The Gospel according to Harry Potter
This Wednesday at TruLife (Our mid-week teaching time), I’m going to begin a two part (at least - may keep this open ended) series on Harry Potter and Christian Faith. Why?
There seems to be some interest - seven block buster books have sold about 325 million copies. Six movies have all been hits. This is most successful media franchise since James Bond!
This phenomenah has attracted comments from all corners, but especially from a segement of Christians. They feel like Harry Potter leads people toward the occult. Are they right?
To be honest, the last time I spoke about this - about 7 years ago - I made some people mad. One family eventually left the church. But, still I think Christians need to take a hard look the Harry Potter series and ask hard questions.
So I will be asking questions and giving answers starting Wednesday, August 29 at 6:00 pm. On the question list:
Why do some Christians dislike Harry Potter? Is witchcraft real? Does Harry Potter lead people toward the occult? Are there any Christian themes in Harry Potter? Can I learn anything about Jesus from Harry Potter? Should I let me kids read HP?
If you can think of some other questions, let me know - I may not be able to get to all of them, but I will do my best. See you are TruLife!
