Is Dumbledore God? No. Definitely not. Well, maybe. Let me ask: If Voldemort can be evil incarnate — the devil, why can’t Dumbledore be a God-figure? And then there are those traits Harry shares with Jesus: his willingness to sacrifice himself in order to defeat Voldemort and save the Wizarding world. I can hear the […]
Is Harry Potter a menace to our children’s souls?
Richard Abanes: Harry Potter and the Bible: The Menace Behind the Magick, Horizon, 2001. Connie Neal: What’s a Christian to Do With Harry Potter?, WaterBrook, 2001. Years ago, as a teen, I heard a man at a church speak on the evils of popular culture. I expected him to rail against the usual suspects — […]