Potter magic is a problem

I was appalled, disgusted and flat-out angry when I read "Author calls Potter 'Christian literature' – Insists Rowling is believer who incorporates faith into books."

Repulsion flowed after reading quotes from Nancy Brown claiming, "I started absorbing the plotline, the characters. The fact that they were witches immediately fell to the background. First and foremost, they were people," and, "It's pretend. It's like a child doing a pretend magic act and saying 'hocus pocus.' The magical element is a very small aspect of the story."

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Brown's weak, self-serving and anti-Christian take on Harry Potter is reflective of why all churches (not just the Catholic Church) are failing God and our youth today. To say that the "magical element is a very small aspect of the story" is a flat-out lie! Harry Potter is a wizard; all of his friends and associations (with the exception of the pathetic and mean non-wizard Dursleys) are wizards. Harry lives in a world ruled by magic. He and all of his friends are constantly getting in trouble for abusing their use of magic.

No, Ms. Brown, this isn't Cinderella glass slipper magic; it is the kind of magic that is full of incantations, spells and sophisticated potions and has a target market that is being barraged by darkness at every corner all in the name of "fun and fantasy."
To say that Christians should embrace Harry Potter as just another little innocent fantasy book and simply read it with their children is absolute bull! This kind of compromised, weak thinking is exactly what is killing Christianity. I realize that Ms. Brown most likely loves the projected numbers for her book sales. Millions have purchased the "Harry Potter" books. Even a fraction of this market is attractive.

As Christians, we are called to love our children and God more than weak appeasements and attempts at getting market share. If we took Ms. Brown's position on everything that challenges Christianity, we could justify abortions by claiming that having a baby was "not in God's plan now" and would have to give equal press to any of the dark, witchcraft-related books with good character development on the bookstore shelves today (and there are plenty of them).

Think about it, Ms. Brown. Do you think that God is going to find your "good character development" an acceptable rationale for encouraging our youth to spend time reading about witchcraft and darkness, and your supplemental book? If so, I suggest that you go back to the roots of Christianity (aka the Bible) and see what your readings tell you about fraternizing with the enemy.

Darcelle Mattson

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