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Does Harry Potter Promote Satanisim
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Does Harry Potter Promote Santisim
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Is that the religion folowing Santos L. Helper? That alone would make we watch the films and read the books!
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A religion about Santos!! beer...punk...and women would be the only things allowed 
as for satanism - anyone that has half a clue what satanism is and what its about would know that Harry Potter is the furthest away possible from satanism
as for satanism - anyone that has half a clue what satanism is and what its about would know that Harry Potter is the furthest away possible from satanism
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i found this on the msn siteAFP - As the magical world of Harry Potter enchants youngsters across the globe, US critics are warning that the mega-movie is part of a plot to lure children to junk food and the devil.
While fans and critics praise the creativity of the books and film, which are driving children back to reading, some Christian conservatives are charging that Satan is the driving force behind wizard-in-training Harry.
"This is something that comes straight out of the pit of hell," said David Bay, 55, a Massachusetts-based specialist in the occult and head of a Baptist ministry.
"Harry Potter is catching up our children in occultism and teaching them to accept it and love it," he told AFP. "It's horrific and scary stuff."
Bay and other conservatives believe that Scottish author JK Rowling's books, which have skyrocketed in popularity and prominence in the past three years, are conditioning children to accept the presence of Satan.
Rowling's books, about an English orphan who learns magic at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and uses his skills to fight his evil nemesis Lord Voldemort, display an "intimate knowledge" of ancient black magic and witchcraft, Bay said.
Details described in the stories, such as Harry's lightning-shaped "mark of the beast" scar and "shapeshifting" - the transformation of humans into other forms - are clear signs of demonic possession, Bay claimed.
"The children at that school are taught classes in this stuff. It's not a story of a battle of good against evil. That's baloney. Its white magic fighting black magic and both draw their power from Lucifer," he said.
A Florida-based pastor made his own movie entitled Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged: Making Evil Look Innocent to warn of the alleged evils of the Hollywood version.
The often fiery debate over whether bespectacled teen Harry is actually the instrument of the devil has hung over the books since their publication, but Rowling has dismissed the claims as "absurd."
The film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone opens worldwide tomorrow and is expected to smash a string of box-office records.
Film studio Warner Brothers dismissed the criticism as coming from a tiny minority.
"We've had tremendous support from Christian leaders, so we really feel this is a very small group of detractors trying to make some noise," a studio source told AFP.
But the beloved books have been banished from a chain of toy stores in Britain while some in the United States have called for them to be banned from school libraries.
Last year, Harry Potter topped the list of most challenged books in America, according to the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom as the religious faces off the world of magic.
"This sort of battle has long been part of our culture as there is a layer of magical and pagan belief that Christianity has never been able to eradicate and that irks some people," said Professor Leo Braudy of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
But the religious right is not the only group taking aim at Harry Potter-mania as the studio turns up the heat of the marketing campaign that is expected to reap tens of millions of dollars in profits.
Protesters greeted a special screening of the film in Washington this week, accusing soft drinks giant Coca Cola of using Harry Potter to peddle junk food to children.
Coca Cola, which in February signed $US150 million ($A290.47 million) deal with AOL-Time Warner Inc, to become the global marketing partner for the film, has dismissed the claims as "sensationalist."
But the Washington-based Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which focuses on health and environmental issues, believes that rising soft drinks consumption has helped fuel US obesity.
"The Harry Potter craze is being turned by Muggle (non-magic people) moguls into a sales vehicle for liquid candy," CSPI head Michael Jacobson said on his "Save Harry" website.
i found this on the msn siteAFP - As the magical world of Harry Potter enchants youngsters across the globe, US critics are warning that the mega-movie is part of a plot to lure children to junk food and the devil.
While fans and critics praise the creativity of the books and film, which are driving children back to reading, some Christian conservatives are charging that Satan is the driving force behind wizard-in-training Harry.
"This is something that comes straight out of the pit of hell," said David Bay, 55, a Massachusetts-based specialist in the occult and head of a Baptist ministry.
"Harry Potter is catching up our children in occultism and teaching them to accept it and love it," he told AFP. "It's horrific and scary stuff."
Bay and other conservatives believe that Scottish author JK Rowling's books, which have skyrocketed in popularity and prominence in the past three years, are conditioning children to accept the presence of Satan.
Rowling's books, about an English orphan who learns magic at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and uses his skills to fight his evil nemesis Lord Voldemort, display an "intimate knowledge" of ancient black magic and witchcraft, Bay said.
Details described in the stories, such as Harry's lightning-shaped "mark of the beast" scar and "shapeshifting" - the transformation of humans into other forms - are clear signs of demonic possession, Bay claimed.
"The children at that school are taught classes in this stuff. It's not a story of a battle of good against evil. That's baloney. Its white magic fighting black magic and both draw their power from Lucifer," he said.
A Florida-based pastor made his own movie entitled Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged: Making Evil Look Innocent to warn of the alleged evils of the Hollywood version.
The often fiery debate over whether bespectacled teen Harry is actually the instrument of the devil has hung over the books since their publication, but Rowling has dismissed the claims as "absurd."
The film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone opens worldwide tomorrow and is expected to smash a string of box-office records.
Film studio Warner Brothers dismissed the criticism as coming from a tiny minority.
"We've had tremendous support from Christian leaders, so we really feel this is a very small group of detractors trying to make some noise," a studio source told AFP.
But the beloved books have been banished from a chain of toy stores in Britain while some in the United States have called for them to be banned from school libraries.
Last year, Harry Potter topped the list of most challenged books in America, according to the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom as the religious faces off the world of magic.
