XPost: alt.fan.harry-potter, alt.religion.christian, alt.books.cs-lewis   
   From: seongf@gmail.com   
      
   "SS13"  wrote in message   
   news:1193114459.944038.152750@e34g2000pro.googlegroups.com...   
   > On Oct 18, 2:22 pm, George Peatty  wrote:   
   >> In article <90odh3h6qajlmup90fgfsefd8acubd5...@4ax.com>, Steve Hayes   
   >> says...   
   >>   
   >> >>The "problem" here is that Potter cannot avoid opposing Christians on a   
   >> >>pivotal theological issue.  Harry's exploits are clearly supernatural,   
   >> >>inasmuch as there is no pseudo-scientific, technobabble that will   
   >> >>explain   
   >> >>them.  There are two known sources for all supernatural phenomena:  one   
   >> >>is   
   >> >>God, and the other ain't.  And, my theology teaches that if those who   
   >> >>do   
   >> >>these deeds aren't explicitly doing so in the name of God, then they   
   >> >>are   
   >> >>manifestly doing so in the name of the other guy.  "He that is not with   
   >> >>us   
   >> >>is against us."   
   >> >So I take it "your crowd" believe that ALL fantasy lit is   
   >> >anti-Christian --   
   >> >Narnia, for example. Perhaps with the exception of Frank Peretti?   
   >>   
   >> Narnia is okay, because it is Christian allegory.  Pilgrim's Progress is   
   >> okay   
   >> because it is also Christian allegory.  Lord of the Rings is okay,   
   >> because it is   
   >> a fundamentally Christian work, according to its author, with many Christ   
   >> archtypes seen in its characters:  Frodo is suffering Christ at the   
   >> stages of   
   >> the cross, Aragorn as royal Christ, reigning in perfect justice, Gandalf   
   >> as   
   >> risen Christ, who returned from the grave after defeating the satanic   
   >> Balrog ..   
   >> Though He does not appear in the LOTR, middle-earth has a one-true God,   
   >> whose   
   >> name is Eru or Iluvatar ..   
   >>   
   >> Whatever you may think of us, we are not given to such extrme thinking as   
   >> to   
   >> judge "All fantasy"  The extreme thinking is more your crowd's style,   
   >> case in   
   >> point above ..   
   >   
   > There is no explicity in Narnia, nor in LOTR.  And Rowling actually   
   > does incorporate the christian ideas in her books. Basically Voldemort   
   > has sold is soul for power and is a Satan's servant. In 7th book, he   
   > is beaten by the power of sacrifice.   
   >   
   Just like he was in the first book when he gave baby Harry the scar.   
      
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