ANNE RICE

[CF DolFan]

^ I've never read the Narnia books, but I thought Christain groups said they were anti-Christain. (this is not the reason I never read them)   

CS Lewis is one of the most respected Christians of all time and not just for his fictional books.  I have not read any of the books but I have read many things on CS Lewis himself.  I did see the Narnia movie and you can't help but see the biblical principles that he has paralleled. You and your kids should really check it out. It's an ice breaker for kids and the Bible ... which was his intention.

[bsmooth]

It would be hard pressed to find a more well written story line packed full of christian symbology than the Chronicles of Narnia.

[StL FinFan]

I must have been thinking of some other fantasy book that was made into a movie that the church was having problems with.   The Golden Compass perhaps?

[Philly Fin Fan]

I must have been thinking of some other fantasy book that was made into a movie that the church was having problems with.   The Golden Compass perhaps?

You may be thinking of Harry Potter.

[StL FinFan]

I've read all the Harry Potter books, nothing in there anti-Christian as far as I was concerned.

[CF DolFan]

Golden Compass was written directly to attack the belief of God. The author makes no bones about it.

Harry Potter was deemed inappropriate for Christians because it deals with magic and withcraft.  Witches, sorcerers, and any magic is unacceptable by God's standards as it comes directly from Satan. God is very specific to stay away from any of it including psychics and mediums or interpreting the stars.  Revelation even refers to a special place in hell that is reserved especially for people who participate in it.  While Harry in and of itself may be a great read, Christians who do not approve of the movies/books explain that to show "good" magic densisitizes children to the actual evils that it really is. The same can be said for Sabrina the Teenage Witch.  White magic is a lie directly from Satan just to get people to feel comfortable with the idea of it.

My kids and I have seen some of the movies but we lost interest.  I use things like this to discuss God's word with them because I realize how silly it seems to keep it from them.

[simeon]

Nobody knows this but I am actually an ordained Christian minister, and the Narnia adventures are definitely biblically based stories. I really enjoyed CS Lewis work and I am waiting patiently for part two this summer. Now the Golden compass was written by an atheist who hated CS Lewis, so he tried copying his work but only in his book and land the goal is to kill God and fight off the enemy the Church. I do not like Harry Potter either as none of our kids have never seen or read any of it. I am not the kind of Christian who protest things and try to stop others from going to these movies, ultimately it must be up to you on what you want your money to support.

[Dave Gray]

Christians who do not approve of the movies/books explain that to show "good" magic densisitizes children to the actual evils that it really is.

Dude...what are you talking about?!?!?!?!

"Good" magic? ? ? ? ?  THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC !!!!!!!

Holy crap.

[Dave Gray]

This just in --

Watching "Harry and the Hendersons" desensitizes children to the REAL dangers of Bigfoot.

[Sunstroke]

This just in --

Watching "Harry and the Hendersons" desensitizes children to the REAL dangers of Bigfoot.

Took two full paper towels to wipe off the pepsi I just shower-snorted my monitor with...classic!

Side thought:  When The Lion King was the big movie in theaters, or Narnia, or any other movie that portrayed lions as gentle benevolent creatures instead of vicious carnivores...was there a wave of little children climbing over walls at zoos around the world?  Movie World, Real World...two different worlds. I think the whole "desensitizing" issue is nothing short of laughable.

[Guru-In-Vegas]

Dude...what are you talking about?!?!?!?!

"Good" magic? ? ? ? ?  THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC !!!!!!!

Holy crap.

This just in --

Watching "Harry and the Hendersons" desensitizes children to the REAL dangers of Bigfoot.

Ok...NOOOOOOW I see what SC was talking about...

LMAO! Dave you're a beast...

[Buddhagirl]

This just in --

Watching "Harry and the Hendersons" desensitizes children to the REAL dangers of Bigfoot.

Holy Hell!  I just spit my coffee on the monitor.

[CF DolFan]

Dude...what are you talking about?!?!?!?!

"Good" magic? ? ? ? ?  THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC !!!!!!!

Holy crap.

I realize how easy it is to make fun of these things so be it.  It's quite "human" to think you have everything figured out and anything that doesn't fit into your box of reality is a joke.  It's both unfortunate and sad for you that you are wrong. 

[Fau Teixeira]

I realize how easy it is to make fun of these things so be it.  It's quite "human" to think you have everything figured out and anything that doesn't fit into your box of reality is a joke.  It's both unfortunate and sad for you that you are wrong. 

wow, i can see this conversation going the following way:

person 1 - You're wrong
person 2 - no you're wrong
person 1 - no you're wrong
person 2 - no you're wrong
person 1 - no you're wrong

and what does that lead to?

not one person can claim they "Know" what's right and what's wrong .. if you think you do .. you're delusional. there's a reason it's called "Faith" .. because you have to believe it .. you don't "know" it .. if you knew it for a fact .. it wouldn't be faith .. it would be truth.


ps - for the record .. bigfoot is real dammit !

[Phishfan]

ps - for the record .. bigfoot is real dammit !

Off the record, I recently found out the inventor of Jack's Links Jerkey was a fraternity brother of mine.

Now something to add to the conversation, I have never read an Anne Rice, JK Rowling, or CS Lewis book because I just don't dig fiction. All of my reading is non-fiction. That aside, I do enjoy the movies of this genre though. I can see where CF has his point. Magic is not real, but the sensationalism behind these books can lead children astray from biblical teachings. I wouldn't think you would have to actually be a practicing wizard to stray from the lessons he wants his children to learn, just playing as a child in that area has already strayed away from the lesson.