"This sort of battle has long been part of our culture as there is a layer of magical and pagan belief that Christianity has never been able to eradicate and that irks some people," said Professor Leo Braudy of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
But the religious right is not the only group taking aim at Harry Potter-mania as the studio turns up the heat of the marketing campaign that is expected to reap tens of millions of dollars in profits.
Protesters greeted a special screening of the film in Washington this week, accusing soft drinks giant Coca Cola of using Harry Potter to peddle junk food to children.
Coca Cola, which in February signed $US150 million ($A290.47 million) deal with AOL-Time Warner Inc, to become the global marketing partner for the film, has dismissed the claims as "sensationalist."
But the Washington-based Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which focuses on health and environmental issues, believes that rising soft drinks consumption has helped fuel US obesity.
"The Harry Potter craze is being turned by Muggle (non-magic people) moguls into a sales vehicle for liquid candy," CSPI head Michael Jacobson said on his "Save Harry" website.
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yeah i know, how the **** is harry potter spose to lure children into junk food?
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well...quite simply...just because something has influences of the devil or satan doesnt make it satanism.
The religion Satanism (Laveyon) actually has nothing to do with satan really...they dont believe in either.
Occult etc is different yet again
The religion Satanism (Laveyon) actually has nothing to do with satan really...they dont believe in either.
Occult etc is different yet again
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Just read the books for chr!ssake. Oh and whilst at the bookshop you could probably grab a dictionary as well.
Satanism? Well I am so there!
Exactly, I wasn't interested til now. Strange how people who complain about something give it extra publicity.Originally posted by lioness22
Hey I was just thinkin the same thing..........maybe this Harry Potter thing is worth checkin out.
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Woohoo Satanism, count me in.
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Follow me oh ye of little faith, for I shall lead the chosen ones down the path of least resistance. "Santanism"is born!! 
We'll be happy while were being evil.
On the other thing. If people think this will lead children to accept the existence of the devil, well I would think that if you accepted the belief in god, then you would have to accept the belief of the devil anyway? So it's not like there's anything new here.
We'll be happy while were being evil.
On the other thing. If people think this will lead children to accept the existence of the devil, well I would think that if you accepted the belief in god, then you would have to accept the belief of the devil anyway? So it's not like there's anything new here.
Dunno about whether it promotes satanism but I think it definately encourages kids to become interested in the occult. This film will definately have an effect on kids. Just look at the popularity of the round, black-rim glasses that Potter wears in the movie, surely kids will soon become interested in all the 'fun' spells that Harry creates at the school.
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i think us kids would know the difference between fantasy and realatity
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i meant all the kids arentstupid and gullible
Apart from the fact that reading books with occultish themes could lead to an interest in such behaviour at a later stage, I don't really see too much of a problem in children reading Harry Potter books. In any case, it's a matter of individuals having a bad response, rather than a problem the entire series of stories. In fact, those who do become adversely influenced by the books, are probably already a bit messed up. Likewise, those who become further interested in the occult from reading the books probably were already interested, or receptable to the theme to begin with. Similarly, there are a lot of people who read these books, who aren't even interested in the occult!
Take for instance, books such as Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Witches, and any number of other 'classic' novels which are read by children, and teenagers. Some of these have been around for a very long time, and while they might have caused some controversy in their contemporary time, yet, none have really ever been the cause of any major disasters - apart from some which may have happened on an individual, and minor occurence (take Frodo, and The Hobbit, for example 
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I actually study different types of literature, especially children's literature, and there are quite a number of theorists who believe a wide variety of genres is extremely beneficial for literacy skills, and that engaging children in books in which they have a major interest, is the best way for it to occur (which is obvious, really!). A lot of books that I've read on the subject, even use novels such as Harry Potter (and other novels of a horror/supernatural/occultist theme), as being good examples.
Once again, if people have a bad reaction to a novel, it's probably got more to do with the individual (and dare I say it, their home situation), rather than the books being the problem. In fact, books such as Harry Potter have a huge, huge readership, which spans a huge demographic, and I haven't come across anyone who reads these books, as having been adversely affected by them.
I think the case is far different to people being influenced by images/movies/shows produced on a TV or cinema screen (in which there is some strong evidence to suggest that people are strongly influenced by what they see - as it is posed in a more realistic/explicit/convincing/personal manner than that of written novels).
Take for instance, books such as Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Witches, and any number of other 'classic' novels which are read by children, and teenagers. Some of these have been around for a very long time, and while they might have caused some controversy in their contemporary time, yet, none have really ever been the cause of any major disasters - apart from some which may have happened on an individual, and minor occurence (take Frodo, and The Hobbit, for example
). I actually study different types of literature, especially children's literature, and there are quite a number of theorists who believe a wide variety of genres is extremely beneficial for literacy skills, and that engaging children in books in which they have a major interest, is the best way for it to occur (which is obvious, really!). A lot of books that I've read on the subject, even use novels such as Harry Potter (and other novels of a horror/supernatural/occultist theme), as being good examples.
Once again, if people have a bad reaction to a novel, it's probably got more to do with the individual (and dare I say it, their home situation), rather than the books being the problem. In fact, books such as Harry Potter have a huge, huge readership, which spans a huge demographic, and I haven't come across anyone who reads these books, as having been adversely affected by them.
I think the case is far different to people being influenced by images/movies/shows produced on a TV or cinema screen (in which there is some strong evidence to suggest that people are strongly influenced by what they see - as it is posed in a more realistic/explicit/convincing/personal manner than that of written novels).
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couldnt have put it better me self
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Add footy and wrestling to that doctrine and I'll sign up as a priest!Originally posted by Macca19
A religion about Santos!! beer...punk...and women would be the only things allowed
