Why do Christian people find H. Potter controversial?
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Because they find almost everything controversial.
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Ive never seen harry potter but from what Ive heard there is alot of witchcraft in it which would be against the christian faith.  Parents need to be careful what their children watch, violence included.
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The quality of the book and the veracity of the story line do not really appear to be the issue for people who speak out against the book.  I realize that the Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction, and I'm not unduly upset about the content, as it is not presented as historical fact.  That said, I understand why many Christians, especially Catholics, feel the need to attempt some kind of damage control.  The book's merits (such as they are) aside, it has been tremendously popular, translated into forty languages, and has the ability to color the religious views of people who are relatively ignorant of Church practices and history.  Your point is well taken, though, considering that the movie would get much less press if it wasn't allowed to create controversy.  Apparently it's not even a very good movie.  And to the person who said that the asker needs to educate himself/herself and investigate the book before making these claims:  I don't know if he/she has, but it's very possible that one would still reach this conclusion.  I DO know that I have, and I'll debate the plausibility of the storyline with you any day, and I'm not even offended by the book's fictional claims.  They may be entertaining for some, but they are also completely unsubstantiated and fictional, and I hope you're not implying otherwise.  All in all, the only thing that offends me about this book is the banal writing style.  Hardy Boys is a good comparison.  Still, I understand why Christians want to counter some of the underlying ideas and paranoia.
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I do not disagree with your "challenge".  At times I find myself wondering if I am ignoring Jesus' advice in Matthew 7:06 ("Do not cast your pearls before swine").  I think it is okay for a Christian to get a little emotional in their defense of the faith...as long as it doesn't cross the line to an uncontrolled anger.\n\nAre our words falling on deaf ears?  Maybe they are hardened "reprobates" and they only come here to be "a thorn in the side". But maybe, just maybe, deep inside they come to this page because they know that they might be wrong...
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They want to believe part of God's Word... but not all of God's Word.  God is the same yesterday, today, and forever more.  They deny that.\n\nTo be stern, its called being a hypocrite.  And God hates hypocrisy too.  If you are not going to be hot... be cold.
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I am sure it would have been much more controversial if Rolling Stone called him Mohammed rather than Jesus. Christians have always had art with people in them. Muslims have always said it was wrong to have any art with god or the prophet in it.
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Well, you are certain to get a bunch of Christians jumping on this one, which may be an answer in itself.  Much ignorance is due to having a different point of view (usually christian, but perhaps other "standard" religions as well) that prevents you from seeking real facts.\n\nSecondly, the pagan mysteries have long protected themselves, hiding behind symbols, misdirection and so on, because of persecution.  Remember the burning times!  (i.e., the inquisition.)  Also, I think many modern pagans, witches, wicca, (use what term you will), believe that only a small percentage of people are capable of being a part of the pagan world: one might almost call it snobbery.  Think of Malfoy and his contempt for anyone who is not born a "pureblood" witch or wizard.  You think Rawlings pulled that out of pure imagination?\n\nThen there are those who are simply not ready to tell all they know.  (Where does AuntB93 fit in all this?)
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This controversy has existed from the very beginning, and\nthe writings of the "Church Fathers" themselves reveal\nthat they were constantly forced by the pagan\nintelligentsia to defend what the non-Christians and other\nChristians ("heretics")4 alike saw as a preposterous and\nfabricated yarn with absolutely no evidence of it ever\nhaving taken place in history. As Rev. Robert Taylor says,\n"And from the apostolic age downwards, in a never\ninterrupted succession, but never so strongly and\nemphatically as in the most primitive times, was the\nexistence of Christ as a man most strenuously denied."5\nEmperor Julian, who, coming after the reign of the\nfanatical and murderous "good Christian" Constantine,\nreturned rights to pagan worshippers, stated, "If anyone\nshould wish to know the truth with respect to you\nChristians, he will find your impiety to be made up partly\nof the Jewish audacity, and partly of the indifference and\nconfusion of the Gentiles, and that you have put together\nnot the best, but the worst characteristics of them both."
