From: jwkenne@attglobal.net   
      
   On 2014-09-05 04:43:36 +0000, William Vetter said:   
      
   > On Thursday, September 4, 2014 10:45:05 PM UTC-4, Kevin C wrote:   
   >> On Monday, September 1, 2014 1:50:17 AM UTC-4, William Vetter wrote:   
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   >>> Do you think that these eschatological novels like Left Behind are   
   >>> Christian SF?   
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   >>> Or the Christian morality play novels that are sold in Christian   
   bookstores?   
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   >>> These don't particularly fit your model for Man vs. God plot conflict.   
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   >> Having not read them, I can't answer. Whether or not it's SF depends on   
   >> setting, and LaHaye did a short that is clearly Christian SF of the "if   
   >> this goes on" variety as an introduction to his non-fiction book "Mind   
   >> Siege." OTOH, would you say that the _Left Behind_ series falls into   
   >> the category of Christian Fantasy?   
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   > A lot of people wouldn't see an interpretation of biblical prophecy   
   > being acted out as fantasy.  All I can say is that it's target audience   
   > is Christians.  That I can say with confidence.   
      
   Not educated mainstream Christians. It's entirely based on a "doctrine"   
   no one ever heard of before the 1830s.   
      
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   have always objected to being governed at all."   
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