Yelæ
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Post by Yelæ on Nov 29, 2005 21:18:28 GMT -5
Hey! Give that back! -snatches and puts in a safe pocket-
Gah, I rather dislike Narnia...on acount of it being a religious book based on things that happened in the Bible. Of course, like I would know this if I wasn't told...>.<
However, it would have been comical (at least in my opinion) if DD died napping...
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Post by Farrah on Dec 11, 2005 18:06:17 GMT -5
I think the first few Narnia books are REALLY good....but the rest are kinda old. Besides, did you know that: Lord of the Rings, Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, The Sight
all have religious basis? JTLYK (Just To Let You Know)
I agree with you about DD dying napping. That would've been really weird regardless.
My friend is going to publish a fake Harry Potter 7 book. It's going to be terrible (in that way, I mean really funny yet horribly offensive to HP fans) For instance, Dumbledore finds his way back to Hogwarts. We discover he was not really dead, but had dodged it at the last second and faked dead so that "S" would leave. He tells Harry that they need to talk, so they go out walking in the Forbidden Forest. Once they are deep in the forest, Dumbledore turns to Harry and tells him that he is really Voldemort and has just been drinking polyjuice potion since the real Dumbledore died. "Dumbledore" casts the killing curse and Harry dies. Harry wakes up in his bed. Everything was a dream. Not just the scene with "Dumbledore", but the whole series. It was all a dream. Ouch.
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Post by Trile on Dec 11, 2005 19:36:31 GMT -5
Please. People really need to let religion go. Narnia had the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve, but I"ll let you know all kind of fantasy has sacrifice and redemption in it. So Farrah, have you talked to all the authors to see if there books have religious purpose in them? I wonder. And I"ll have you know Harry Potter has nothing religious about it. Yeah, it talks about God and Christ all the time, hyuck hyuch. Don't put a lable on peoples books till you have it for a fact, and I hope your friend gets sued for every penny he's got.
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Post by Uskiya on Dec 11, 2005 19:42:25 GMT -5
I don't think that JRR Tolkien really had a religious purpose behind his book LOTR, I mean it's a classic battle of good and evil. Sacrifice and things. But there is no god or anything really like that. You could argue that there was I suppose but everything seems like it has to be about religion. It's a fantasy book! Not a religious one.
that's my little ranting.
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Post by Shakó on Dec 11, 2005 21:25:59 GMT -5
[glow=black,2,3]Uskiya and Trile are correct, there is really no religion in those books. The Bible is said to be histroy, and in fact, there is a text book for school on the Bible. But it is only for the histroy, saying what was happening, in the wars in all. In fact, if you look at it in a certain way, the Bible contains alot of history.
Religion is a very toughy subject, to many people, and can cause alot of outbreaks. That is why Religion is banned in public schools and such. To avoid, was it "Hate Crimes"?
But, have you notice all the Mythology in the Harry Potter books? One of my friends is doing a senior project on it. I know Hogwarts is Mt. Olympus, and Magonigall (spelling?) stands for the person who watches over Mt. Olympus (AKA Hogwarts). And even Fluffy stands for the dog with many heads, gaurding the gates of "Hell". And Remus Lupin- Romulus and Remus, the two boys who were suckled by the she-wolf. And Lupin, the latin word for "Wolf". Shunke also told my that "Lupin" is a type of werewolf who stands on it's hind legs, howling at the moon and clawing at the crumbling gave yard walls. I think it was the French word, Lupin. I can't remember. But the type of werewolf looks very much like the werewolf in the movie (even though JK says the werewolf is supposed to look like a real wolf). [/glow] EDIT: Woops, was typing fast. Sorry, Trile!
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Post by Trile on Dec 12, 2005 19:57:50 GMT -5
Yeah, and Minerva is the Goddess of wisdom, and Serious is the dog constellation. There's other things too, but I don't have time to think of them all. The Harry Potter books have tons of mythology in them, not religion. I have no idea how people come up with that. And I'm trile, not Kop. *prods* That's okay though.
