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Much of the criticism of Harry Potter comes from a small number of evangelical Christians who hold that the series' depiction of witchcraft is dangerous to children. In 1999, Paul Hetrick, spokesman for Focus on the Family, an American Evangelical Christian group based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, outlined the reasons for his opposition: "[They contain] some powerful and valuable lessons ...
The Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has resulted in numerous controversies over its publication and content, primarily in the realms of law and religion. For further information see: Religious debates over the Harry Potter series; Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series; Politics of Harry Potter; Harry Potter influences and analogues
[4] David Mikkelsen of Snopes concluded that "While there is indeed a Christian Harry Potter fanfiction story circulating the Internet, the writer’s intent was satirical and was not part of a plan to create a published set of Harry Potter books suitable for Christian readers and stripped of troublesome references to witchcraft and wizardry." [5]
‘It’s not Charles Dickens,’ actor said of Harry Potter. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Miriam Margolyes. Miriam Margolyes thinks the Harry Potter mischief should have been managed by now.. The actress, who played Professor Sprout in the film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's book series ...
Granger first became interested in Harry Potter when his daughter was given a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.He read the book with the intention of pointing out to his daughter what was wrong with it but instead was impressed by the Christian imagery, classical references, and 'acerbic criticism of muggledom'.
The Oscar winner appeared on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast and admitted that his portrayal of the wizard and Harry Potter's godfather Sirius Black in the Harry Potter franchise is ...
Barratt's The Politics of Harry Potter (2012) [10] argues that the Harry Potter books, while ostensibly fantasy, engage with real-world political issues and ideologies. . Rowling explained, "I wanted Harry to leave our world and find exactly the same problems in the wizarding world.” [11] Barratt finds that the works explore a wide range of real world issues which in