From: bleablah@mume.invalid   
      
   After serious thinking John M. wrote :   
   > 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://snipurl.com/w5vyk    :D   
      
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