What Do You Do When A New Harry Potter Film Opens?
The new Harry Potter film just opened! What do you do? If you happen to be a journalist looking for an easy story, the answer just may be: interview a Wiccan.
“It’s very inaccurate, first to compare Wiccans to the characters in Harry Potter, and secondly to say that the books teach Wicca to children,” she says. “It is sad that people let their ignorance of what they think they are against be directed at this series when the correlation clearly isn?t there.” – Maria Kay Simms, The Exeter News-Letter
If interviewing Wiccans about a book that has nothing to do with their faith isn’t quite right for your audience, you can always publish a screed from the looney editor of Movieguide.
“What may be even worse than Harry Potter itself is the fact that some Christians encourage other Christians to read the books and see the movies. There are even some Christian publishers promoting books written by self-proclaimed Christians that promote Harry Potter and, by implication, the occult, pagan worldview in Harry Potter. By doing this, these people are turning their backs on Jesus Christ. They are promoting heresy and rebellion against God, which is the Bible’s definition of witchcraft and sorcery. They are also promoting the worship of false gods. These people have become dangerous wolves in sheep’s clothing.” – Ted Baehr, WorldNetDaily
A world of possibilities other than reviewing the film on its own merits await you! Don’t get hemmed in by boring critical review, make it a wedge issue!
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