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Posted by FatStrings on Sat Oct 29th at 4:38am 2005

ok, so im in math class, but we have a sub who is a hard core bible thumping "christian" (not baptist or catholic or any other demonition, just christian)
but anyway, she starts talking about how she doesnt like the lord of the rings, the chronicles of narnia, or harry potter because they are opening your mind to satan and are against the bible


now im pretty sure harry potter is not satanic, but the chronicles of narnia are a metaphorical representation of the bible and are in fact sold in catholic book stores
the lord of the rings, as far as i know, is about world war ii and has nothing to do with the bible

any input




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Posted by satchmo on Sat Oct 29th at 4:43am 2005

She should be burned at the stakes.

/me starts a lynch mob.



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sat Oct 29th at 5:25am 2005

Narnia is very pro-christian. So she's talking out of her ass.

And last time I checked, the forces of Mordor / Evil are the antagonists, not the heroes.

I guess Harry Potter with its glorification of wizardry could be interpreted like that. She seems like she shares Dudley's family's viewpoint.

Bottom line, your teacher is ridiculous.




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Posted by Crono on Sat Oct 29th at 5:48am 2005

LotR is more or less war, period. If you had to label it with a specific war it'd be WWI, since that's the one Tolkien fought in. (Did he fight in WW2 as well?? I don't think so, since he was pretty old by then)

Also ... are you going to a public school? If you are, you can get her fired and sue the school district ... with the right attorney. You know ... if you need some cash.


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Posted by Nickelplate on Sat Oct 29th at 5:55am 2005

WHAT THE HECK!!!

LOTR is HIGHLY biblical. In fact, Tolkien is who introduced CS. Lewis to christianity in the first place.

the Chronicles of Narnia is a DIRECT METAPHOR of the bible, for poop's sake!!!!

Who was this sub, fatstrings?

Crono: they can't fire her if the students ASKED for her opinion OR as long as she was not TEACHING religion and merely stating her opinion.




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Posted by mazemaster on Sat Oct 29th at 6:08am 2005

I was under the impression that most hardcore christians really liked LOTR and Narnia for their biblical allegory. (good vs evil, gandalf/aslan = jesus, etc)


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Posted by Crono on Sat Oct 29th at 6:19am 2005

That's why it was a joke.

I don't know about the biblical implications in most books, so. Whatever. I know he fought in WWI though ... and that's where he came up with the idea. (In a trench, I believe, is where he wrote the first paragraph of the hobbit, which is the first piece from that entire 'universe', so.)


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Posted by SpoolE on Sat Oct 29th at 6:22am 2005

Dude, Im sure in your country (USA) is is HIGHLY illegal to talk about stuff like that in front of a whole class. You can get her fired! <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">



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Posted by omegaslayer on Sat Oct 29th at 6:43am 2005

Did Tolken and the creator of Naria (don't really know his name) know eachother? Didnt they both have a competition to see who could write the best novel series?
Someone tole me they did, and I think THEY are talking out of their ass, is there any truth to this?



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Posted by Crono on Sat Oct 29th at 6:45am 2005

CS Lewis


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Posted by Nickelplate on Sat Oct 29th at 6:48am 2005

? quoting omegaslayer
Did Tolken and the creator of Naria (don't really know his name) know eachother? Didnt they both have a competition to see who could write the best novel series?
Someone tole me they did, and I think THEY are talking out of their ass, is there any truth to this?

Half-dude.. is that you?

</grammar-spelling-nazism>

But hey, they DID know eachother, ergo, my other post that says that they DID know eachother.




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Posted by Joe-Bob on Sat Oct 29th at 6:56am 2005

? quote:
Did Tolken and the creator of Naria (don't really know his name) know eachother? Didnt they both have a competition to see who could write the best novel series?
Someone tole me they did, and I think THEY are talking out of their ass, is there any truth to this?


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Posted by omegaslayer on Sat Oct 29th at 7:34am 2005

I appoligize to everyone, it is late here on the West Coast, after many long hours at school I am very tired.
Joe-Bob- Thankyou for the info.
Nickel- becareful, lest we have another "Should half dude bash himself" thread blow-out
Good night.



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Posted by Andrei on Sat Oct 29th at 9:53am 2005

I hate this kind of people. They like to think they actually know something about Christianity when all they really know is s**t and, what's more , act on it. They should all be lynched.

They are the kind of people who read the Bible and suddenly become theologists.



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Posted by French Toast on Sat Oct 29th at 12:55pm 2005

Crono - He did not fight in WW2, but he was active. He would patrol the streets and warn townsfolk of any incoming planes and such.

Anyhoo, 'tis complete bull what she's saying, and I also want to add my two cents without trying to offend anyone.

The thing is, to me, that the Bible no longer really holds much power. I mean in the modern world, we have almost completely proven the book of contradictions wrong. Science can do so much now, and to think that people still live by it is quite amazing to me.

But I do'nt want to start some kind of debate about, it's just my opinion.






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Posted by fishy on Sat Oct 29th at 1:22pm 2005

? quoting FatStrings
now im pretty sure harry potter is not satanic,

no, the bible encourages us all to take up witchcraft, invoke the name of demons, and cast spells.




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Posted by Underdog on Sat Oct 29th at 1:29pm 2005

? quoting fishy
? quoting FatStrings
now im pretty sure harry potter is not satanic,

no, the bible encourages us all to take up witchcraft, invoke the name of demons, and cast spells.

1)I know its in blue, and could be humor or sarcasm so I am having trouble here distinguishing the intent.

2)Now, as we all know, the bible is a relatively new ideal when compared to some really old religions so using the bible in this sense is restricting the thinking to a measly few thousand years. However, since the teacher specifically narrowed it to Christianity, I can see how its relevancy may be used.

3)I do not see how a Potter book could be Satanic in any way. I really don't.

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Posted by fishy on Sat Oct 29th at 1:36pm 2005

? quoting Underdog
I do not see how a Potter book could be Satanic in any way. I really don't.

read the blue writing again




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Posted by Underdog on Sat Oct 29th at 1:51pm 2005

? quoting fishy
? quoting Underdog
I do not see how a Potter book could be Satanic in any way. I really don't.

read the blue writing again

Perhaps I should have numbered the lines but only numbers 1 and 2 were intended for you. I know I quoted you but line 3 was in response to the original post. I do not see how the teacher could think Potter was Satanic.

My apologies




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Posted by fishy on Sat Oct 29th at 2:20pm 2005

no need to be sorry, people tell me to stfu all the time.

if you're still having trouble understanding the teacher, try reading the blue text from my first post, and know that the colour denotes sarcasm.




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