How Much Witchcraft is Okay?

The final installment of the Harry Potter series opened nationwide on Friday, 11/19/10, with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  This has been one of the most highly anticipated movie openings in cinema history, with many theaters playing the movie on multiple screens and adding midnight showings.

Christians, too, have been caught up in reading the Harry Potter books and watching the movies:

"I have read and fallen in love with these books. There is no element of witchcraft to be found in them."


"This is an area of liberty for me."


"I've read the books and there is no withcraft."


"It's all in good fun.  This is all fantasy and the magic has no basis in reality.  But the movies are exciting and fun to watch."

Now, speaking as someone who has done Wicca/witchcraft before, I can attest that the Harry Potter books DO contain actual spells and witchcraft.  But don't just take it from me that the Harry Potter books contain actual witchcraft: Continue Reading>>>