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FROM<\/strong> a reader:<\/p>\n

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While I enjoy your writings, you need to get a life with regard to Harry Potter. It’s called fantasy for a reason.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And from another reader on this “harmless fantasy”:<\/p>\n

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Thank you so much for speaking out on this issue.\u00a0 I was one who found the books and movies to be “harmless”… until I went with my teenage son to see the latest movie this summer. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Two days after the movie I was overwhelmed with a very strong desire to learn witchcraft, spells, etc.\u00a0 I went immediately to the mall bookstore to find books on this subject, and I also looked at Ouija boards, Tarot Cards, etc. Only by the grace of God did I walk out of that store with nothing.\u00a0 I wish I could describe how strong a pull this was for me… and it still<\/em> has a bit of hold on me.\u00a0 There is a “psychic” in our town and now it takes everything in me to drive by her shop without stopping… and before, I never gave her a second thought. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for reaching out in truth on this subject.
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The above testimony is not, nor necessarily will be the experience of many Harry Potter readers. But it stands as a warning<\/em> of what many Potter critics are saying:\u00a0 Harry Potter is a captivating introduction to the occult.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you struggling with a curiosity in witchcraft, horoscopes, dark video games and other forms of occultist darkness? I want to direct you to a powerful writing from a successor of the Apostles. I have re-posted it on my website here<\/a> titled: A Catholic Guide to The Occult<\/em><\/a>.
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Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will turn away from the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and demonic instructions… (1 Tim 4:1)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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