Comments on: Countdown to Harry Potter 7: 2 Days http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Karen http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55514 Karen Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:32:24 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55514 Thanks, Hemant! :-) Thanks, Hemant! :-)

]]> By: FriendlyAtheist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55507 FriendlyAtheist Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:21:22 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55507 <blockquote>Hemant, are you going to put some kind of spoiler alert up for posts in which you discuss the book?</blockquote> I will put up a spoiler alert if needed, though I don't anticipate talking about the book's plot/ending. I wouldn't want to ruin it for anyone!

Hemant, are you going to put some kind of spoiler alert up for posts in which you discuss the book?

I will put up a spoiler alert if needed, though I don’t anticipate talking about the book’s plot/ending. I wouldn’t want to ruin it for anyone!

]]> By: Karen http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55503 Karen Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:10:32 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55503 <blockquote>24 more hours until pure joy!</blockquote> Hemant, are you going to put some kind of spoiler alert up for posts in which you discuss the book? If not, please let us know. I'm sure you're going to get through it faster than my kids and I - and we're desperately trying not to be spoiled for the ending. We have a tradition of reading the books aloud together, which started when they were little kids (7 and 5) and will continue this time. :-) I'm really glad we've been able to share this during their childhood, it's been such joyous fun and something we'll always remember as they get older. When the books first got popular, I was still a fundy and one of my first "rebellious" acts was to defend HP in church circles, where they were considered very dangerous. "They're just fantasy novels, with good versus evil like any other great story!" I would tell people. No, I didn't get very far in persuading anyone. And when they heard I was reading them to my kids ... Well, my parenting skills and Christian bona fides were called into question quite strongly! ;-)

24 more hours until pure joy!

Hemant, are you going to put some kind of spoiler alert up for posts in which you discuss the book? If not, please let us know. I’m sure you’re going to get through it faster than my kids and I – and we’re desperately trying not to be spoiled for the ending.

We have a tradition of reading the books aloud together, which started when they were little kids (7 and 5) and will continue this time. :-) I’m really glad we’ve been able to share this during their childhood, it’s been such joyous fun and something we’ll always remember as they get older.

When the books first got popular, I was still a fundy and one of my first “rebellious” acts was to defend HP in church circles, where they were considered very dangerous. “They’re just fantasy novels, with good versus evil like any other great story!” I would tell people. No, I didn’t get very far in persuading anyone. And when they heard I was reading them to my kids … Well, my parenting skills and Christian bona fides were called into question quite strongly!
;-)

]]> By: monkeymind http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55480 monkeymind Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:03:46 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55480 <blockquote>dragged like monkeys after the world</blockquote> I resemble that remark!

dragged like monkeys after the world

I resemble that remark!

]]> By: Bjorn Watland http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55476 Bjorn Watland Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:50:51 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55476 It's released on Friday night, Saturday morning at midnight, ah, the confusion of the change of days, so it's smack dab right in the middle of god's favorite day of the week. It’s released on Friday night, Saturday morning at midnight, ah, the confusion of the change of days, so it’s smack dab right in the middle of god’s favorite day of the week.

]]> By: writerdd http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55438 writerdd Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:32:01 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55438 I thought the sabbath was from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. So what does that have to do with midnight on Saturday anyway? I thought the sabbath was from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. So what does that have to do with midnight on Saturday anyway?

]]> By: Alex Leckie http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55433 Alex Leckie Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:49:26 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55433 <blockquote>While rational to the law makers, they are imposing god’s law on the state, it’s irrational when examining empirical evidence, or studying the social effects of opening businesses on Saturdays. The reasoning is that they are doing what is right by god, or g-d, here I go violating laws everywhere.</blockquote> too true, i really hate the goddam dry county laws, if i want a vodka i dont case about an ancient sentence inscribed on a long lost stone in a golden chest that was last seen in raiders in the lost ark.

While rational to the law makers, they are imposing god’s law on the state, it’s irrational when examining empirical evidence, or studying the social effects of opening businesses on Saturdays. The reasoning is that they are doing what is right by god, or g-d, here I go violating laws everywhere.

too true, i really hate the goddam dry county laws, if i want a vodka i dont case about an ancient sentence inscribed on a long lost stone in a golden chest that was last seen in raiders in the lost ark.

]]> By: Bjorn Watland http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55429 Bjorn Watland Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:30:26 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55429 This is what you have when you have a state run by religion. God's law, after all. Before you jump all over Jews, we used to be the same way, and some of that remains. Try to buy a TV at Best Buy at 9:00 PM on a Sunday, or beer anytime on a Sunday, or hard liquor anytime in a bar in Salt Lake City. While rational to the law makers, they are imposing god's law on the state, it's irrational when examining empirical evidence, or studying the social effects of opening businesses on Saturdays. The reasoning is that they are doing what is right by god, or g-d, here I go violating laws everywhere. This is what you have when you have a state run by religion. God’s law, after all. Before you jump all over Jews, we used to be the same way, and some of that remains. Try to buy a TV at Best Buy at 9:00 PM on a Sunday, or beer anytime on a Sunday, or hard liquor anytime in a bar in Salt Lake City.

While rational to the law makers, they are imposing god’s law on the state, it’s irrational when examining empirical evidence, or studying the social effects of opening businesses on Saturdays. The reasoning is that they are doing what is right by god, or g-d, here I go violating laws everywhere.

]]> By: olvlzl, no ism, no ist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55419 olvlzl, no ism, no ist Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:42:57 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55419 Those who want to strictly observe the Sabbath should, those who don't wish to shouldn't. It's as simple as that. Personally, I think the United States would benefit by periodic observance of a day that wasn't dedicated to the true state religion, Mammonism. Pure joy? JKR has said that people are either going to love the book or hate it, I'll let you know which camp I'm in after I've read it, unfortunately out loud to my two nieces. Beware making rash promises at the beginning of a planned seven book series, some of those books might get a bit long. Book 4 could definitely have benefited from some vigorous pruning, maybe book 2 also, though I read it again and it got better the second time round. Those who want to strictly observe the Sabbath should, those who don’t wish to shouldn’t. It’s as simple as that. Personally, I think the United States would benefit by periodic observance of a day that wasn’t dedicated to the true state religion, Mammonism.

Pure joy? JKR has said that people are either going to love the book or hate it, I’ll let you know which camp I’m in after I’ve read it, unfortunately out loud to my two nieces. Beware making rash promises at the beginning of a planned seven book series, some of those books might get a bit long. Book 4 could definitely have benefited from some vigorous pruning, maybe book 2 also, though I read it again and it got better the second time round.

]]> By: Richard Wade http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55398 Richard Wade Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:35:20 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/20/countdown-to-harry-potter-7-2-days/#comment-55398 "...dragged like monkeys after the world"?? What the hell does that mean? People are frikkin' nuts. It's a novel. Get a grip. “…dragged like monkeys after the world”?? What the hell does that mean? People are frikkin’ nuts. It’s a novel. Get a grip.

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