Kay, now that I've said that...lemme move on to another point;
Fiction is not evil, regardless of the topics it discusses. Fiction can't be evil because...say it with me now...it's NOT REAL.

To summarize so far...
As Harry Potter does not represent real life witches and pagans and is a work of fiction, there really is no harm in children or adults reading it. All that besides, christians, your faith is supposed to be stronger than "temptations of doubt"...and besides, I thought...as parents, you were compassionate and wise enough to discuss what your children are reading with them.
 Example; while my Mother is not the epitome of awesome parenting, she did alot of things as a christian right.
Alot of my memories of her in childhood are of discussing fiction. Oftentimes, she'd read what I was reading just so that we could discuss it on intellectual and moral grounds. I come from a household full of books, from a family with a great love for books.

What caused me to become pagan? A heathen? A witch?
I'd read books about magic, knights, dragons, monsters, serial killers, along with alot of non-fiction books that the government would probably look at me suspiciously for (chemistry, physics...and goodness only knows I live on a farm)...my whole life, but I'd always had a very clear understanding of what was real and what wasn't. So what spurred that? What called me away from christianity?
 ...I found a website about it on the internet, after feeling quite lost about religion in general at the age of thirteen.
I stumbled across it, actually. Because I had gotten a deck of tarot cards for christmas the year earlier, I had been looking info up on them.

So, does that make the internet evil? Or sinful?
The internet's just a microcosm for the world. The result of the progression of technology.
 Does that make technology evil?
The amish vote; maybe.

 

But your faith, your God, is stronger than the world. Than temptation of doubt. So why should non-real entertainments...such as movies and books prove to be a problem for your religion, your people, at all?

Or is this a personal fear that you're not strong enough? Or that you're wrong?

 

And in closing, I'll give a disclaimer;
I do not hate christianity, or christians. I love theological discussion, even if I'm not that fond of philosophical discussion. I believe that, all religions and faiths could benefit from inter-faith discussion and debate so long as it's friendly...and I hope you believe me when I say that I mean well, because I do. All of life is an opportunity of learning. As human beings we can learn so much from eachother...and not a one of us knows everything we need to know in life. I'm not here on xanga to tell you, you're wrong. I'm here because I don't think I'm more right than you are.
 I respect your thoughts, even if I don't agree...and on these thoughts -- that reading and even watching movies is evil...
I simply cannot agree. Diversity in reading, at least, is necessary for us to be educated individuals...for future generations to continue to learn...and to discourage that, I feel, is a sham. Almost a crime against our culture. But that's just how I feel.

Thanks for listening to my rant,
sincerely...
R.