The Dangers of Blending Religious Beliefs
The Dangers of Blending Religious Beliefs
showing how those calling themselves Christians are presenting evil as good and darkness as light. What may seem obviously dark and rooted in occult paganism within the storyline of Harry Potter is being repackaged and presented by Christians as Christian allegory and analogy, with new declarations. In this case, the message is that “self-sacrificing love is the greatest power in the universe”. The twist is that a witch (Harry Potter is a Wizard, Shaman, Sorcerer) in his act of “sacrificial love” in the offering of his life for his friends is being compared to what Jesus did in the giving of His life for mankind.
The Bible says we can “know them by their fruits”. After watching a show like Harry Potter, are people brought closer to Christ? Or, are they seeded with an interest in the occult?