Why Was Harry Potter Really Written?

by John aka Jupiter King, Oct 20, 2007

A warning to unsuspecting people about the real purpose of the Harry Potter books and films.

Many people like Harry Potter, magicians, warlocks etc, but is it really harmless fantasy? No!

Harry Potter is sugar-coating and enticing young people into witch craft. The dangers and evils of witchcraft are very real. I am not suggesting we go out and start another massacre like the Salem Witch hunt. I am simply writing this article to inform those who may not know the true nature and purpose of the Harry Potter series.

It was written to indoctrinate unsuspecting young people into the practices of Paganism and witch craft. Instead of going out and buying your child the latest Harry Potter book or film, stand your ground and say no. Don't just say no, instead say no and explain to them why you are saying no.

Wisdom begins with knowledge. Ignorance makes people blind. I say we should educate children so that they do not blindly follow the wolves to the slaughter.

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#1 by Jupiter, Oct 21, 2007

To M who left that Spam on my page telling me to "get a grip" as you can see your comment was deleted. Please stay off my page unless you have something more productive to say. Yhis was written to inform people, just because you may think it's harmless doesn't mean it is. J.K. Rowling is a practicing witch her work is meant to promote that, Do your own research if you don't believe me

#2 by Jupiter, Oct 21, 2007

correction This* not Yhis, typo

#3 by jennifer, Oct 22, 2007

one thing with jupitar king is he never lies and he writes what he sees.stick with this guy.its good

#4 by Dan, Oct 22, 2007

I am sorry but if this is true, then you still can't really tell your kids "no" still. Our children should be allowed to make up their own minds on what they believe, i.e. their religion. Paganism, or "witchcraft" as people often call it, is a valid religion the same way that Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, etc, all are. If our kids can't read Harry Potter, then they shouldn't be able to read the Bible either in that case.

This isn't telling you to get a grip by the way, I'm just stating a valued opinion.

#5 by Jupiter, Oct 22, 2007

The Adult is the authority and example, it is their job to teach their children, so yes they most certainly can tell their kids no about Harry Potter for that very reason

Paganism and witchcraft are dangerous and False religions that promote violence,promiscuity,wizardry,etc.

don't attempt to compare Harry Potter to the Bible, the Bible teaches morals and Godly wisdom, the two are completely opposite of each other, the Bible specifically condemns the practices that Harry Potter promotes.

#6 by Dan, Oct 22, 2007

"Paganism and witchcraft are dangerous and False religions that promote violence,promiscuity,wizardry,etc."

I find that quite offensive you know, being that people in my family follow paganism... There is nothing in paganism that promotes violence. But then, in Christianity, there are the holy crusades, do they not promote violence?

#7 by Jupiter, Oct 22, 2007

First of all pagans of old used to sacrifice their children to various gods(molech,baal etc.) as for the crusades, those were catholic crusaders, there is a difference between true Christianity and catholicism

#8 by Robert, Oct 22, 2007

very true, If you ask a catholic if they are Christian they often say no they are catholic so they recognize that there are differences

#9 by Dan, Oct 23, 2007

But exactly the same thing can be said for paganism. I know my family don't sacrifice children, in the same way that you (a christian) don't kill other religious people.

Paganism today might stem from the old paganism (sacrificing may or may not have been a part from that), but in the same way the modern day Christian religions stem from Catholicism (and thus the crusades). So calling all pagans evil and dangerous is the same as calling all Christians crusaders.

#10 by xmas is coming, Oct 23, 2007

You do know mrs Rowling is a Christian, right?

#11 by Jupiter, Oct 23, 2007

she has a weird way of showing it, if she is then she shouldn't be promoting magic and witchcraft in her books because magic is specifically condemned by the Bible.

#12 by Jupiter, Oct 23, 2007

And to Don, true Christianity did not come from catholicism true Christianity is faith in and obedience to Jesus Christ and the word of God, I am not calling all pagans evil I was stating that the pagan religions as a whole are false. Jesus said he is the way the Truth and the Life and no man comes to the Father(God)except by him.

#13 by John, Oct 23, 2007

praying to the virgin mary is not biblical in the least, the catholic religion has more to do with works and ritual than anything, I know that was not the subject of the article but catholicism was mentioned in the comments so I thought I'd expand on those comments

#14 by John, Oct 23, 2007

To xmas is coming I have this to say, a person can claim all day long to be a Christian but true Christians are known by their lives, the fruitfulness(or lack thereof) will reflect their true nature

#15 by call me V, Oct 23, 2007

To expand on the earlier comment about J.K. Rowling promoting magic in her books, I believe that reflects who she really is, a person is either for Christ or against him the bible states Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?, this clearly states there is no in between, further the bible states that a double minded man is unstable in all his ways. (In J.K.'s case double minded woman, but the same still applies)

#16 by call me V, Oct 23, 2007

references for the verses I quoted are 2 Corinthians 6:14 and James 1:8

#17 by Bri, Oct 23, 2007

The bible also says that if a member of your family betrays God then you should dispose of them.

So... while I am Christian, I don't think everything in the good book should be listened to.

