These values aren’t just Christian– they are universal to most religions and cultures. The Bible isn’t the only book laying claim to defeating death or that the heart is a place of treasure. Harry Potter is just as Pagan as it is Christian. Blessed be!

Harry Potter is not Satanic,at all and never has been. Its just pure fiction. Flying horses, wand waving, witches and wizards. Its just great fun. Satan has nothing to do with Harry Potter. I am a born again Christian and find Harry Potter very cute. I enjoy all the movies that were made and the books.

Of course those values are universal to cultures, but I suppose if you do it through a Christian basis, it can said to be more Christian than not.

I CAN’T BELIEVE THE LACK OF SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT REGARDING THE POTTER SERIES. IT PROMOTES WITCHCRAFT NOT HISTORICAL CHRISTIANTY. LAST I CHECKED, WITCHCRAFT IS AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD, READ DEUTERONOMY, AND
I TIMOTHY 4:1, WARNING AGAINST DOCTRINES OF DEMONS.
BUT WHO NEEDS THE BIBLE, RIGHT ? , WELCOME TO THE APOSTASY.

My comments are if you play with fire you will get burned. Regardless of what the author indicates, we, meaning believers, must learn to discern the trick of the enemy. In the past, Satan has found out that he failed to destroy the church by persecution, (Paul found that out,)neither could he destroy it by violence, (Thank God for sending his Son Jesus), SO, his tactic now is to destroy the church by CONFORMITY. ROMANS 8:12 Says, And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may PROVE what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

You can “dress up” witchcraft any way you wish. It’s STILL witchcraft, and is it is specifically and strongly forbidden by God. The author of the Harry Potter series may have indeed attempted to “weave” Christian values into her writings; however, it is not possible to mix that which is unholy (witchcraft, sorcery, etc.) with anything that is holy (God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit).
Witchcraft IS a form a “religion”, so all you “religion” attackers — (read: “Chritianity” attackers)– don’t even know what you are talking about. God loves you.
You can put a tuxedo on a pig, but you still can’t call it a gentleman. It’s still a pig. You can’t call witchcraft anything but what it is, either….

Harry Potter is not in anyway associated with Christianity. You can mix scripture and quotes of Jesus into anything, but that still doesn’t make them of God. The word of God says that even the devil knows believes in God and trembles everytime the name of Jesus is mentioned. (James chapter 2) Satan can make anything sound good, being deceptive is his job and he is very good at it. Witchcraft, as has been mentioned by many others, is still of the devil and should never be set up in any way as Godly no matter what kinds of religious or Christian traits they try to say pass as right. I know that God is not pleased with witchcraft or sorcery of any kind.

Maybe not so satanic it may be true, yes. But, now Rowlings has revealed that one of her main characters – mentor to the children…and outside of the novels…never mentioned in the books – Dumbledore is gay (homosexual) and is a part of his background character. I find it interesting that she never revealed it in any of the Potter books or in her interviews. Why now! It seems as if she is trying to console a group of people by accepting them into her Potter world as they are a part of our world. It is understandable how she has brought this about, but it seems like an after thought due to some kind of dialogue or pressure…

The Word of God says that satan appears as an “angel of light”. It is his trick to deceive the followers of Jesus by counterfitting the things that Jesus did and does. You can “weave Christianity into any pagan writing” and the writing will remain pagan. The Bible specifically speaks about sorcery being an abomination to God. The Bible says be hot or cold – lukewarm and you will be spit from my (God’s) mouth. I’m afraid that Ms.Rowling has settled for lukewarm which is a very dangerous place to be.

THE DEVIL IS VERY CUNNING,THE WORD OF GOD SAYS IF HE COULD FOOL THE VERY ELECT HE WOULD THIS BOOK IS ABOUT WITCHCRAFT AND THERE’S NO OTHER WAY OF PUTTING IT MY BROHERS, AND SISTERS PLEASE DONT BE FOOLED BY THE IMPERSONATOR THE DEVIL HIMSELF!!!!!!!!BE ON YOUR GUARD JESUS IS SOON TO COME.THE DEVIL IS TRYING TO SUCK EVERYONE WHO IS NOT ON THERE POST INTO HIS THIS IS NOT TIME TO REST BUT TO HAVE OUR SPIRITUAL EYES OPEN.YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

