Friday, November 19, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Hogwarts School of Satan
With the last installment of the Harry Potter series being released in theatres tomorrow I found it fitting to talk a little bit about the series. No other fantasy series has ever been associated with religion quite like Harry Potter. Praised by readers but plagued by devout Christians, the series has had its ups and downs. Many hardcore Catholics believe that the series produces satanic messages and teaches kids that its ok to believe in witchcraft. The irony is that the Harry Potter series has also been heavily backed by the same group. Many Christians also try to find symbolic meaning in the books and believe that the author, J.K Rowling, is writing in allegory to biblical themes. Personally, I don't think the series has any religous context at all. The books are all fiction and made for kids to enjoy. People read too much into them and they are for entertainment only. Stuck in the Middle
Although Obama has been widely criticized by both political parties about not enacting enough change or enacting too much change, he still is doing exactly what he said he would. In both of Obama's books "Dreams From My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope" Obama talks about how democrats are too quick to back failing government programs and how Republican's are too individualistic. He also criticizes the politicaly tense atmosphere in the United States. Since running for office Obama has preached slow incremental reform from legislation, and that nothing happens over night. The American people are asking too much of a president that came into office with the debt as high as it was and the system of legislation as chaotic as it was. Obama will be able to get America back on its feet as long as we give him time.
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