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Which is a bigger problem among today’s children and teenagers; Is it witchcraft, or is it the message being sent that how a young lady looks is all that matters (the more revealing her clothing is, the better) while her personality counts for nothing?
Wouldn’t it be nice if a popular secular movie, or a series of popular secular movies featuring teenage actresses actually presented those actresses as humans with intriguing and fun to be around personalities, rather than objects who are worth nothing beyond their physical appearance? Wouldn’t it be great if a series of secular movies encouraged young ladies to find their value in terms of who they are on the inside rather than the outside? Wouldn’t it be great if a series of secular movies encouraged young men to see beyond the exterior and see that young ladies can actually have attractive personalities, too? Well, guess what, such a series of movies exists, yet well-intentioned Christians are objecting to them. Why? The protagonists in these movies are wizards and witches. Actresses Emma Watson(Hermione), Bonnie Wright(Ginny Weasley), and Evanna Lynch(Luna) are never objectified in these movies, however, which is more than can be said for actresses in certain “family friendly” television shows.
So…let’s be fair. True, obviously we don’t want the message of witchcraft (which indirectly pervades many Disney movies) to be sent to our children. Nevertheless, I feel that the positive message (Girls are to be appreciated for who they are, rather than how they look, and can be attractive for who they are, even while dressed modestly) is a much stronger positive message that outweighs the negative witchcraft message, which actually can be used as an educational tool…
Exodus 8:14 (in context) can show how the Power of God is far more powerful than magic arts. Acts 8:9-24 also confronts magic, showing how the Holy Spirit is greater than magic. Acts 19:13-20 shows the superiority of the Name of Jesus to magic. Acts 13:6-12 also shows Christians defeating magic. So, after seeing the Harry Potter movies, children can be shown that what(really Who) Christianity offers is better than magic. (Then, the many miracles of Jesus can be discussed.) Finally, you bring out the verses that ban witchcraft (Deuteronomy 18:10, and Galatians 5:20.) Then, you may bring your children to the point of wanting to evangelize Harry Potter.
Rather than leading with a negative, however, you lead with a positive. Rather than stressing, “witchcraft is wrong,” you show them how right their Catholic faith is, and how superior it is to witchcraft. Yet, you lead on an interest, and built on it, while simultaneously stressing the positive of girls dressing modestly and impressing people with their personalities.
Well, that’s my opinion.
Wouldn’t it be nice if a popular secular movie, or a series of popular secular movies featuring teenage actresses actually presented those actresses as humans with intriguing and fun to be around personalities, rather than objects who are worth nothing beyond their physical appearance? Wouldn’t it be great if a series of secular movies encouraged young ladies to find their value in terms of who they are on the inside rather than the outside? Wouldn’t it be great if a series of secular movies encouraged young men to see beyond the exterior and see that young ladies can actually have attractive personalities, too? Well, guess what, such a series of movies exists, yet well-intentioned Christians are objecting to them. Why? The protagonists in these movies are wizards and witches. Actresses Emma Watson(Hermione), Bonnie Wright(Ginny Weasley), and Evanna Lynch(Luna) are never objectified in these movies, however, which is more than can be said for actresses in certain “family friendly” television shows.
So…let’s be fair. True, obviously we don’t want the message of witchcraft (which indirectly pervades many Disney movies) to be sent to our children. Nevertheless, I feel that the positive message (Girls are to be appreciated for who they are, rather than how they look, and can be attractive for who they are, even while dressed modestly) is a much stronger positive message that outweighs the negative witchcraft message, which actually can be used as an educational tool…
Exodus 8:14 (in context) can show how the Power of God is far more powerful than magic arts. Acts 8:9-24 also confronts magic, showing how the Holy Spirit is greater than magic. Acts 19:13-20 shows the superiority of the Name of Jesus to magic. Acts 13:6-12 also shows Christians defeating magic. So, after seeing the Harry Potter movies, children can be shown that what(really Who) Christianity offers is better than magic. (Then, the many miracles of Jesus can be discussed.) Finally, you bring out the verses that ban witchcraft (Deuteronomy 18:10, and Galatians 5:20.) Then, you may bring your children to the point of wanting to evangelize Harry Potter.
Rather than leading with a negative, however, you lead with a positive. Rather than stressing, “witchcraft is wrong,” you show them how right their Catholic faith is, and how superior it is to witchcraft. Yet, you lead on an interest, and built on it, while simultaneously stressing the positive of girls dressing modestly and impressing people with their personalities.
Well, that’s my opinion.