"This is the action of one person who may or may not be secure in their own faith"
Exactly. Only those insecure in their faith or beliefs succumb to this type of behavior (this applies to all kinds of groups-not just religious). In actuality, Christianity is built on being challenged. The apostle Paul spoke of his ministry as "the defense and confirmation of the gospel" while Peter said we need to "be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you." People should be asked to examine the religion, make a conscious decision to believe or not on whether to believe or not. A Christian's duty is to present the evidence and let the hearer make a decision. Not be the thought police. As for the books, I have read them. IMO, I believe they are anti-religious. However, if you are a Christian, you should allow your children to read the books (at an appropriate age) so that you can have a dialogue with them about why you think the book is wrong and what they think. On the Harry Potter books, I see nothing anti-religious. They are just fiction IMO. The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy book with spells and evil and such that is never blasted by Christians (granted, Tolkien was a Christian himself). Hard to pick in choose. If you want to blast one book with witches and wizards, you should blast them all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:246522 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
