Harry Potter – The Religion

[naomi24]

I, along with millions more muggles, absolutely adore the Harry Potter books, but turning Harry and his wizarding world into a new religion? That’s taking adoration rather too far, don’t you think?

http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/is-harry-potter-a-religion-this-podcast-says-yes

[andy-hughes]

I have never read a Harry Potter book, but people can, and do, make a religion out of absolutely anything.

It won't be long before people are worshiping the sun and the moon.

Oh, hang on .....

[Baldric]

You cannot be serious?

And believe it or not I'm a Fan.

[naomi24]

Welcome fellow muggle. Erm... you are a muggle, aren't you?

[Baldric]

I believe so, I mugg(l)ed up on them because we do a lot of quizzes and they were bound to be included and I found I quite liked them.

[naomi24]

I've read them all several times. Love them - but not enough to make them my religion!

[queenofmean]

I on the last Audio book. I adore Harry Potter.

Took me a year to read the first book but I LOVED it - but I wouldn't want to follow a religion.

I don't know if it's true but I believe Edinburgh Uni did a degree in Harry Potter.

[naomi24]

Here's something at Durham.

//Harry Potter module – education studies | Durham University

So this one isn’t quite a degree all of its own, but Durham’s education studies module aims 'to place the phenomenon that is Harry Potter in its social, cultural and educational context and understand some of the reasons for its popularity'. Students will also consider the relevance of Harry Potter to the 21st century education system and make explicit connections between Harry Potter and citizenship education.

Example topics: Gryffindor and Slytherin: prejudice and intolerance in the classroom, welcome to Hogwarts: the commodification of education, anarchy and rebellion from Tom Brown to Harry Potter//

[Old_Geezer]

All hail the Potter. For he shall grant all believers' wishes with his magic wand.

[wildwood]

The potty Potter fan church?

[agchristie]

Does one take acid pops and wine at the altar?

[mibn2cweus]

^ That ^ would 'splain it . . .

[nailit]

//That’s taking adoration rather too far, don’t you think?//

It depends on how obsessed you are. On a scale from one to ten, I'm about nine and three quarters!

[naomi24]

nailit, would that be platform nine and three quarters? :o)

[naomi24]

fender62, why? It's about religion.