[Misshalfway]

I think this is an issue of preference. It is a book.....a fantasy book and I have absolutely no problem whatsoever with the subject matter or with the story itself. Some people don't prefer it and if the reason that they cite is a religious one, then so be it. I don't think that something like this should be something the church should take a position. They have taught us the principles about the kind of entertainment we choose. I choose to be a HP fan and frankly was uplifted by much of the story -- even if it was in a world of witchcraft and wizardry. I found the idea fun and playful. I also felt the author wrote characters that valued family and friendship and honor and courage. I also thought she had a boatload of fun creating an alternate world. I also feel that my neighbor who feels the story is evil has every right to her opinion. As I do my right to believe she is missing the forest for the trees!

I also have enjoyed the operetta Sweeny Todd which is about a demon barber who slices peoples throats while the meat maid downstairs makes them into meat pies which causes her business to increase. It is morbid and halarious and surprisingly entertaining. Not to mention the musical 'Wicked', which has music that is absolutely wonderful and a theme that a lot of mormons could learn a thing or two from. I could list many other forms of theater and stories that I have enjoyed that don't exactly feel like a nursery rhyme and I am glad for having the experience and I still feel just as committed to Christ as I was before I saw them. And I will encourage my children to immerse themselves in the arts and to make the Spirit their guide as they do.