Wingardium Leviosa
This is a guest post from Disbelief.
The NJ recently featured an article about Christians who have warmed up to the Harry Potter books. Evidently, there has been a discovery by concerned Christians that these books about witchcraft espouse themes based on values specific to Christian teachings; i.e., self-sacrifice, protection, hope, guidance, love, death, resurrection, etc.
I am glad that the Potter books promote values inimical to most politicians, especially those of the religious right. However, I do have a concern that christians seem to be softening on witchcraft.
After all, witchcraft is a horrible and prevalent problem in our society today. I’m sick and tired of being intimidated with sorcerers in unsavory neighborhoods, and all those spells occurring in the Middle East threaten the family values of not only our society, but also of Senator Still.
According to the NJ article, we do have hope in Don Alexander of Montclair, CA. He is so sure witchcraft is an abomination of God that he as published a fantasy Christian book called Darnia’s Quest, in which the main character ‘Ashaan’ experiences stupid, poorly written adventures underwater (did Christ like Scuba diving?) that involve no witchcraft at all (such as feeding thousands off a couple loaves of bread and a fish, or turning water into wine, or walking on water; now walking on wine would really be something). What is remarkable is that Mr. Alexander’s book has a title very similar to CS Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia, which books are based on the Christ image of Aslan, a name also rather remarkably similar to Mr. Alexander’s ‘Ashaan’. As some of you might know, CS Lewis is the greatest Christian apologist of the 20th century. So why does Mr. Alexander, a fellow worshipper of the one true religion, feel free to rip off Mr. Lewis?
Aren’t true believers great? Thank the one, true Lord that these hard-core religinuts are able to voice our concerns about the problems of witchcraft. What would we do without them? What would copyright infringement lawyers do without them?
But will the estate of C.S. Lewis forgive him? Hmmm….
“CS Lewis is the greatest Christian apologist of the 20th century”
You really are twisted. CS Lewis has written some the best stuff there is. What a great way to instill values (sorry…there I go with that word again). If you want to hate God and religion so much. So be it. It is your right. I don’t think it wise….but it is your right. But let’s be careful who you slander in the process.
Chris your ignorance is showing. Go look up
Christian apologetics.
It is kind of a pattern that when a wingnut hears truth they think it is hate.
And I heard your sister is a thespian.
Chris, an ‘apologist’ is someone who is a cheerleader for a belief. Lewis’ books, such as Screwtape Letters, the Out of the Silent Planet trilogy, Narnia books, etc., were arguments supporting Christianity. Therefore, Lewis was a Christian apologist.
Not only that, but Lewis was as good a writer, maybe even better, than Tolkein.
What my rambling post above was pointing out was that some moron in California is upset about something non-existent (witchcraft or Senator Still’s family values), yet has no moral problems ripping off a famous fellow Christian to make a few bucks. Unfortunately for Mr. Alexander (the apparantly dishonest moron), copying Lewis is like a talentless art student copying Michelangelo.
why is it the trolls think that when we criticize religion that we “hate” it?
so pathetic.
I’d put my money on G.K. Chesterton as the best apologist of the 20th Century, but C.S. Lewis is no slouch.
And I don’t see this particular post as attacking religion so much as attacking some California wackjob.
What did Chesterton write?
And weren’t Tolkein and Lewis drinkin’ buds?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Thursday
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Brown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodoxy_%28book%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Everlasting_Man
Among other things. And yes, Lewis and Tolkien were both members of the Inklings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inklings
Ryan
FYI when you include a bunch of links the comment goes into a spam filter for moderation that I rarely check.
I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for the heads up.