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Originally posted by Vitesse:
<STRONG>Please do not respond to me as if these are my commands/statements. I am only providing Scripture.
What is the purpose of adding those comments then, if not to enflame tensions and tell others that they are "wrong" and deserve to be "put to death" for being who they are?
Those comments certainly aren't related to Tolkien or a discussion of Tolkien's characters.</STRONG>
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Here is the purpose of adding these comments:
As a way of refuting the suggestion that JRRT intended to have some Gay Subtext in his work, the following argument has been posed several times:
1) Tolkien was a Christian.
2) Christian's believe the Bible and use it as a guide unto everything in life.
3) The Bible does not approve of homosexuality.
4) Tolkien would not approve of homosexuality. (from 1,2,& 3)
Implied conclusion: Tolkien would not have written a gay subtext into the LOTR; and if he had, he would have portrayed it in a negative light.
I quoted the Bible merely to provide evidence for the truth of 3, which plays a significant role in the above argument, which in turn gives evidence that there is NO gay subtext in the LOTR (if this assumption is accepted: Tolkien would not cast an approving light on a lifestyle that he did not approve).
So as you can see, I was not agreeing or disagreeing with the Bible. (my comments were void of personal opinion.)
Furthermore, as the above surely shows, my last post was very "on topic".
Based on the above argument,
MY opinion is that Tolkien did not include any gay subtext in the LOTR.