http://conservativebooktalk.com/2005/07/13/harry-potter-continued/ Where conservatives discuss the books they read. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:21:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://conservativebooktalk.com/2005/07/13/harry-potter-continued/#comment-4 Matt Gardenghi Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:50:36 +0000 http://conservativebooktalk.com/harry-potter-continued/07/13/2005/#comment-4 The only time I have seen an author use swear words in a manner that was almost accetpable, was Ted Dekker in ˆBlink.ˆ Both times, the unsaved characters took the Lord's name in vain and both times another character responded positively about the potential truth of God's existence. Still that does not excuse taking the Lord's name in vain. The only time I have seen an author use swear words in a manner that was almost accetpable, was Ted Dekker in ˆBlink.ˆ Both times, the unsaved characters took the Lord’s name in vain and both times another character responded positively about the potential truth of God’s existence. Still that does not excuse taking the Lord’s name in vain.

]]> http://conservativebooktalk.com/2005/07/13/harry-potter-continued/#comment-3 prufrock Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:49:01 +0000 http://conservativebooktalk.com/harry-potter-continued/07/13/2005/#comment-3 I have not yet found a time in which profanity can add anything to a work; in fact, it shows a tendency by the author to go for a "cheap-laugh" rather than coming up with something creative. It always appears trite and jarring; but I think it can be a reflection of a society pretending to be educated but which consistently shows ignorance. One of the beauties of language is that there are many possible ways of expressing something and to reach for nothing higher than the overused expletive is to rob language (and the reader, for that matter) of something creative. I have not yet found a time in which profanity can add anything to a work; in fact, it shows a tendency by the author to go for a “cheap-laugh” rather than coming up with something creative. It always appears trite and jarring; but I think it can be a reflection of a society pretending to be educated but which consistently shows ignorance. One of the beauties of language is that there are many possible ways of expressing something and to reach for nothing higher than the overused expletive is to rob language (and the reader, for that matter) of something creative.

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