A Shift Of Pace

I want to take a little break from Miers blogging to point out La Shawn Barber's Harry Potter series review, which was just posted today on Townhall and raises some interesting questions. (Full disclosure: I confess to having never read one of Rowling's masterpieces, though I do remember seeing one of the movies. The first one. I think.)

While I appreciate the complex plots, the emphasis of good over evil, and renewed love of reading among children, as a Christian I struggle with the magical elements of the series. Other Christians seem to have a similar love-hate relationship with Harry Potter. “I read [the books] with a certain sense of guilt because I don’t think I should be allowing my mind to focus on things such as witchcraft,” one Christian confessed.

Some say the books will influence children to dabble in the occult, forbidden by the Bible, while others believe they teach valuable moral lessons and that Christian parents can use the books to share the Gospel.

Read the whole thing. One day I might just get around to checking out the books. When, exactly, I'm a bit unsure. I'm behind on a Townhall book review myself, and I just started Manchester's 800-some-odd-page The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill - Alone. Pray for me.