Through the Harry Potter series, the ancient occult religion of Wicca is being introduced in almost every public school in America. This video explains how Scholastic Inc., the largest publisher of children's books in the world, is supplying Harry Potter materials to millions of schoolchildren.
1. 'Witch' in Harry Potter is just a term for a girl who does magic; it has nothing to do with real witchcraft, Wicca, etc., just as the magic in the books is completely fictitious--it's just like the type of magic portrayed in "I Dream of Jeannie" or "Bewitched", which were equally benign. Gee, when I was a kid, I wanted to twitch my nose and have my 3rd grade math problems all done, but that's just phantasy. It doesn't work. At least not with my little stubby nose. :)
2. Wicca is not actually synonymous with witchcraft, and isn't even an ancient occult religion. It is a modern faith based on ancient sources founded in the '50s by Gerald Gardner. Although some Wiccans call themselves witches, there is no Devil in Wicca, and Wicca per se is not evil. Indeed it stresses balance and harmony.
3. Harry Potter represents the classic struggle between evil and good, with Harry and his friends on the side of good. It's probably better put in terms of, say, the Allies against the Nazis than occult or religious terms. Harry Potter can be used to teach kids ethics and "what would you do in this situation", although granted, they do break a lot of rules. :)
4. There's too much that's truly evil in the world to make a fuss over a kids' book that many opponents don't even bother to read.
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