Those listed so far are the exact sort of parallels that've been discussed before.
They're really not what the thread author was going for, I think. We're not speaking of such direct parallels (such as stating Gandalf is Jesus, Frodo is Jesus, Eonwe is Michael, etc.) He/she is speaking of more subtle appearances of principles and such that Tolkien found to be important in life creeping into his work, whether consciously or otherwise. At least, that's the best direction for this thread to take.
Let's try to stick to that, else this thread will go down the same old roads that've been worn to death and be closed soon enough.
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