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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:43 am
by Prebe
Military personnel might not like Harry Potter because he is fiercely anti-authoritative towards his mugler foster parents and other similarly "boring" adults?
Just a guess. Though that would make them hate Pippi Longstocking as well
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:34 am
by ur-bane
Anti-authoritative??? No, not at all.
With the way he is treated by those a$$holes, it is a wonder that he hasn't turned them into muggledung.
Potter is not a rebellious, anti-authoritative kid, he's just sick of the bullsh*t from his foster parents. And I don't blame him.
But no matter what, the fact remains that Harry Potter is a fictional character in a book, for crissakes...so this "Anti-Potter" stance is utter nonsense. (Although, since Catholics seem to think the Bible is the word of God, I guess they take written words pretty seriously.)
But, I haven't heard anything new on this subject in the press, so I guess it made its headlines, and that's that. Maybe level heads prevailed after all.
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:55 pm
by Prebe
Hold on to your donkeys Ur-bane! I am not anti- Potter. I was merely offering my modest suggestion why military personnel (excluding SafetyJedi) do not like Potter.
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:26 pm
by ur-bane
I wasn't talking about you specifically Prebe. I was referring to those who made issue with Harry Potter in the first place. Although my very imprecise language in my posts today could very easily give the wrong impression.
I think I need to sign off for good for the day since I am not clearly translating my thoughts into my statements.
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:38 pm
by High Lord Tolkien
ur-bane wrote:
I wasn't talking about you specifically Prebe. I was referring to those who made issue with Harry Potter in the first place. Although my very imprecise language in my posts today could very easily give the wrong impression.
I think I need to sign off for good for the day since I am not clearly translating my thoughts into my statements.
Obviously you've been struck by a poorly performed Imperius Curse!
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:59 pm
by ur-bane
You know, I told that Ron Weasley he needed to practice....and this is what I get!
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:04 pm
by Lord Mhoram
Highly interesting news on the Pope:
www.suntimes.com/output/religion/cst-nws-pope17.html
VATICAN CITY -- Lawyers for Pope Benedict XVI have asked President Bush to declare the pontiff immune from liability in a lawsuit that accuses him of conspiring to cover up the molestation of three boys by a seminarian in Texas, court records show.
...
Joseph Ratzinger is named as a defendant in the civil lawsuit. Now Benedict XVI, he's accused of conspiring with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to cover up the abuse during the mid-1990s.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:11 pm
by ur-bane
That is disturbing news, to say the least.
Now, are legal avenues open that will allow this allegation to be proved/dismissed without actually involving the Pope directly?
Or does diplomatic immunity mean that the allegation itself cannot be pursued?
Well, since this (supposedly) happened before the release of Harry Potter, at least Rowling is off the hook.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:24 pm
by Kinslaughterer
How come nobody blames the Lord of the Rings for anything...or do they?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:32 pm
by ur-bane
Here ya go Kins.
The LOTR/Harry Potter Controversy
Apparently the Christian opposition to Harry Potter is nothing new.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:36 pm
by Kinslaughterer
Damn these evil subversions...wait...what about...Tommy!?!....Is Covenant Anti-Christian too?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:40 pm
by [Syl]
Well, LotR did inspire D&D, and you know all
the evil that has caused...
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:23 am
by Dromond
Lord Mhoram wrote:Highly interesting news on the Pope:
www.suntimes.com/output/religion/cst-nws-pope17.html
VATICAN CITY -- Lawyers for Pope Benedict XVI have asked President Bush to declare the pontiff immune from liability in a lawsuit that accuses him of conspiring to cover up the molestation of three boys by a seminarian in Texas, court records show.
...
Joseph Ratzinger is named as a defendant in the civil lawsuit. Now Benedict XVI, he's accused of conspiring with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to cover up the abuse during the mid-1990s.
That just tears it.
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:59 am
by safetyjedi
I don't know if I posted this already but I heard on the news last week that the most requested books were Harry Potter books and there were numerous requests to see the movies.
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:40 am
by Iryssa
I would just like to say that I got into a Pro-Harry/No-Harry debate on a Christian forum I go to, and I KICKED THE HARRY-HATER'S BUTTS! BOO-YAH!
Haha, anyway, it was kinda funny to watch them scramble for new ways of presenting the same points over and over again...
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:46 am
by Dromond
Huh?
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:11 am
by Iryssa
Something amiss?
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:36 pm
by safetyjedi
You go girl!
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:29 pm
by Iryssa
*laugh* Oh, I will
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:00 pm
by Furls Fire
Iryssa wrote:I would just like to say that I got into a Pro-Harry/No-Harry debate on a Christian forum I go to, and I KICKED THE HARRY-HATER'S BUTTS! BOO-YAH!
Haha, anyway, it was kinda funny to watch them scramble for new ways of presenting the same points over and over again...
HAHA!!! YAH Iryssa!!!
Most of the people who burn it...haven't read it. And if they did, they will see that it promotes friendship, loyalty and most of all love.
I have zero tolerance for book burners.