It threatens the churches belief systems so they have to stress that it is a work of fiction.  Religious people don't like their religions threatened.  Just look how many wars have come about as a result of religion.
1064693
harry potter does america
669419
The church opposed humanism because it is a preoccupation with the human condition and they wanted people to be preoccupied with God instead, not themselves.\n\nCute picture by the way (the rabbit)
754294
He's one of Harry Potter's closest friends.  \n\nExcellent question.
618750
Well... I guess many people have hard feelings towards cristianity.. and the book gave them "arguments". Have you realized people who think it is a great book are not readers? I mean.., most of them have not read more than ten books in their life. but somehow they knew that there was a book "revealing" the truth about those things in the form of a novel.. and that caught their atention.\nA funny thing. I know some who don't believe in what church does... but didn't have any trouble to accept blindly right away what the book says.
1170572
Because Harry is a good guy, and as such, would never perform an unforgiveable curse - especially on a fellow student, even one as slimy as Draco.  The one time he tried to, it didn't work because he didn't have the evil in him that was necessary to make the spell work.  Draco will get his comeuppance, I'm sure of it.
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I type my opinion on this at least once a week.\n\nHarry Potter is children's (and some adults--like me!) FICTION!!!!!  It is a made-up, fun story.  It is about a male witch, but it is NOT witchcraft!  Some of the characters (made up--fictional---remember this part) are witches who are GOOD and some are BAD--------classic battles of good and evil.  Ohmigosh, is Superman witchcraft??  He Can fly!  Is Wonder Woman witchcraft?  She flies an invisible plane!  Is Batman...........oh, you get the picture.\n\nStop being such a fraidy-cat, and enjoy the books.
350980
This might sound really lame but I really love the Harry Potter series.  They are such great reading.  I also love the Lord of the Rings.  I read them every year for the fun of it.\n\nEdcouch, TX
52473
Harry Potter is a wonderful series of books that broadens your imagination and lets you escape to a different world. \n I love the fact that so many people are reading books instead of watching tv. Books have so much more potential for imaginative ideas and activities.\n Harry Potter, in particular, is a great example of good vs. evil, and how the good guy is sometimes temporarily defeated but eventually triumphs.
1116114
Yeah i totally agree. I mean what the heck the Harry potter series is my fav and i don't see any thing in it that could be unacceptable to any religion. ok there is witchcraft but isnt it really evident that the books are fiction and the main theme of the books is Harry Vs. voldemort more precisely Good vs evil...They are just creating a scene for the heck of it
314440
I don't know. I have met Pentecostals I like and Pentecostals I don't like, just like with other Christian churches. I have heard people ridicule them as "holy rollers" so maybe they are afraid because all of the movements.
653096
Not all "Church people" dislike the movie.  Only the ignorant ones who do not think that people should have an imagination or think that people should not question or wonder about life in general. I, myself have no problem with the book or the movie.