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Just read your article. I say, "Right on!" I think we spend too much time trying to knock down the world. No, I don't condone witchcraft, but let's let fantasy be fantasy and spend our energy teaching our children truth. If we spent half as much time sharing the love of Christ with the lost as we do criticizing each other, most of this would be a non-issue—there would be fewer people under Satan's influence. Thanks for calling it like you see it.

Thank you for your thoughts on the issue of Harry Potter/witchcraft and our response as followers of Jesus Christ. While no Potter fan myself, I believe if we are to share the good news, we need to be less salt and more light. By engaging people where they are, and by what registers with them, we can show that Christians are not as narrow-minded as we are portrayed. Your articles are a source of balanced information for me.

The Evil One, the Prince of Darkness, thanks you for your support of Harry Potter. It's nice to contribute to the confusion of God's people these days. God himself will hold you accountable.

Hogwash. The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings treat witchcraft as an evil or a force to be fought. In the Potter flicks, witchcraft is a force that can be used for good and needs to be learned! Heaven forbid! Have you lost your minds? You need discernment and I pray that you will reconsider your stance.

You need to go back to the Word of God. I am surprised by your endorsement of the movie. We are not to approve of evil, no matter how attractive it is.

I am thankful that you have had such negative response about Harry. Witchcraft is always an abomination to the Lord. There are no good witches. You are flipping good and evil. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe does not make witches the good guys. Harry does. Please consider the penalty in the Old Testament for this abomination. This is serious stuff.

I'm a fan of your e-zine but I've got to say, "You know better." It's not about Christians just "slamming" Harry Potter's "whimsy or fancy." It's about the effects of spiritism in a Jesus/Holy Spirit-seeker's life. The enemy's greatest device on the body of Christ is complacency, distraction and just plain getting soft about the rough corners of what we choose to view. We're either with God or not. We can't be fence walkers without paying a spiritual price. I'm not a legalistic, panic or fear stricken believer. I'm pretty open-minded and walk in the true freedom of Jesus. However, I understand the spiritual and psychological ramifications of toying with entertainment that sprays portions of "yuk" on me. Don't you agree that Potter is over the top? However good the writing, acting and production as art—still, it's so not of God.

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