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Why does Tolkien get a pass but not Harry Potter?
« Reply #65 on: May 26, 2016, 03:36:47 PM »
Read cassini's posts - he that hath ears to hear let him hear. Even to a wretch like me it is clear.

There are whole catalogues of books some light at the back of my copy ofFaber's Blessed Sacrament & I will try and post scans.  An online collection of good books might help destroy the evil Gnostic mania.

Why does Tolkien get a pass but not Harry Potter?
« Reply #66 on: May 26, 2016, 04:05:39 PM »
I know plenty of people who are avid fans of the Tolkein books and films and not one of them has been become stronger in the Faith or converted to Catholicism because of it.  By the fruits you will know it.


Why does Tolkien get a pass but not Harry Potter?
« Reply #67 on: May 27, 2016, 01:53:40 AM »
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I know plenty of people who are avid fans of the Tolkein books and films and not one of them has been become stronger in the Faith or converted to Catholicism because of it.  By the fruits you will know it.




If you are trying to get someone to convert I would recommend some of St Augustine's writings. Not a fantasy book for entertaining young adults.

Why does Tolkien get a pass but not Harry Potter?
« Reply #68 on: May 27, 2016, 05:31:12 AM »
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Quote from: magdalena
I know plenty of people who are avid fans of the Tolkein books and films and not one of them has been become stronger in the Faith or converted to Catholicism because of it.  By the fruits you will know it.




If you are trying to get someone to convert I would recommend some of St Augustine's writings. Not a fantasy book for entertaining young adults.


Exactly.

Re: Why does Tolkien get a pass but not Harry Potter?
« Reply #69 on: May 26, 2018, 04:20:50 PM »
I know this is late, but...
I have read both LOTR and HP, and done extensive research on them...
the authors: Tolkien is a Catholic scholar, Rowling is a semi-pagan modernist...
WHO DOES THE MAGIC: Gandalf is a Maia, the equivalent of an angel, while the elves are the equivalent of ourselves before the Fall, In Harry Potter, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Luna, Harry, Draco, they are all normal children with the exception of "magical talent." 
the detail of the magic, "mellon," the elvish word for friend is a much lighter spell then "Avada Kedevra," the killing curse, or "Crucio," the torture curse...
Also, as a side-detail, Harry Potter starts rather innocently with simple broomstick flying and the like, but by Deathly Hallows, they are discussing Horcruxes, which are the 7 things Voldemort separated his soul into, the DARKEST TYPE OF WITCHCRAFT IN HARRY POTTER... Rowling is a good writer.  The content is what we should be concerned about. 
If this doesn't convince you (as I don't have the time to write a fuller description currently) read the following letter, written by an ex-witch in 2000: https://www.pacinst.com/witch.htm .