Wow TT...totally unnecessary in your drama and directness.... You enter this thread. You state that you are NOT going to see the movie and equate it with voodoo etc. Then, you say that the only reason you aren't going to see it is because you are a christian. THEN, you say that you don't want to see it. Then, its Your the parent etc...Jesus, it's like listening to MY dad talk...Decisions without reasons....parents are famous for that...it's funny how people WITH kids are comfortable justifying their positions to other adults as though they were children....
And to get to your analysis of my prior faith, a change of heart and mind doesn't mean that it wasn't real at the time. Ever been in love more than once? Each time it seems like it's the be-all-end-all. But you allow yourself to change and grow and reality is totally different. Close yourself off, as you have, stating that "nothing can change my mind once I believe in something"...wow. Not much for learning, are we? Because that's the whole point of learning, isn't it? Changing your perception?
And that, I think, is what scares some Fundamentalists about these types of movies/books etc...change. They see some kid approaching the Pagan Religion and they think "uh-oh! A kid is trying to learn about Paganism!" So what? You state that your main interest is in having your kids be better than you and not to make your mistakes? How about giving them a chance to expand their minds? How about exposing them to the world and letting them choose what they want to believe? How about allowing them the possibility of change? Maybe they'll come back to you and say "mommy, you were right. The world is full of evil and I'm glad I was careful. Yay God." Or maybe they'll come back and say "hey I just saw the Harry Potter movie on video and you know what? I loved it!" Who knows. My point is that I'm not suggesting what is and isn't right for you and your family in terms of belief and morality. But I'm not hearing from you any specific issue you would take with this movie that led you to state that you weren't gonna LET your family see this movie. If you didn't WANT to see it, the post would have read "Eh, don't really want to see it. Doesn't seem interesting". NOT what you DID say equating it to psychics and voodoo etc...
OH, and so you say you'd rather stand with someone who's firm in their beliefs rather than someone who's wishy-washy? And wishy-washy, I'm guessing, would be referring to me and my quest to find what I believe in the world, taking a bit from everything? So you, an african american(?), would rather stand with a member of the KKK who, like you, says he will NEVER change his way of thinking if he believes it, then someone who USED to be in the klan but now works for the Southen Poverty Law firm. I refuse to believe that to be true.
And to get to your analysis of my prior faith, a change of heart and mind doesn't mean that it wasn't real at the time. Ever been in love more than once? Each time it seems like it's the be-all-end-all. But you allow yourself to change and grow and reality is totally different. Close yourself off, as you have, stating that "nothing can change my mind once I believe in something"...wow. Not much for learning, are we? Because that's the whole point of learning, isn't it? Changing your perception?
And that, I think, is what scares some Fundamentalists about these types of movies/books etc...change. They see some kid approaching the Pagan Religion and they think "uh-oh! A kid is trying to learn about Paganism!" So what? You state that your main interest is in having your kids be better than you and not to make your mistakes? How about giving them a chance to expand their minds? How about exposing them to the world and letting them choose what they want to believe? How about allowing them the possibility of change? Maybe they'll come back to you and say "mommy, you were right. The world is full of evil and I'm glad I was careful. Yay God." Or maybe they'll come back and say "hey I just saw the Harry Potter movie on video and you know what? I loved it!" Who knows. My point is that I'm not suggesting what is and isn't right for you and your family in terms of belief and morality. But I'm not hearing from you any specific issue you would take with this movie that led you to state that you weren't gonna LET your family see this movie. If you didn't WANT to see it, the post would have read "Eh, don't really want to see it. Doesn't seem interesting". NOT what you DID say equating it to psychics and voodoo etc...
OH, and so you say you'd rather stand with someone who's firm in their beliefs rather than someone who's wishy-washy? And wishy-washy, I'm guessing, would be referring to me and my quest to find what I believe in the world, taking a bit from everything? So you, an african american(?), would rather stand with a member of the KKK who, like you, says he will NEVER change his way of thinking if he believes it, then someone who USED to be in the klan but now works for the Southen Poverty Law firm. I refuse to believe that to be true.
