My family have been Harry Potter fans from day one! We waited eagerly for each new book. The fastest readers got first dibs, than it was passed on down. At one point, we acquired the books in cassettes for our non readers. We were definitely hooked.
It took us awhile to pick up on the negative vibes that certain portions of today’s population were putting out against the series and J.K. Rowlings. It began to filter in that the books were being blackballed due to the fact that they were about witches and wizards (the dark side of things). I found this astonishing as much of the worlds best literature also have witches- The Narnia series, Lord of the Rings, Shakespeare, Hans Christian Anderson, etc. etc. What was the big deal?
I became very perturbed when I realized that most of the naysayers had never even opened a Harry Potter book. They were simply repeating what they had been told. They were taking others opinions as their own without ever checking it out for themselves.
The subject came up with a respected friend who immediately began to come unglued and vehemently trash the books. I let him finish his speech. I, then, looked him in the eyes and asked, “Have you ever read one?” He answered in the negative. I proceeded with a quiet, “Well, you don’t really know what the story is about, do you?” He was taken aback and I tactfully changed the subject.
I tell this story because I see the same situation now in regards to today’s “religion” questions. So many people stating so many ideas that it makes your head spin. This is right. No, this is. God is this. No, God is this. No, there is no God.
And yet….how many have tried to find out for themselves? People over the centuries have given their very lives to insure that all could have access to God’s words. We live in the great information age. We can google on any subject- when did you last read the scriptures for yourself? When was the last time you knelt down and talked to God? When was the last time you listened to His answer?
He didn’t leave us here without guidance or directions. Not utilizing them is somewhat like trying to get thru college without ever cracking a book! Find out for yourself! Don’t take my word for it. Don’t take anybody’s word for it. Go to the source. Go to God. Read His word, talk to Him.
Here is one of His messages about today. “There shall be great pollutions upon the face of the earth; there shall be murders, and robbing, and lying, and deceiving, and whoredoms, and all manner of abominations; when there shall be many who will say, Do this or do that, and it mattereth not, for the Lord will uphold such at the last day. But wo unto such, for they are in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity……….Why have ye transfigured the holy word of God, that ye might bring damnation upon your souls? Behold, look ye unto the revelations of God: for behold, the time cometh at that day when all these things must be fulfilled.” Now go find more advice for your self. It’s there for everyone to know if they truly want to.That’s the view from my side of the street, what’s yours?
It took us awhile to pick up on the negative vibes that certain portions of today’s population were putting out against the series and J.K. Rowlings. It began to filter in that the books were being blackballed due to the fact that they were about witches and wizards (the dark side of things). I found this astonishing as much of the worlds best literature also have witches- The Narnia series, Lord of the Rings, Shakespeare, Hans Christian Anderson, etc. etc. What was the big deal?
I became very perturbed when I realized that most of the naysayers had never even opened a Harry Potter book. They were simply repeating what they had been told. They were taking others opinions as their own without ever checking it out for themselves.
The subject came up with a respected friend who immediately began to come unglued and vehemently trash the books. I let him finish his speech. I, then, looked him in the eyes and asked, “Have you ever read one?” He answered in the negative. I proceeded with a quiet, “Well, you don’t really know what the story is about, do you?” He was taken aback and I tactfully changed the subject.
I tell this story because I see the same situation now in regards to today’s “religion” questions. So many people stating so many ideas that it makes your head spin. This is right. No, this is. God is this. No, God is this. No, there is no God.
And yet….how many have tried to find out for themselves? People over the centuries have given their very lives to insure that all could have access to God’s words. We live in the great information age. We can google on any subject- when did you last read the scriptures for yourself? When was the last time you knelt down and talked to God? When was the last time you listened to His answer?
He didn’t leave us here without guidance or directions. Not utilizing them is somewhat like trying to get thru college without ever cracking a book! Find out for yourself! Don’t take my word for it. Don’t take anybody’s word for it. Go to the source. Go to God. Read His word, talk to Him.
Here is one of His messages about today. “There shall be great pollutions upon the face of the earth; there shall be murders, and robbing, and lying, and deceiving, and whoredoms, and all manner of abominations; when there shall be many who will say, Do this or do that, and it mattereth not, for the Lord will uphold such at the last day. But wo unto such, for they are in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity……….Why have ye transfigured the holy word of God, that ye might bring damnation upon your souls? Behold, look ye unto the revelations of God: for behold, the time cometh at that day when all these things must be fulfilled.” Now go find more advice for your self. It’s there for everyone to know if they truly want to.That’s the view from my side of the street, what’s yours?
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