Hey guys, this might be rather controversial, I don't know how many anti-harry potterists there are out there, but heres the topic:

Is Harry Potter a moral story? Is there anything in it trying to encourage REAL whitchcraft? whaddayathink?

This topic has probably already been posted, I'm just interested in people's opinions!

not at all. i think it's completely idiotic when people suggest harry potter to be satanic. it's meant purely to drive your imagination and is completely fictional.

Because in the next Harry Potter book, Harry's gonna meet up with the devil and they'll both fly into the moon on brooms.
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Witchcraft and the devil are usually related, no? Well, as far as I can tell from all the books, Harry hasn't met the devil yet. Nor has the devil been discussed. In fact, Harry's Archnemesis(sp?) is a man that kills witches and wizards . So is Voldemort like God or something?

its a fiction story. cmon people. nobody is worshipping the devil and we all know witches dont exist

Voldemort is a wizard too, so you can't call him God, because God isn't a human.

voldemort is the fourth of the trinity. you shall burn in hell if you say otherwise.

witches must burn!

No it isn't satanic or even encouracing witchcraft, well not directly, and i think i's fine, however i have read articles about like an incresed intrest in real witch craft by younger kids who try to emulate the things they read in the books, i'd say there fine but there not a childrens story, but i dont think they were ment to be either.

yes real witches exist but they aren't flying around the night sky on brooms or making magic potions, it's called wicca, it is satanic in a sense cause they will call upon the powers of the devil, which is where i think a lot of ppl got the harry potter is satanic stuff. But Harry potter isn't encouraging tht! it's like merlin in the tales of king Arthur and stuff, it's meant as fiction!

For the record, I dont think its bad, and witches do exist! thats one thing some ppl don't seem to understand.

^ Well, that's what you think. Maybe others don't think they exist.

Anyway... I agree with Sammi.
For God's sake, they are just stories. People blow things out of proportion way too much lately.
I don't think the stories are encouraging witchcraft and I certainly don't think they're trying to change your beliefs on witchcraft and religion and such.

They are just stories.

Its only a story that makes fantastic scenes.


um. witches does exist. ask kathleen. she was a witch.

If HP is satanic devil worship then I'd rather have my son/daughter reading the books and watching the movies rather than idolizing public whores like Paris Hilton and having my son grow up to be a loser.

Maybe that's just me, though.

Yeah, that is a really good point you've made.

Would you rather have your kids read something educational, yet maybe 'risque' to some, or have them obsess over people that are open about the fact that they have no morals?

Well, it depends whos morals were talking about, christian conservative familes, well yes its wrong, in general witches are seen to be satans minions, or followers, and well harry is a warlock and hermoinie(spelling?) is a witch, i only read the first 2 books like 5 or 6 years ago, and ive seen the first 2 movies, so i can see why many people dont allow their children to read it, I just dont personally like it, but its a good story line, just...not my kinda of book.

Um, It's not an opinion, i's a fact, there are witches that exist in theworld. From what I understand, they do use magic, but power that they get from the devil/.

^ you might wanna look at the wicca and paganism thread.

and i won't lie, when i was 11 i was seriously watching my fireplace waiting for my letter from Hogwarts. and i took a stick and painted it and stuff and made a wand. but it was all in fun..i didn't seriously think i could do spells. i was only a mere muggle.

Haha, same here.

Satanists worship the devil.
Wicca's don't. Read up

And I agree-it's a fictional book made for your enjoyment. The worst it could do is make you open up a dictionary.

how would this promote satanism?

it doesnt. just because he meets the devil doesnt mean he worships him. [somebody did say that, right?]

Okay, if Harry Potter is promoting witchcraft I guess


Cinderella
Snow White
Sleeping Beauty
Aladdin
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
and so many others

are promoting witchcraft as well!

^^ good point, disneys little hidden messages arent exactly orthodox

they said he doesn't meet the devil..which is true.

these types of things confuse me. my neighbors, who are an extremely christian family, aren't allowed to read or watch harry potter, but ARE allowed to watch lord of the rings.

if anyone else is very christian, can you explain this to me?

Naw, it's not from satan. Everybody knows it's ripped of from Star Wars.

from wat ive heard i dont think its satanic but its jus plain weird

ehh. some christians dont' let thier kids watch those either.

o_O; And this his helping the board, how?



Exactly. It's just a fictional book. I'm sure JK Rowling had no intent on making it Satanic in any way. It's more silly than demonic and evil.

They never mention Satan in the books, do they? I'm not a Christian, so I wouldn't know much about this subject, but from what I understand and read, they're a bunch of children that can do magic. And this is Satanic, how?