Harry Potter: a Christ-figure or Satan's ploy.
In the Christian community, there has been for sometime a debate on whether this series of books can or should be read while it is not my intention to say what others should or should not read; however, it is my duty to warn you all to what these works are putting forth. There is a clear and undeniable danger; and it can be seen in what JK Rowling wants the public to think when reading these books, she says: "it is to be taken in same vein as other Christian works such as the Lord of the rings or the pilgrims progress." The problem with this statement is clear: it is not being taken in that way at all. In fact, in one podcast the participants were speaking of how when they sit down and watch these film; their children will ask about Christian things after watching pilgrim's progress and not so with Harry Potter. In the letter to the Thessalonians we are told the following statement "but examine everything carefully; holdfast to that which is good; abstain from evil ...