Benedictine monk supports messages within Harry Potter

We've heard of Harry Potter dissenters, but here's some religious support for the Harry Potter series, as a Benedictine monk is publishing "Baptising Harry Potter: A Christian Reading of Harry Potter." "I do not think there is any intelligent view out there that says these books are evil. They are the sort of objections that come from people who have not read them. "What are they suggesting we do, ban everyone who turns up at a children's party to do a few tricks," said Fr Luke. "I don't feel at all that the books were leading children away from Christian spirituality. "They are full of Christian themes of love and sacrifice," he said. Check out the full article here. Thoughts?

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Benedictine monk supports messages within Harry Potter

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Question : According to Order of the Phoenix, which fellow Gryffindor student almost didn't return to school because their mother didn't believe Harry and Dumbledore?