As far as Rowling’s “Christianity”, it should be noted that she openly supports the practice of homosexuality. That is not a Christian value at all, but is a blatant heresy and one which is damaging to youth.
Irrelevant.
There is no homosexuality whatsoever in the Harry Potter series. Even though Rowling did once say that Dumbledore is gay, this is not in the books. In fact,
one would never be able to tell from simply reading them that Dumbledore is homosexual; the character betrays no trace of the disorder in his actions, worldview, or behavior.
In fact, if Dumbledore is truly gay as Rowling explained, he is in many ways a model that Christians should be holding up. He lives a celibate lifestyle, does not publicize or reveal or hint at his homosexuality in any way, etc. The character seems to consider it irrelevant.
Furthermore, one cannot discount the extremely Christian and traditional worldview articulated by the books through their symbolism, themes, plot, etc. simply because of opinions that
Rowling has expressed.
I - and authors such as John Granger - are making these judgments based on the books themselves. If Rowling does disagree with the traditional Christian position on sexual morality, you would never know that from reading the books.
In fact, the way the books portray families (like the Weasleys) is very, very Catholic.
I liked the Lord of the Rings better than the Potter series anyway. The Potter series was cute, but nowhere near the quality of the Rings.
I agree.
How is admitting that Dumbledore was gay, a direct answer to a direct question, support the practice of homosexuality? Can’t an author explore every aspect of their character? Isn’t homosexuality a fact of life?
By the way, she just says Dumbledore was gay and infactuated with another character. She didn’t say (or write) that he acted out on his feelings.
Good points. As Transformer put it in his post above, Dumbledore’s only
potentially homosexual relationship seems to have inspired him to live celibately for the rest of his life.
STEELTEMPLAR: Thank you for the Wikipedia link above. Although I don’t agree with everything the article says, I very much like the section on the
conservative values promoted in the Potter series. I recommend giving it a second look.
Curses! 
