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    "What starts out as spooks and spells can lead to psychological and spiritual damage," says Youthwork editor John Buckeridge. "We strongly doubt that it fosters an attachment to evil powers. Harry's world, in any case, is a moral one a," says A Christian Century (12-1-99) editorial.

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    "What starts out as spooks and spells can lead to psychological and spiritual damage," says Youthwork editor John Buckeridge. "We strongly doubt that it fosters an attachment to evil powers. Harry's world, in any case, is a moral one a," says A Christian Century (12-1-99) editorial.

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    Harry Potter Controversy, does Harry influence children to turn to Witchcraft?

    "I get letters from children addressed to Professor Dumbledore [headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the books setting], and it s not a joke, begging to be let into Hogwarts, and some of them are really sad. Because they want it to be true so badly they ve convinced themselves "The growing number of books and TV shows like Harry Potter and Sabrina the Teenage Witch encourage an interest in magic as harmless fun," he warms. "However for some young people it could fuel a fascination that leads to dangerous dabbling with occult powers. So what starts out as spooks and spells can lead to psychological and spiritual damage, John Buckeridge, editor of Youthwork, a British Christian magazine says.

    it s true," J.K Rowling says.

    "Rowling is not the first fantasy writer to be attacked by conservative Christians. Even the explicitly Christian writer LEngle has taken heat for the 'magic' elements in A Wrinkle in Time. Such critics are right in thinking that fantasy writing is powerful and needs to be taken seriously. But we strongly doubt that it fosters an attachment to evil powers. Harry's world, in any case, is a moral one a," A Christian Century (12-1-99) editorial, "Wizards and Muggles," states.

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