tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16413529.post113216408817199700..comments2023-09-03T06:38:13.721-04:00Comments on Crocker Chronicle: What to do with Harry Potter?scottmcrockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443168472392620197noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16413529.post-1133806174878085102005-12-05T13:09:00.000-05:002005-12-05T13:09:00.000-05:00I would have to agree with what you said. I have ...I would have to agree with what you said. I have heard so many "religious" believers say that Harry Potter is Satan and that we should be separated from the world via exclusivity while passing it off as being in the world and not of the world. They've also taken on Holy Hip Hop or Gospel Rap calling it demonic as well. But with these stances I've seen much hypocrisy where they might joke around and make their own "rap song for Jesus" or are engulfed in the US' cultural values of materialism or they watch television shows that don't talk about God either. How do you reach people who are involved in a specific culture without knowing or understanding the things they speak about? Is this what it means to not be of the world? I'm not a Biblical scholar and I'm learning like everyone else but I believe that if Paul or even Jesus, Himself took that stance then He wouldn't have affected as many people as he had way back when nor many of the believers today who found salvation in the midst of sin and allowed the Holy Spirit to cleanse them... I think I'm rambling... But would the woman with the 7 devils have become one of Jesus' most devoted followers if He followed the religious and did not speak to her for fear of being accused of unholiness since that was part of the "religious" culture of the time? I believe it is fine to know and understand the trends of society today so we are relevant, without being compromising, to non-believers. Religion (as in traditions, culture, extra biblical parts of the historical and some modern churches) has turned away so many people who would be awesome followers of Christ. Holiness can be THE standard and we can be also be relative as well without living a life unpleasing to God. More can be said... but I've said enough...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16413529.post-1132207879537751682005-11-17T01:11:00.000-05:002005-11-17T01:11:00.000-05:00Notwithstanding Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ...Notwithstanding Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ (which was heavily marketed to believers), movies are generally secular and serve a generally secular audience. A movie's success depends on its quality, marketing, and availabilty. This is a good thing -- the overall marketplace should be in control, not any special interest group. That would really stifle creative freedom.freethoughtguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533552985052601292noreply@blogger.com