"...witches could give public testimonies about the benefits of their religion, but Christians were no longer allowed to express their faith and testimonies...Christianity simply doesn't fit, and Mr. Norfolk of the Pagan Federation thinks he knows why. The Christian Church has failed to provide "the right degree of spirituality for young people," he explains. In contrast, paganism involves "direct communication with the divine."
http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles/Ha...I have always found it interesting how on one hand Atheist educators have called the Bible "fairy stories" and then excluded them from school curriculum as religious...
all the while including works like the Harry Potter series. In 2009 The Telegraph had an article about how parents weren't wanting certain children's books because they were not politically correct enough... only to rave questionable works in 2010. You see it is a wind of convenience and media that would have parents change their minds; movies action figures and happy meals don't hurt the sales either...
"Traditional fairytales 'not PC enough'
Parents have stopped reading traditional fairytales to their children because they are too scary and not politically correct, according to research."
By Graeme Paton, Education Editor 2:14PM GMT 05 Jan 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books...The 25 best children's books
From classics to modern day tales of magic (including Harry Potter)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books...Is it more politically correct to teach on witchcraft and demonology than Biblical teachings and characters... if they are all just "fairy stories" anyway? What is there to fear from a good half hour of reading the bible in class right after the same of Harry Potter?
If a child is to know grand literary works of the world... maybe one should start with the best seller of all times... one that would easily rival the popular as the Potter series to date. At leas this way children could examine it for themselves...
we do want them thinking outside the box, don't we?
The problem with the fairy stories like the Potter series is, there is no answer for daily life... no miracle for impatience, and no purposeful destiny. The movies and books only entertain, whereas the Bible offers the real magic of a changed life, and forgiveness of sin regardless of how bad. Hope is something we are only resigned to dream and muse about with such fantasies, however with Christ "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Psalms 46:1).
I can see the problem with teaching the Bible in school again... jobs would be lost because less crowd control will be needed; less money in the sin-tax coffers because less addiction would occur; less pharmaceuticals would be use and less abortions; and people would once again understand what right and wrong is. Inherently people know how dangerous the Bible is... truth has that effect. It may be fun to ride a broomstick for Harry... but it is by far more radically fulfilling and healing, carrying a cross for Jesus!