View Single Post
Old 06-13-2002, 01:04 PM   #27
Lush
Fair and Cold
 
Lush's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: the big onion
Posts: 1,770
Lush is a guest of Tom Bombadil.
Send a message via ICQ to Lush Send a message via AIM to Lush Send a message via Yahoo to Lush
Quote:
And so I suppose you are saying that, either the Bible is not literature, or, if it is, it has spiritual limitations.
I don't consider the Bible literature in the same way I consider Tolkien to be literature. Tolkien is a great read. The Bible is a cornerstone of the Christian religion. I believe that when I die, I will go to hang out with the Christian God, as opposed to Eru. Therefore, it is only natural for me to treat the Bible differently than the LotR and other cool books, Dr. Seuss, Narnia, Emmanuelle (oops, was I supposed to admit reading that? Probably not [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ). See my point?
I just think that treating Tolkien's works like a religion is taking it a bit too far. The same with Jedi Knights. The same with books and movies in general. They make me feel wonder and fascination, but I don't bow down to them in reverence either.
__________________
~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~
Lush is offline   Reply With Quote