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Harry Potter Lures Kids to Witchcraft with Praise from Christian Leaders

By The John Ankerberg Show / October 15, 1999

By: Berit Kjos; ©1999 We are not trying to ban or censor Harry Potter books. Our aim is to answer questions from concerned parents and help them understand the threats…

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone It’s More than Just Fantasy

By The John Ankerberg Show / October 15, 1999

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1999 The grand objects of alchemy were (1) the discovery of a process by which the baser metals might be transmuted into gold and silver; (2)…

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Dementors and Animagi

By The John Ankerberg Show / October 15, 1999

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1999 “Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated the summer holidays more than any other time of year.…

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

By The John Ankerberg Show / October 15, 1999

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1999 Book 4 starts with murder. Tom Riddle, Sr. (Voldemort’s father) is dead. He was murdered, along with his father and mother, 50 years ago in…

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

By The John Ankerberg Show / October 15, 1999

By: John Ankerberg; ©1999 Poor Harry. He’s back home at the Dursleys for the school holiday. The Dursleys don’t like Hedwig, Harry’s owl; the Dursleys don’t like magic—even the word;…

Bewitched by Harry Potter

By The John Ankerberg Show / October 15, 1999

By: Berit Kjos; ©1999 A set of strategic truths that exposes and counters every deception. When we “put on the whole armor,” God fills us with His life even as…

A Host of Contradictions: The Director of Princess Mononoke

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 27, 1999

By: Dr. Ted Baehr; ©1999 Is it important to have a “philosophy of art”? Is it important to have thought out what you believe and how you convey your message?…

I Know Your Pain

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 6, 1999

By: Kristin England; ©1999 New author Kristin England talks candidly about her own abortion, and the terrible emotional consequences she suffered. She found forgiveness and peace through Christ, and offers…

The Jesus Seminar

By The John Ankerberg Show / August 29, 1999

By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©1999 So many people have been confused by the findings of the Jesus Seminar. Dr. Geisler explains exactly who the scholars are, their purpose, and how…

Get Radical

By The John Ankerberg Show / August 28, 1999

By: Dr. Ted Baehr; ©1999 Can life be reduced to a simple battle of “good vs. evil” as the Star Wars movies portray? Or is there more that Christians should…

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