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Originally Posted by ardeegee
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Originally Posted by EatingPie
one friend who dabbled in witchcraft (not the Harry Potter type, but real-world witchcraft), and the results were pretty damn horrifying (taking him at his word).
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One further step is that some groups practicing the occult, using actual witchcraft have used the books as "recruiting tools": to evangelize. I've seen, I think, one thread about real witchcraft
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These are not what I'm referring to as "real" witchcraft; that's the kind that involves occult, Satanic imagery and rituals.
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Now, I agree with Christian mainstream on "real" witchcraft's destructiveness,
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http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/potter.asp |
Wow, way to hack and slash. I love how you cut that last sentence off exactly where I making the important point, the one admonishing people
to read the book.
So, please, at least have the courtesy of quoting me in context -- I mean, a full sentence at least, sheesh -- or limiting your "response" to one particular statement. Because as it stands I don't know what you're even addressing.
The only relevant thing to the snopes link are my statements about Harry Potter being used to draw people to witchcraft. I certainly may be wrong about that. I didn't look into it that thoroughly, primarily trusting someone who claimed to have researched the matter. However, there certainly is at least one thread on The Leaky Cauldron discussing the links between Harry Potter and Wicca (which is not necessarily the witchcraft I was referring to).
http://www.leakylounge.com/HP-Wicca-Paganism-t2816.html.
In terms of citing my friend's experience with witchcraft, or my beliefs about the occult.... the link does not apply at all.
-Pie