Dear God

You say that children should be exposed to a bit of hocus pocus each night, if someone doesn’t have any Harry Potter books, would the bible be an OK substitute?

- The Atheist Jew

Atheist Jew,

Absolutely. The Bible would be a terrific substitute for Harry Potter. The Bible is full of hocus pocus. People chant different parts of it as magical incantations all the time, and Christians cast Bible verses as spells of protection against non-believers all the time.

Alakazam, Romans 13! Separation of church and state begone!
Hocus Pocus, John 6:15! Atheist be banished from my site!

The Book of Revelations has more of an Night of the Living Dead feel than J.K. Rowling would write, it’s true, but I really do like to think of the Bible as the prequel to Harry Potter.

- God

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