It would seem from reading these comments, that most of you are unfamiliar with literature. The Harry Potter series are, afterall, only fiction. They do not tell you HOW to engage in witchcraft and/or sorcery. I noticed the original article mentioned J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings”, and interestingly, did not mention C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia”, which depict Christian values through the “metaphors” of giants, witches, talking animals, as well as fauns. I think, the “Potter” series will eventually be ranked alongside of both the “Chronicles” and “Lord of the Rings” as fictional literature that portrays the authors’ value systems in an entertaining manner. Fiction, afterall, is meant to entertain, and not, necessarily change the way the world thinks!

After reading these comments by supposed Christians, I’m not sure whether to smile or cry. For people to be so misinformed and misguided is either extraordinarily sad or they are to be pitied. Harry Potter is no more about Satan than the Bible is about growing plants. It is about a boy who doesn’t fit in and goes away to boarding school – Rowling made up all the “spells” and the whole thing is based in classical literature and mythology. She uses the same basic Hero’s Journey as can be found in the Arthurian legends, a number of Greek myths and most fairy tales. It seems to be that some of the biggest dangers to our society areliteralism and our loss of imagination. Too many people, of all faiths, have lost the ability (or never had it) to understand metaphor and symbolism. They take everything as being literally what is said – the Bible, fictional books, stories, conversation, relationships. There doesn’t appear to be much room in their minds for the concept of relativism or the idea that something can just be a good story. I would suggest that before you condemn something just because of the words used to describe it, you actually do your homework and understand it. And, by the way, Wicca has nothing to do with Satan – it is an ancient Earth-based religion that honors the seasons and follows the cycles of the moon. Satanism is a “religion” that only makes sense within a Christian context – most non-Christians don’t even believe in him. A little more education and a little less sactimony would be appreciated by this follower of Christ.

I think some of you are giving this woman who wrote this series too much credit. You can debate and argue about what she really meant to say or not in this series or not. I can read whatever I want to in anything I read. I know what she has said in interviews in the past and she mentioned how proud she was that she was leading so many astray from God with this trash. I am not quoting her exactly but I am giving you the just of what was said. I do not think you can compare this series with C.S. Lewis’ series but that is my opinion. I also know that many people I have seen read this are into Wicken or Wicka I’m not sure if I have the spellings right on this but does this give you any clue of who the target audience is? I have read some books in the past that quoted passages from the Bible but that didn’t make them a christian book or series, anything but. I don’t think it is sanctimonious of me to tell you that I think all parents should know what their children are reading and listening to. Wolves come in sheeps clothing very often and this series could be just that. The bible tells us to not have anything to do with magic, sorcerors, wizards, seerers, etc but yet so many of us get sucked into this. Why don’t you see that this fits that category? Debate all you want it is so very obvious to me that this is just another wolf in sheep’s clothing. My advice is to sit down with your child or children and talk about what they are watching, listening to, reading, etc. Explain to them why or why not you agree or disagree with what they are viewing, listening, or reading. I really think you can open up a dialog even with some book series like this. I would be excited as a parent to know that at least my child is interesting in reading, that would be good for starters because so many children are into video games and tv and don’t seem to read that much anymore. I would then read some of it with them or maybe even by myself and then we could discuss it. In my opinion, I wouldn’t let my child read this, there are so many books out there that can inspire a child’s imagination and I think that is terrific but to me in this case this is one that they could miss. You don’t have to agree with me, this is all my opinion and one that many hold as well. If being a good parent is being sanctimonious to you then so be it, I hope me and my husband can do the same when we have children.

Harry Potter is only satanic to those who think it is. I read all 7 books twice before, and never did I think about worshiping satan or doing witchcraft. It is ridiculous how we Christians have stopped children from reading these fun books. If your children are too young to understand that witchcraft is wrong, tell them to wait a few years before reading Harry Potter. And Heather, J.K. Rowling has never said she is happy that her books are (supposedly) leading Christians astray. That is a fake quote. There are also fake quotes from girls ages 6-9 who say “Jesus died because he was weak and stupid”, “Harry Potter taught me that magic is real and I can perform it myself”. These are MADE UP.