As someone said in another of these discussions - there are actually more similarities between Harry Potter and the Bible then there are differences. JK's message is of love and peace, and of acceptance of all (be it muggle and wizard, black and white, man and woman). Just as Jesus tells us it should be so.

#18 by Jupiter, Oct 23, 2007

Bri, while I haven'r read what you wrote anywhere in the Bible keep in mind there are the Old and New Testaments, under the law of Moses the penalty for all transgressions was Death, Christ came to save us from that Penalty, he became the atonement thus fulfilling the law, you can't honestly say you are a Christian in one breath and contradict yourself in another by selectively cutting out the bible portions that don't suit you

You either believe or you don't you can't have it both ways

#19 by Bri, Oct 23, 2007

Whoah.

Then I don't want to be part of that religion then if our God makes us choose him or nothing.

I believe that our God is a kind and loving God, and that he wishes us to make our own minds up. Why can I not believe in him but also not believe in some of the things written in the Bible? God himself, and Jesus, did not write anything in the Bible themselves.

#20 by Jupiter, Oct 23, 2007

Jesus said he is the Way the Truth and the Life, and he also said you are either for him or your not. Take it up with him if you want but that still won't change what he said, his word is true and stands firm forever

#21 by Jupiter, Oct 23, 2007

correction to comment 12, meant Dan not Don

#22 by Robert, Oct 23, 2007

This message is for Bri, you said

"Whoah. Then I don't want to be part of that religion then if our God makes us choose him or nothing."

To be a Christian in the first place you must believe and have faith in Christ, when he said Nobody gets to the Father except by him, he meant it. Yes God is Loving and yes he gives us free will but he also gives us a conscience,soul,heart and mind so that we may know the Truth, and the truth is that He is the way, Truth and Life

#23 by Amazing, Oct 23, 2007

Strange how one article can spark such a heated discussion

#24 by Robert (Bri, maybe this will help you understand), Oct 23, 2007

Acts 4:10-12

4:10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

#25 by Jupiter, Oct 24, 2007

I know this has been a touchy article, but please keep the discussion civilized

(so far so good, thanks everyone)

If the discussion gets too heated I may have to mark some comments as spam(I rather not do that)

free speech is welcome within reason but I will be monitoring the comments so please use your comment space wisely no outside links,profanity or other spam please, I know we all have point of views to express and so long as the language is kept in check feel free to leave as many comments as you wish

Sincerely and Thank You,
Jupiter

#26 by A, Oct 24, 2007

J.K CLAIMS not to be a witch, but her books blatantly promote Hogwart's School of witchcraft and wizardry. A wolf in sheep's clothing? the evidence speaks for itself

#27 by John, Oct 24, 2007

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23

#28 by Mark, Oct 25, 2007

In regards to A's comment:

Yes, it "promotes" Hogwarts, but... If JK's message was to show that witchcraft is all good, she would have left out bad guys. She has good magic against bad magic in the book. So she's saying some magic is good, some magic is bad. If she was out to promote all witchcraft she would have just had the good magic, would she not?

All the magic Voldemort and his acquaintances use, such as killing curses, torture, mind control, all that, are illegal in the wizarding world according to the book, and are never used by the "good folk". So she's clearly against the idea of using witchcraft (if it did exist) for bad. The spells that are allowed are spells such as healing, which Jesus possessed some form of himself. (Be it from God, he still had the power to heal people with his touch).

#29 by Jupiter, Oct 25, 2007

Mark, Jesus received his power from God,

as for Harry Potter's message of "good" magic, the bible condemns witchcraft as a whole, it is clear and leaves no room for debate therefore I am not going to continue arguing the issue, if you want you can take the Issue up with God but as I said before his word stands firm and unchanging

#30 by A, Oct 25, 2007

God condemns witchcraft due to the source of the power Mark, the bible is quite clear on the issue,people listen to your consciences
God writes his laws on the tablets of our hearts.

Only a fool refuses correction,simply put rebellion is the way of the fool

#31 by stop the bickering, Oct 25, 2007

read the bible people and as has been stated already, heed your conscience

#32 by Jupiter, Oct 25, 2007

Samboy, your comment was marked as spam due to profanity, nobody is forcing you to read my work if you have an issue with it you do have the option of reading something else, everyone who has been on this page has been respectful enough not to use profanity,

I appreciate if you would have the same courtesy there are better ways to get your views across

#33 by Jared, Dec 19, 2007

I stopped reading comments after about 4 of them. Although the facts in the article appear to be legit, I disagree with your opinion. A baptismal promise is "do you promise to reject satan and all his works?" This is not a work of satan it is simply a childrens story, as merlin in the sword in the stone. A recent event "the golden compass" has been getting alot of discussion check that out thats a story of trying to kill God.

#34 by Jupiter, Dec 20, 2007

I wrote the article to inform, that's all

#35 by John Galt, Jan 19, 2008

As a Southern Baptist highschool student, I never found the series matter particularly intestering. However, I would like to note that although witchcraft is the main theme of the series, it is never actually promoted directly by Rowling. That is to say, children are never encouraged to participate in witchcraft by the book, nor are children encouraged to throw stones at large people in the story of David and Goliath.

Basically, I believe that this subject matter should be taken with a grain of salt.

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