Ok, before I post my thoughts, how on earth is My Little Pony satanic? *laughs insanely*
*gasp* Oh my, I paid money to see LotR, oh no, then I bought it, and yes, I read the horrid books that spawned the cinimatic soul-eating disasters! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] I'm going to hell, AHHHH!!
Alrighty, done playing. I'm not even going to touch the subject of HP, because although I disaprove of it, I've never read it or seen the movies, so I don't have proper grounds to judge it. I don't think it's nice to knock something that you have no knowledge of [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
I'm a Christian, and LotR has been one of the best things to come into my life. The storyline and characters are so inspiring. First of all, what exactly is so bad about these "damning" things? He used plenty of Scripture to back up his thoughts, but never used quotes or situations from the actual books. It saddened and angered me as I was at a Christian sporting event for kids and I overheard a parent sitting behind me say "Lord of the Rings is so much
darker than Harry Potter. No kid is gonna get on a broomstick and try to fly". I had to resist the urge to turn around and say "I'm not going to put on a gold ring and try to dominate the world, either". I'm not comparing the two,I'm just stating how quick people are to bash something they don't know anything about. Yes, the story does have it's dark times indeed. But without the hard times, where is the heart and challenge of the tale? We as people all face dark times in our lives, and I can say that it only makes us stronger.
I know plenty of Christians who enjoy LotR and still have awesome relationships with God, as do I.
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If you have attended the movies and enjoyed the occult books and allowed your children to do the same, you are an enemy of God. Or if you or your children have read the satanic books and delight in the occult, spells, wizardry, and witchcraft, you are an enemy of God! Then know this: YOU ARE NOT SAVED! YOU ARE NOT A CHRISTIAN! Stop kidding yourself! You love committing a sin that God considers an abomination. Therefore you do not belong to God and have aligned yourself with Satan.
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Ok, now supposing that is coming from a Christian, which would be my brother in Christ, truly hurts. Only God knows the heart, and there is a verse to back that up.
Speaking from a Christian point of view, let's say I want to try and win people over to my faith. Millions of people are fans, avid obsessed fans of both the works of Tolkien and JKR. The stories are dear to their heart. I don't think I'm gonna score many points by running up to them, smashing a Bible over their head and screaming "That's bad, you're going to hell!! Burn it, burn it!"
I let my 11 year old nephew watch the films, and so far he hasn't shown any signs of world domination or running around wearing black sheets. What does he do? He runs around the house with his toy Sting pretending to kill orcs. He makes fun of Saruman. He occasionaly dances around for laughs shouting "Smeagol's free!" Aragorn is his new role model.
All stories will have some element of evil, but overall good prevails.
"There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil"
That came from the so called occultic wizard, by the way [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]
Why is it I can think of a good way to compose my words, but when I sit down to do it, I forget what I was going to say? Oh well. Some good points have already been made by all of you anyways, and I suspect the thread will be closed soon.
Heh, I'm sitting here listening to the soundtracks as I type and as I read that article. I suppose the author of that site would say I'm downright rebellious. I listen to Christian rock too [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Oh my, actually it was the people at the third day boards that got me interested in LotR. Oh my! Christian rock eventually led me to my love for Tolkien's work. Yes, it is indeed truly evil.
Just kidding, of course! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]