My Thoughts on HP, LOTR, and L,W & W

Rating: Null/10 (5 December 2005)

I am a Christian, and I just wanted to say that I do agree that some people who claim to be Christians act very hypocritically sometimes.
It is really discouraging because as Christians, we are supposed to be consistent examples ( whether you take us seriously or not is beside the point; it's should just be our main goal )
There is controversy even among us Christians regarding The Lord of the Rings and now Narnia, but I would have to say ( without judgment or condemnation; I'm just voicing my honest thoughts and opinions ) that if anyone claims to be a Christian but does not feel uneasy about Harry Potter, there is something wrong.
I'm not trying to sound snobbish, but while those of you who are critical of us "hypocrites" lump The Lord of the Rings, Narnia, and Harry Potter together because they all contain "magic", there is a very distinct line separating Harry Potter from the other two.
I have not seen the Harry Potter movies, but watched part of "The Chamber of Secrets" for a while when it was on TV the other night. I'm sorry but there is something very evil there. I cannot explain the repulsion I felt in my soul... please bear with me.
The children are being taught to use witchcraft! And ( although I hear it is a little better in the newest movie ) it is treated rather lightly! The children don't seem to flinch at the presence of ghosts.
There are wizards in The Lord of the Rings, but "magic" is something which is treated with great care. There is no God in Middle Earth, so it seems that ( since some sort of "Higher Power" is needed to complete the story ) Tolkien chose to use "magic". Although some Christians are not in complete agreement as to whether or not this movie should have our approval, there is definitely not that evil feel to it.
I just read an article on the making of Narnia. C.S. Lewis said this when he wrote L,W & W: "I said to myself, 'Let us suppose that there were a land like Narnia and that the Son of God, as he became a Man in our world, became a Lion there, and then imagine what would happen'". L,W & W is definitely more directly related to Christianity than LOTR, but, like Tolkien, Lewis used a different land and a different form of a "Higher Power" to represent the deep truths of Christianity. It's some- times more effective than trying to use today's world and the "real God" when trying to witness. You guys would probably just dismiss it immediately! :)
Thanks for listening.