POWER BLOG

For a while if you remember, the Christian community was "Outraged" about the movie Harry Potter. I must admit that at that time, I jumped on the bandwagon too. I have 4 children and refused to let them go to the theatre (even with a school field trip) to see this movie.

To send your children to see this movie was right up there with enrolling them in a Satanic cult! I mean, it was the buzz! It's all you heard about. As I said, I was right there condemning it too!

Finally, when the movie reached the video stores, I decided to rent it and see exactly what the buzz was all about. To my horror, I found out after watching it myself, that it was . . Dare I say it? Okay, I'll just blurt it out! "entertaining". (Sorry, that's it)

Sure, it involves magic, wizards and the like, but I found these same elements in "The Sorcerers Apprentice", "Snow White" and other Disney films. Not to mention Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and several others. Witches, fairy God mothers, magic, you name it.

If left alone, this movie would have been taken for exactly what it is "entertaining". Instead, a few righteous Christians started a movement that made J.K. Rowling a "very" wealthy woman. (She must Love Christians) Otherwise, this movie would have ended up as just a flash in the pan.

A couple of self rightous Christians started something and the rest of the Christian world "jumped on the bandwagon", just like I did. The sad thing is, they did much more harm than good, in many different ways.

I have a 18 year old daughter (soon to be 19) that is afraid to watch this movie to this day, because of what the Church has told her. I'm sure she's not the only one.

After I reviewed it, I watched the movie with my two boys. The only big deal about this movie, is what the churches have made out of it. I'm sorry, but like Snow White and the apple, if you are afraid your children will find this sort of thing "too" appealing, do what I did. Sit down, watch it with them and explain about the "true" nature of magic and witchcraft and the danger of it.

Our duty is to preach or pass on the gospel of Jesus Christ, Not to police the rest of the world. The gospel of Jesus Christ is nothing but uplifting! If it is anything but uplifting, you'll find that someone, somewhere has added something to it, that Christ didn't put in it.

When we try to police everyone else as to what they can say or do or watch, (especially those who have not accepted Christ yet) we reduce Jesus to a policeman or cheap dictator.

Let God do the saving! We are nothing but a road sign to point people too him. If you really wonder why the rest of the world is turned off by Christianity, it's because we are often not very Christian ourselves and we over step our authority.

We are not called to be judges, we are called to be witnesses!