Harry Potter’s Gonna Send Me to HELL (Controv...

Voldemort deliberately created SIX Horcruxes in his pursuit of immortality. But there was a seventh. One he never intended to make, and that portion of his soul lived inside of Harry. So my question is: How did the wizard who pushed the limits of SOUL magic more than anyone NOT r ...  Show more

Dumbledore was arguably the most powerful wizard of his generation. Actually, scratch that, I don’t think it’s even arguable. He famously defeated Gellert Grindelwald, his list of magical accomplishments is completely unparalleled, and perhaps most significant of all: he was the ...  Show more

In this week’s MuggleCast, we’re setting book 4 down and picking up on real world controversy that was happening RIGHT as Goblet of Fire was first published, in July of 2000. At issue was whether the series, quickly gaining national publicity in the US, was instructing young read ...  Show more

As "Harry Potter" becomes an international phenomenon, it coincides with the culture wars of the 1990s. In the backlash from Christians across America, author J.K. Rowling is accused of mainstreaming witchcraft and poisoning children’s minds. Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, ...  Show more

Some Christian voices have suggested that the Harry Potter stories about witchcraft, magic and mythical beasts provide a gateway into satanic practices. But JK Rowling completely disagrees and she was glad that readers were unaware of her Christian faith at the time the books wer ...  Show more