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Yelæ
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Post by Yelæ on Dec 13, 2005 21:16:49 GMT -5
Narnia is a Christian series altogether. Aslan plays the role as a Christ-figure. And even I think of The Sight dabbling on the religious side. Sita was another Christ-figure, because she died to show love just as Jesus did.
Now before you go all flaming on me by saying, "How dare you say things like that on a non-prejudiced site! Not everyone is Christian." I should know:
I'm Jewish... ^.^
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Post by Shakó on Dec 13, 2005 21:43:32 GMT -5
I'm not blaming you, Yelae; don't worry. I guess I'm just sick of people fighting over religion. But I'm on the first book of CoN, and I thought the Lion was a bit like a king. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong.
I guess people could decipher HP as Christian. The only Christian thing I see in those books is Christmas.
Trile, sorry for the typo. I was in a hurry, and just glanced at the name. Sorry! I fixed it, though. And Shunke is all over me for your mis spelling of Sirius. She's like "Let me on!" LOL, nope, sorry sis, me first. And yes, Sirius is the dog star, as well as the radio. : P
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Post by Farrah on Dec 24, 2005 15:55:18 GMT -5
Why do I always get in the middle of these spurious debates? Ack! I'm sorry everyone! Me and my big mouth cause a revalation! I am a Christian...could you tell? I'll try not to mention it anymore....Trile seems to be following me everywhere and reminding me that. Thanks, Trile. One comment (uh oh, here it goes!): Mythology is still a religion. JTLYK. (Oh snap...another comment) And Narnia/Lord of the Rings are very Christian centered books. And I do know that for a fact (drat, another one.) I read a book about CS Lewis and another about JRRTolkein...like their biographies and such (I'm a book geek...what can I say?) and it told of them being good Christian ultra-religious friends. For instance, when Gandalf is dead and comes back as "The White". Jesus figurehead. Aslan (already established by Yelae, thanks) is also Jesus figurehead because he is sacrificed and comes back to life. And also, in the HP books (drat...more comments) the Vampire is also a Latin name. His name means blood. Lucious and Draco are also Latin names. Go figure. ((About fake HP book, I must have mistyped something...sorry...I meant that he was giving them out. He's just printing a short "edition" and handing them out. They're hilarious. And they're not really as bad as you must think. It's all in good humor.)) Well, again, sorry for causing a riot. I'll exit this argument now. Sorry again.
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Post by Kahuri on Jan 7, 2006 23:53:16 GMT -5
It was a pretty good book, but I feel they went into the boyfriend girlfriend thing a little to much. I mean Ron and that other girl, that went a little too far with the kissing buisness.
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Post by sun on Aug 19, 2006 19:44:55 GMT -5
I haven't finished it yet, so I can say anything about it yet. ((The DD part was sad.))
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Post by Farrah on Aug 19, 2006 20:42:43 GMT -5
*cries* Oh wait...I already exited this debate... *runs away*
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Post by Sudak on Aug 19, 2006 21:16:58 GMT -5
AHHH you guys... read into the history of these authors before going off .. RESEARCH GUYS!!!!
I am christian and proud of it.. Farrah you shouldn't be hiding that fact but spreading it
Anyways.. I go to a Chrisitan University and we were required last year in our english class to read many essays and books by CS Lewis.. I thought that would be pretty interesting since I had read the Narnia series and all but CS Lewis is a VERY BIG Chrisitan writter. He wrote supporting christian principles and beliefs an all.. One of my favorite essays he did involved why he thought animals couldn't feel emotion or something along those lines... I had to write an argumentative essay on that and ohh boy did I have some stuff to say ... What I'm really saying is CS Lewis was a very strong christian and his Narnia series was based off of biblical references. Just do your research PLEASE!!!!
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Post by Farrah on Aug 21, 2006 17:35:19 GMT -5
I knows. I knows. But last time I tried spreading my love and joy in the form of religion...the thread got shut down. *pouts* So...I try not to make people angry...*cough Trile cough*
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Post by esteroth on Nov 30, 2006 22:23:00 GMT -5
Unfortunatly, I havn't read it yet.
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