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Originally Posted by Lalwendė
I think that this only serves to illustrate how vital it is that children are all educated about all faiths in an attempt to promote understanding and tolerance.
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I would prefer a dose of rationality and skepticism myself. Being able to intelligently evaluate any faith or claim would serve a child better than to provide a buffet of faith systems as surely you'd leave a few off of the table.
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Originally Posted by TheSaucepanMan
My children are 7 (girl) and 5 (boy). I have not read the Harry Potter books myself and don't have them, and they are rather too young to be reading such books themselves yet, although we have seen the films. I would, however, have no concerns over the references to wizards, magic etc and I am perfectly happy for them to read the books. For the reasons that I have stated, it is just not an issue for me.
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My oldest is 5, and he and his younger sisters ask to watch FOTR DVD EE disc 2 from Rivendell to the Khazad-dūm bridge scene. Surely this is screwing them up, but as they always have the option of (1) turning their heads, (2) having it turned off, I have no problem with them watching it. Also, I'm on the scene to explain what is going on along with what is really going on (Gandalf is actually telling a tennis ball that it cannot cross a bridge), to highlight the good moral issues (friendship, bravery, etc) and to sit with them as a family. So far, no nightmares, and the only negatives have been that my daughter feels bad for the cave troll and thinks that its name should be Susan.
Batman, the cartoon character (The Batman, Justice League Unlimited) is also permitted as it is watched under the supervision as above. I make a point of showing that Batman uses deduction to fight crime - no magic, no superpowers - just a regular human with a good brain.
Some people use Aesop. I'm using LOTR and DC comics. You can find your gold (keep!) or boogeyman (ban!) wherever you choose.