It's human nature to want to put your own beliefs forward to persuade others, especially with the backing of a famous person, like J.R.R. Tolkien. It would be highly unfair to condemn Christianity for doing that, when each and every other religion in the world has done the same thing. Even though I'm a non-Christian (I'm a non-practicing Hindu), I think Christianity is a beautiful religion. I still tell those who ask me that I do believe in Jesus Christ, I just don't follow his teachings. Now, is that so difficult to admit about other religions? Remember, every religion in this world is based on people, human beings, and human beings make mistakes.
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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