Comments on: My journey into and, later, out of Christianity (Born Again) http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/ Resources for skeptical, de-converting, or former Christians...... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: seek and ye shall find…. but what? « de-conversion http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-36836 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:58:46 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-36836 [...] 26, 2009 I’ve been reading the comments here lately and I have noticed that a lot of Christian readers [...]

]]> By: Dealing with Doubt « de-conversion http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-36414 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:57:55 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-36414 [...] It was my sister’s turn to ride in the front seat, so I climbed into the back. I wasn’t in the mood to talk, but that wasn’t unusual, so I sat quietly as mom backed the station wagon out of the driveway. [...]

]]> By: Joe http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-34510 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:58:21 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-34510 What I mean in #14 is that children “deserve” to have wonder and dreams when children. They should enjoy a period in their lives where fairies and elves just might be real. This helps them develop their imagination, a sense of humor, and a wonder about life itself. Granted, I would not want my children reading “The Satanic Bible” until they were old enough to really understand it—
and decide for themselves what they want to believe–but Harry Potter, the Narnia Chronicles (full of witches and imaginary characters) and other books never hurt a child–on the contrary, they help them develop a healthy imagination, which is a good thing.

]]> By: Joe http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-34509 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:53:07 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-34509 The hostility against Harry Potter is only a “fringe” group of Christians. These might be the same ones who feel good about donating money so some televangelist can get a second lear jet.

I’m a Christian and I love the Harry Potter movies. I have never taken the time to read one of the books—but I love the movies. Who are we without our imaginations? I personally think that anyone who wants to take away the imagination of a child is a total idiot. And that goes for those who would keep their kids from viewing or reading Harry Potter because the characters are wizards and witches.

There is also a “fringe” in the opposite direction too. There are those so obsessed with “proving” that only material things exist that they prohibit their children from believing in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. They tell their children there are no such things as fairies or elves too. To me, that is just as idiot as a Christian lunatic fringe afraid of anything that might border on the “occultic” in their minds.

]]> By: writerdd http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-34498 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:59:56 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-34498 I personally think they don’t like Harry Potter because they think witchcraft is a real, supernatural evil. I used to believe that anyway.

]]> By: Eve's Apple http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-34497 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:25:18 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-34497 Wanting the world to be magical – Jesus replacing Santa as the bringer of magic – I wonder if that is at the root of the hostility towards the Harry Potter series. It seems strange that Potter, which never claims to be anything other than fantasy, somehow strikes such a nerve in certain parts of the Christian community. Is it because they are afraid that people will start making comparisons between the two (Harry Potter and religion), and conclude that churches are peddling a form of magic that is just as effective as Potter’s made-up spells? I mean, come on now, it seems silly to take Harry Potter seriously, we all know that there is no such place as Hogwarts and no such powers as described in these books, much as we’d all like that to be true.

If I had to choose between the two, I’d take Harry Potter, because at least there I know I am dealing with imagination. Potter doesn’t make any promises in the name of truth, doesn’t raise expectations, and then turn around and dash those hopes to the ground by making some excuse or another why the marvels we were promised–speaking in tongues, miracles, visions–are not really to be sought after. Yet churches do this with astounding regularity. If, as the nuns said, that these things are only for the favored few, then why talk about them at all? Isn’t that false advertising?

]]> By: atimetorend http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-34471 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:51:26 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-34471 “This message is aimed pretty heavily at teens. It feeds into young people’s desires to be independent, rebellious, unique and counter-cultural. “

That is a profound statement. It is a super attractive message for teens, and that pride can continue to grow in adulthood, finding significance in being different, validating that if you are opposed you must be doing the right thing for God. Scary.

]]> By: Change creeps in unawares « de-conversion http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-34466 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:45:30 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-34466 [...] June 10, 2009 Part 4 of My journey into and, later, out of Christianity [...]

]]> By: Was I saved or brainwashed? « de-conversion http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-33893 Wed, 20 May 2009 17:05:15 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-33893 [...] My journey into and, later, out of Christianity (Born Again) [...]

]]> By: Kane http://de-conversion.com/2009/03/09/my-journey-into-and-later-out-of-christianity-born-again/#comment-32514 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:37:29 +0000 http://de-conversion.com/?p=2611#comment-32514 Journeyman: huh?

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