Fans lining up for Harry Potter book-what say ye?

[LaGirl]

Originally Posted by CC1

I survived watching almost every episode of Bewitched and I Dream of Jeanie so I think I will survive.

Oh, and I have seen the Wizard of OZ many times!

you know......i have NEVER thought of comparing HP to these shows... times are different now days.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by CC1

I survived watching almost every episode of Bewitched and I Dream of Jeanie so I think I will survive.

Oh, and I have seen the Wizard of OZ many times!

The Wizard of Oz is almost a stage play. I loved it!

[LaGirl]

Originally Posted by CC1

The great thing about living in a free country is that you don't have to!

Thank the LORD!

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by LaGirl

you know......i have NEVER thought of comparing HP to these shows... times are different now days.

I grew up watching these shows too, but my parents didn't know any better. I would not ever let my kids watch the reruns on TV, because I realize now that these shows were used to desensitize kids to witchcraft, because they were cute and funny. But now they can have shows like "Charmed" and we accept them as a generation because we grew up thinking Samantha was cute. I still say.....what one generation tolerates, the next generation will celebrate.

By the way, we were Pentecostal through and through, and my parents bought me a Ouija board one year. They honestly did not know about things like that.

[LaGirl]

Originally Posted by Sherri

I grew up watching these shows too, but my parents didn't know any better. I would not ever let my kids watch the reruns on TV, because I realize now that these shows were used to desensitize kids to witchcraft, because they were cute and funny. But now they can have shows like "Charmed" and we accept them as a generation because we grew up thinking Samantha was cute. I still say.....what one generation tolerates, the next generation will celebrate.

By the way, we were Pentecostal through and through, and my parents bought me a Ouija board one year. They honestly did not know about things like that

[CC1]

Originally Posted by LaGirl

Hmmm.....maybe there are residual effects to having watched I Dream of Jeanie. To this day I still try to get Mrs. CC1 to dress up in an outfit like Barbara Eden's!!!!!!!!!!! (I also have a sneaking suspicion that Keith4Him married his wife because of her name)

[LaGirl]

[CC1]

Being a bit hyper tonight and knowing I can sleep late tomorrow this thead inspired me to drive the three miles to Wal Mart to see waht HP mania is like at 12:01 am the day a new book comes out.

I had passed by the BooksAMillion bookstore on the way home from church at about 10 pm tonight and the parking lot there was already full.

At Wally World at about 12:05 am there was about 50 people in line with probably 50 having already gone through to get their HP book from a teenage Wal Mart employee who looked remarkably like Harry Potter himself.

What was interesting was the demographic of these avid first purchasers. In short there was no definable demographic. The crowd was pretty evenly split between college age guys and gals (not the nerdy type either - the guys I saw looked like they played football or at least went hunting a lot!), 10-15 year old kids with parents, 30ish yuppie couples, and a few athletic tough looking black dudes probably in their 20's.

I only saw one eccentric pair and it was a mother son combo. He had hair longer than most Pentecostal women stringing down his back and looked like he must still live at home in the basement. Other than him everybody else was remarkably normal. I did not see Elder Epley there.

[LadyChocolate]

Originally Posted by Sherri

I grew up watching these shows too, but my parents didn't know any better. I would not ever let my kids watch the reruns on TV, because I realize now that these shows were used to desensitize kids to witchcraft, because they were cute and funny. But now they can have shows like "Charmed" and we accept them as a generation because we grew up thinking Samantha was cute. I still say.....what one generation tolerates, the next generation will celebrate.

By the way, we were Pentecostal through and through, and my parents bought me a Ouija board one year. They honestly did not know about things like that.

my cousins had one and my mother warned me she'd used the switch on me like never before if I thought about playing that satanic game!!!! I was skeered of mama cause i knew she meant it! I also knew she completely knew what she was talking about!

Originally Posted by ILuvFPC

I hope there aren't any parents on AFF who will be buying Harry Potter books for their children, though I'm sure there will be a few. Whats your opinion of this? Devilish and satanic or innocent fun? Its witchcraft straight from the pits of hell which satan is using to get an "upper hand" on children so he can use them for his kingdom in IMHO!

I think it's wonderful this women set herself free from Welfare system! As for the devil, I think he already in the church having a field day with the power hair thing and the false outward dress as a sign, I could go on~! .....