tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post112308688824617649..comments2024-03-28T08:41:17.341-04:00Comments on <center> Ralph the Sacred River </center>: PotterismEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188482189638751204noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1123880488526911472005-08-12T17:01:00.000-04:002005-08-12T17:01:00.000-04:00Seems to me that a book in which we kept hearing t...Seems to me that a book in which we kept hearing that it is the strength and innocence of Harry's ability to love for that will allow him to defeat evil and save the world should not be <I>too</I> problematic for Christianity, despite some of the silly controversy surrounding it.Alcibiadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423547067133975294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1123425780894396492005-08-07T10:43:00.000-04:002005-08-07T10:43:00.000-04:00There's an evangelical pastor who has a new book o...There's an evangelical pastor who has a new book out arguing that HP is Christian allegory. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nj.com/living/expresstimes/index.ssf?/base/living-0/1121418388103900.xml&coll=2" REL="nofollow">HP is really a Christian text</A><BR/><BR/>I too was gobsmacked by the ending, her strongest so far. A brilliant book and very enjoyable. I disagree about her prose skills -- her prose is transparent and often quietly witty. <BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1123212526977835872005-08-04T23:28:00.000-04:002005-08-04T23:28:00.000-04:00I mentioned Harry Potter at my friend's wedding an...I mentioned Harry Potter at my friend's wedding and was quickly reprimanded by a woman for "bringing up witchcraft in a church." Well, I was quite dumbfounded. I believe I responded by saying "Witchcraft? It's a fictional novel." But I digress. Once I finish reading The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, then I'll make time for the lesser stories :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1123175898402192122005-08-04T13:18:00.000-04:002005-08-04T13:18:00.000-04:00Thanks, guys ... I think I agree with the T-shirt ...Thanks, guys ... I think I agree with the T-shirt ... because when ... that guy ... um ... did the thing to ... the other guy ... I think he destroyed the ... you-know-what ... and both guys knew it. <BR/><BR/>It's hard trying to avoid spoilers.EMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02505525490002421093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1123088918187311912005-08-03T13:08:00.000-04:002005-08-03T13:08:00.000-04:00I finished the book in recent days as well and enj...I finished the book in recent days as well and enjoyed your assessment, in large part of course because it lines up with my own :D As for one of the more 'reeling' parts, may I recommend a <A HREF="http://www.punksandnerds.com/innocent.html" REL="nofollow">T-shirt</A>?Pilgrim at First and Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626829109674609655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396860.post-1123087529842703542005-08-03T12:45:00.000-04:002005-08-03T12:45:00.000-04:00I too just finished the latest Harry Potter and wa...I too just finished the latest <I>Harry Potter</I> and was thinking of blogging on it. I quite enjoyed it -- and I know what you mean by your head reeling! My daughter and I were reading it at the same time and she cried near the end.Tyler F. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006169499862034391noreply@blogger.com