Evangelist says Bible speaks to Potter series 'white magic'

Evangelist Tim Todd, who heads up Revival Fires International, says both the church and the secular world need to understand the danger for children and teens in embracing occult literature.

Todd acknowledges that no book series in recent years has achieved the success of the "Harry Potter" series, which he describes as well-written -- but whose spiritual nature and philosophy is in opposition to scripture, he points out. Many young readers, he surmises, are often simply drawn to the drama and fantasy of the Potter series, without realizing the spiritual nature of the books.

"The Harry Potter books present a Godless universe -- one in which the most powerful wizard wins," says the evangelist. "And in these books, the hero is a wizard who shows no evidence of belief in God and does not use the power of prayer to combat evil."