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Left-Wing Movie Review: 'Narnia represents everything that is most hateful about religion'
The Guardian ^
| 12/6/05
| Polly Toynbee
Posted on 12/06/2005 8:42:59 AM PST by dukeman
Children won't get the Christian subtext, but unbelievers should keep a sickbag handy during Disney's new epic, writes Polly Toynbee
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Of all the elements of Christianity, the most repugnant is the notion of the Christ who took our sins upon himself and sacrificed his body in agony to save our souls. Did we ask him to? Poor child Edmund, to blame for everything, must bear the full weight of a guilt only Christians know how to inflict, with a twisted knife to the heart.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: moviereview; narnia; persecution
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Sounds like Polly has issues.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:43:00 AM PST
by
dukeman
To: dukeman
Good to see that the English language edition of "The Peoples Daily" has chimed in.
To: dukeman
Not only does Polly wanna cracker, she is crackers. What an ingnorant ass.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:45:31 AM PST
by
fizziwig
To: dukeman
Of all the elements of Christianity, the most repugnant is the notion of the Christ who took our sins upon himself and sacrificed his body in agony to save our souls. Did we ask him to? This from the same folks who, in response to filth on TV and radio, say to just turn the channel.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:45:41 AM PST
by
dirtboy
(Drool overflowed my buffer...)
To: nutmeg
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:46:20 AM PST
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: dukeman
Of all the elements of Christianity, the most repugnant is the notion of the Christ who took our sins upon himself and sacrificed his body in agony to save our souls.
The only thing that disgusts her about Christianity is its central tenet.
Obviously, shes the perfect person to review a movie with an underlying Christian subtext. Much like asking a skinhead to review The Color Purple.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:48:21 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: dukeman
This was posted yesterday.
To: dukeman
"Of all the elements of Christianity, the most repugnant is the notion of the Christ who took our sins upon himself and sacrificed his body in agony to save our souls." Repugnant?
A man has no greater love than to lay down his life for another.
Maybe Dr. Savage is right and liberalism IS a mental illness.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:48:55 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: dukeman
Same article (but different title)
here, with more commentary.
Consensus is that Polly is crackers. What a hateful woman.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:49:49 AM PST
by
AnAmericanMother
(. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
To: dead
She calls it "disgusting." I call it "amazing", as in Amazing Grace.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:50:20 AM PST
by
dukeman
To: dukeman
I'm still trying to figure out how sacrifice out of love is repugnant.
The only answer I can come up with is that if someone really did this for you it might make you feel as if you owed something to that person, maybe even feel obligated to try to become a better person yourself. And I guess she just hates that idea.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:51:09 AM PST
by
Restorer
(We don't really disagree with Islamists. They want to die. We want to kill them.)
To: dukeman
Did we ask him to?I don't know about anyone else, but I just roared (no pun intended) with laughter when I read this. I don't think I can imagine a more infantile response to the Atonement.
To: dukeman
Laura Ingraham said yesterday that she saw it over the week end, and it's incredible. She loved it.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:52:44 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: dukeman
Of all the elements of Christianity, the most repugnant is the notion of the Christ who took our sins upon himself and sacrificed his body in agony to save our souls. Did we ask him to?Hey lady, your free to reject Jesus' saving power. And while your at it, feel free to thank God for giving you free will...
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:53:33 AM PST
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
To: dukeman
What would she say about a movie that presented a positive view of Islam? Really, all this Christian bashing is getting tiresome.
To: dukeman
Now that's a sad perspective.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:55:27 AM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy. Ps 99:5)
To: Restorer
The only answer I can come up with is that if someone really did this for you it might make you feel as if you owed something to that person, maybe even feel obligated to try to become a better person yourself. And I guess she just hates that idea.Once you fathom that sacrifice and take a good, honest look at yourself, you either become more humble or more prideful. I wonder which path this woman is taking?
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:55:48 AM PST
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
To: Glenmerle
I don't think I can imagine a more infantile response to the AtonementAgreed. Anger in response to the greatest gift anyone could receive is really hard to understand. But Christ did say He came to bring a sword, though, didn't He? He truly is the dividing line for humanity.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:56:05 AM PST
by
dukeman
To: luckystarmom
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:56:50 AM PST
by
dukeman
To: dukeman
Sounds like I will love this movie.
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posted on
12/06/2005 8:56:52 AM PST
by
JFC
(W, I am with YA)
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