From: REjohnmartin@akapost.comDIRECTEDEMAIL   
      
   On Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:20:22 +0100, Igenlode Wordsmith wrote:   
      
   > On 1 Aug 2011 Sky Rider  wrote:   
   >   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   >> I was quite pleased when I saw the new name, but it seems you'll fit   
   >> in quite well with the current group members. Enjoy.   
   >   
   > To be fair, he did arrive here explicitly looking for "religious   
   > symbolism" so that would be the way he would graduate...   
      
   To be truthful, I wrote: "I found this newsgroup bassakwards through a   
   Google search for Harry Potter & 'religious symbolism'. I am a former   
   Episcopalian priest and presently lecture on child fantasy books and   
   their religious references".   
      
   I was searching around because I was bored and was being inundated   
   with all sorts of Harry Potter references. I read the newsgroup   
   extensively then posted ..."thanks to all for the previous discussions   
   and I admit I am lost in the world of alchemy, its symbology and its   
   relevance to JKRs books."   
      
   I had no concept of HP and any religious symbolism other than the   
   obvious Harry-->Christ, death-->resurrection analogies.   
      
   It is not either my fault or doing that the past members of this   
   newsgroup rarely touched in any depth of research on the most   
   important contributions for JKR, her Christian intent, content and   
   alchemical delivery.   
      
   I would ask this. How in the world could you miss it even if you do   
   not understand it?   
   --   
   http://youtu.be/xQVbBjgBS6A   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)