TrekNoid wrote:
> On Dec 8, 6:08 pm, "Julia Dream" <pinkw...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> BTW, you mentioned not having a problem with The Chronicles of Narnia
>> because only the bad characters used magic.  I believe that Aslan used magic
>> (in the books, anyway; don't recall about the movie), and he was definitely
>> one of the good characters.

> Okay... I'll come out for this one :)

> Aslan didn't 'use' magic... Aslan 'was' magic...

> I guess it comes down as 'God can do supernatural things, because
> God's supernatural'... and Aslan was clearly meant to symbolize God.

> As for the Golden Compass/Harry Potter/etc...  One of the things I've
> learned over the years, and as a parent, is that to give something a
> label is to give it power. Here's an example:

> My son is 10 now, and he read Harry Potter in school... He's been a
> Star Wars fan a long time, and has seen 'The Force' in action... He's
> even got a World of Warcraft character now... Net result?  He sees all
> this as fantasy... It's no big deal to him.

> On the other hand, we've gone out-of-our-way to not have guns of any
> kind in the house... No Nerf guns... No dart guns... nothing... Net
> result?  He's fascinated by them, and looks for any opportunity to
> play with them at friends or parents.

> So, we labeled guns as forbidden, and that gave them a special status
> in his mind...

> In the long run, I don't think Harry Potter is the danger... I think
> it's the labeling of the subject matter of Harry Potter as 'dangerous'
> that makes it dangerous, if you believe such things are.

> I know this probably comes as a surprise for those who have known me
> for years, but 10 years of parenting gives a little perspective on
> some things :)