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I don't see anything wrong with your beliefs.  In fact one of the things that pisses me off most in the Pagan community is Christian bashing.\n\nI believe some of this stems from people who call themselves Christians that ridicule our beliefs calling them false or devil-worshiping.  \n\nHowever, far more, I think, comes from some Pagan and Neo-Pagan authors who try to make Christians out to be the villains.  These people also perpetuate the myth that Christians hate everybody who isn't one and attempt to use the past, such as the crusades, in order to falsely validate this opinion.\n\nI don't think Christians ever blatantly took Pagan beliefs, Although I believe some Pagan practices may have been incorporated into Christianity, the same goes for virtually all religions.  We all take beliefs and/or traditions from religions that came before ours because they had been a part of life. Being Wiccan, I absolutely know Christianity couldn't take any of my beliefs because my religion is fairly new.\n\nAll in all, I see no reason to be at war with Christianity.  On the contrary, we should be working to better understand one anther's belief systems if at least to gain more knowledge about the world around us.
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I think the criticism is funny. It's a show where people have problems and a guy talks to Jesus about them. Isn't this what christians want? As for people getting mad that clergy are represented as pill poppers and worse well as the son of two ministers I have seen that and worse from people who are ordained and in the pulpit.
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First of all, I'd like to point out that I don't critisize God, or anyones religion, for that matter. Yes, I choose to be wiccan, but that doesn't make me bad, by any means. It's not devil worship, as many have said here. Your question could be turned around to say "Why do christians put down Pagans and Wiccans?" I think we should all just agree to disagree, and move on from there. I have many friends who are christian, I even used to be a member of the Baptist faith, however, I wasn't satisfied. I found more religion sitting at my house than I ever did sitting in a Church! People are what turned me away from the church, because there are so many hypocrites who profess to be such upstanding christians, then they are caught doing "unchristian-like" things. I don't judge people, and people shouldn't judge me. That is my take on it.\n\nBlessed Be.
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Actually the shadow of truth is not about the holy grail, the church doesn't care about this part... but the truth from the novel is that Jesus is a mortal prophit and his divinity was invented by men long ago. This is what people should research for, and not quote the bible cause the bible has already been modified.
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Most people hate christians, becuase that they think that Christians are trying to convert them into something that they don't want to be. When in reality God is calling them to a relationship with Him. They are taking their frustrations with God out on the person that is happy being in a relationship with Him. Not out fault your mad at God! \n\nAlso, you have to remember that God said that the church would be persecuted because of Him. We are called to be strong through it all and and keep pressing toward the mark! \n\nNon-beleivers have to remember that every person that claims to be a christian is not one. Just because Bush says he's Christians doesnt' mean that he speaks for all Christians, just because Bobby Joe from around the corner claimed to be a christians and you caught him doing something contrary to Christians beleifs doesn't mean that he speaks for me. That's the biggest problem, they hate people judging them when the person judging is doing the same thing they are doing. The reality, however, is that God is judging and that is all that matters!
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Well... I guess many people have hard feelings towards cristianity.. and the book gave them "arguments". Have you realized people who think it is a great book are not readers? I mean.., most of them have not read more than ten books in their life. but somehow they knew that there was a book "revealing" the truth about those things in the form of a novel.. and that caught their atention.\nA funny thing. I know some who don't believe in what church does... but didn't have any trouble to accept blindly right away what the book says.
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Uhm,\n\nWhat religious leaders are not hypocritical?  If you want to stir up the pot a little try the Reverend (underlined) Jesse (exclam) Jackson (stars all around).  But I will tell you this - you are going to piss off probably 90 percent of the people who read what you write, and if it is for a college class, you should pick a less controversial topic.
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If one's faith is so weak that it is undermined by a work of fiction, then there's something wrong with the person not the book.  Why does a fictional book and movie which by the accounts I've read was rushed and not well put together threaten some religious people so much?  Is it really that scary a prospect for people to examine their faith?   I don't understand it.  But hey, if people want to boycott, more power to them, it won't hurt the theaters.
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The one thing some Christians have against them (I am Christian as well) is how they treat others.  Our pastor recently said in a sermon,  " I'll tell you, if I was a non-believer and was thinking about becoming a Christian, the one thing that would stop me is how we treat others and ourselves."\n\nI have to agree.  The way you bring people to love Jesus is by love, prayer, and grace.  Not by bashing them for not being Christian.  Truth is:  we are all sinners and being Christian does NOT make us superior, yet we act as though it should.  We are ALL God's children.  EVERY sin is equal in God's eyes.\n\n\nWhy would anyone respect us if we approach them in an accusing, judgemental manner?!\n\nThere is hypocrisy in ALL faiths and ALL people because we are all sinners.  Please understand...no one is perfect except Jesus Christ.  Being a follower of Christ in no way makes our sins invisible.\n\nI am embarrassed and apologetic for the image some of us have portrayed.