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Could someone shed some light on... (simpleman)
It is all in the mind. (Interested )
Wrong! (prophet)
If you are scared of something then you should do something about it. Fear is a bondage. n/t. (Interested )
Truth (prophet)
Sorry, don't agree with you. (Interested )
A word of caution -Fro Interrested (John Doe 666)
Fear of the Devil (from the Net). (Interested )
maybe word use is NOT FEAR EVIL BUT TO SHUN & AVOID EVIL (Little Man of God)
Well, the Lord by His Spirit is speaking to us to have no fellowship with the demons promoted thru' whatever form.eom. (Ivan)
Most amusing thread (Eveline How)
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Actually I don't have that much time to be occupied with this topic. This Harry Potter thing is not a unique phenomena and requires no special skills and discussion to "solve" whatever problem it raises. So I don't understand why there's so much panic and hoo-ha over it.
Instead, interestingly, I find myself being attributed with things I did not say or imply. Somehow, argument from silence has become a common sport: 1) That a non-apparent condemnation of Harry Potter (whether it's the book, the theme, the storyline, the phenomena, or everything that's got to do with Harry Potter) means "agreement" (whatever that means) with Harry Potter (whether it's the book.....). 2) That the lack of such condemnation means that the person a) thinks withcraft & magic does not exist, b) thinks witchcraft & magic are not dangerous or not a matter of concern, c) "approves of the practice of witchcraft & magic, d) etc. 3) That the lack of such condemnation, which can only mean the person "agree with such phenomena" (whatever this means), means that the person will slip into greater forms of evil, etc (the Slippery Slope argyment). among many, many others. Needless to say it was more amusement for me. I read Harry Potter, and I enjoyed it. I read Harry Potter without fear, because I know how the spiritual realm works and there is therefore no fear of being influenced by the book. I read Harry Potter without guilt, because I am fully convinced in my mind it is only a book and can do nothing to me. I read Harry Potter, so that should someone (particularly non-Christians) ask me about it, I can give an intelligent answer instead of a stupid "I CANNOT read it" (this is a real answer I got). (There is nothing I cannot read, but there are things I WILL NOT read.) I read Harry Potter, precisely because there is so much heat and passion from the Christian circle over this book. If this thing had just gone by, I don't think I would have been bothered. Should there be other who fear that the Harry Potter book will exert some ominous influence over their spiritual well-being, let they be convinced of this, and avoid the book as they wish. Yet do not accuse those who do not do so of falling into the temptation of the devil, being ignorant of the evils of the dark spiritual realms, of having tolerance for evil, etc. That only makes evil greater than what it is. And as for Harry Potter's "unsavoury" influence over impressionable children, we only need to look back at our own lifes to see how we we through our growth and turns. Children can be moulded, and should be moulded over time by by what they learn over their years, even to the end of their lives. Children are not stupid; give them stupid answers and they will look elsewhere for better ones. If parents are alarmed at childish questions about witchcraft, and are ill-prepared to or not willing to answer them, I consider them failure as parents. My children, if I do have them, will learn of this world and the unseen one as they are, not a dumbed-down version. I have known children barely three, yet are able to perceive already the world in much lucid ways than adults can. (Perhaps society does something to the mind, causing it to regress.) Yet they must live their lifes; I cannot live it for them. I can only arm them, and educate them. The see-and-hear-no-evil method does not cut it. I humbly recommend Atticus Finch as an inspiration. Finally, to "prophet" (since I am at your post now), you can't just read 50% of an expression to make conclusions. The expression I used was "graphic description". Bluemarcus' interpretation is correct.
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I guess... by John Doe 666, 2001, Dec 06
Again you attempt to put words into my mouth by Eveline How, 2001, Dec 06 
Really? by John Doe 666, 2001, Dec 06
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