Harry Potter

Harry Potter has broken all book selling records, according to figures released today. The seventh and final instalment of JK Rowling's series about the young wizard, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," sold 2.6 million copies in its first 24 hours in Great Britain and an astonishing 8.3 million in the USA. I have to admit I haven't got into the Harry Potter craze. So if you are a fan of the books or the movies, let me know why. I know some Christians blast the book because of its "witchcraft" use. But I also know of a Christian bookstore (Hearts and Minds Bookstore in Dallastown, PA.)that sells the book. It was interesting to note in Time magazine, dated July 23rd, that Lev Grossman writes, "If you want to know who dies in Harry Potter, the answer is easy: God." Grossman goes on to write, "Harry Potter lives in a world free of any religion or spirituality of any kind. He lives surrounded by ghosts, but has no one to pray to, even if he were so inclined, which he isn't. What does Harry have instead of God? Rowlings answer, at once glib and profound, is that Harry's power comes from love. In the new millennium, magic comes not from God or nature or anything grander or more mystical than a mere human emotion." This is a departure from other famous fantasy British writers like J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, whose works extended arguments for Christian faith. So fans of Harry Potter, is Grossman all wet? Let me know what you think.
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Jim "Train"