Who cares. They see the impact…just like a doctor can see the impact of an addiction despite never having been addicted themselves.
Of course he’s saying that playing with the occult leads to possession… but that wasn’t my question.
Still “wasting your time” 4 pages after you apologized for your thread being a big waste of everyone’s time?
Reading the HP books has lead…Of course he’s saying that playing with the occult leads to possession… but that wasn’t my question.
Can you reread my post?
I believe some children have been inspired to dabble in witchcraft upon reading HP, and I believe that there may well be instances where doing so lead to demonic attack.
But what I’m talking about though is A) the specifics of the cause and effect of the books themselves to the practice of occult, and B) what constitutes the practice of occult.
Because there is no way Father is saying “By reading the books, you are dabbling in witchcraft.” I think it much more likely that he’s saying “By reading the books, you may become more interested in magic, and thereby more likely to unknowingly dabble in occult practice.”
Further, since he doesn’t really explain what constitutes ‘dabbling in the occult’, the reader is left wondering what constitutes such actions. All he says is that intent doesn’t matter. That leaves the door wide open to almost any imaginary game a child could play that involves fantastical elements.
Yep, still wasting my time.Still “wasting your time” 4 pages after you apologized for your thread being a big waste of everyone’s time?
It’s becoming more and more difficult to take you serious my friend. I’ve only seen the movies, but the rest of my family has read the books. From what I’ve seen, as someone who takes his faith very seriously, is that the primary theme is that love is more powerful than evil. This theme takes place in a fantasy world of witches and muggles, but I don’t thin it “glamorizes” witchcraft any more than other fantasy novels.
The only reasonable comment against the books that I’ve seen in the thread is about the use of torture without remorse. Is that the ending? I think I have to wait until the summer to find out about that.
And what would those “experts” prefer people read? The Bible? It’s full of witchcraft and wizardry.
I know that *this *Catholic, and her family, could do both. Why the dichotomy?
“Reject?”. No. That is a strong word. Question? Yes.Yep, still wasting my time.
So, you fall into the same group who rejects what actual experts in the field say, okay, got it.
This is the sort of sophomoric rhetoric that leads me to dismiss your points.
Not important at all and completely beside the point of whether HP is good/safe to read or not.
Just like the little boy who cried wolf. If you run across those making these sophmoric attacks on HP in another thread wouldnt you be inclined ti dimisss thier opinions out of hand? i would.
Dismiss away.
Just as I noticed you ignored much of what I post, and especially the fair challenge I sent your way. It is your life, so what you will with it, I have no say either way.
Well, perhaps you should seek help to end your irrational attachment with HP.
Btw…this seems to be a much more “valid question,” so please don’t ignore it.
One is too many for the sake of simply entertainment. Every soul has eternal value, so even one lost soul is terrible.
First, that’s not what Father actually said.
The point is I wonder which choice would win for Catholics if they had to choose one. Would it be days reading HP, or a few minutes meeting the Pope.
Will you then listen to Pope Benedict XVI?: