Posted on 03/17/2008 7:44:22 AM PDT by Terriergal
Yada yada yada and cock a doodle doo
What bilge!
Wake me up when the head chopping commences
Just because Dumbledore was Homosexual doesn’t mean that every relationship he had with any other male character was based on sexual attraction.
I can see him being attracted to Grindelwald, like you said, but I find no evidence of attraction to Tom Riddle, Sirius Black, or Harry. Dumbledore always had a profound mistrust of Riddle and never liked him. There’s no mention anywhere in any of the books about any sort of attraction to Sirius Black. And Harry is 150 years younger than Dumbledore, so it would be silly so assume any sort of sexual attraction. I always assumed it was more of a father/son bond between them.
WTF are you talking about? She says she’s getting death threats from Christians, which is the whole point of the article. Do you DISAGREE that if a Christian is issuing death threats to an author, then they are comparable to Islamists?
Are you DENSE????
Wake me up when the head chopping commences. Until then I write you off as over the top hysterical. How dare you compare Christian fundamentalism to Islamic? You are wacked!
Sorry, but a true Christian would not issue a death threat. The comparison of the two religions based on some stupid person’s threat is offensive to all Christians.
Dude.
Calm down.
I’m not comparing Christian Fundamentalism to Islamic. I’m talking about someone who would issue a DEATH THREAT to an author. OK? In my opinion, someone who would issue a DEATH THREAT to an author, is no different than an Islamist. A death threat is a death threat, whether it comes from muslims against a cartoonist, or against JK Rowling from someone who calls themself a Christian. They’re obviously not Christian, and I am not in anyway making a blanket comparison between Christians and Muslims. If you are reading that into what I said, then you are the one who is hysterical, not me.
I agree, and that’s my point. Someone who would issue a death threat is not a Christian, but is no better than an Islamist. I am not comparing the two religions (and I don’t think JK Rowling is either), I am comparing individuals who issue death threats. I don’t see a difference between someone who calls himself Christian who issues a death threat, and an Islamist who issues a death threat.
Do you?
"Oh, that's just gay....err, oh yeah, it's me who is gay. Sorry sweeties."
There’s a difference between a dark side to some who profess Christianity and the teachings of Christ Himself. Those who practice that dark side are NOT followers of Christ, whatever label they use to try to justify or excuse themselves.
Jesus Himself said He wouldn’t recognize them.
Islam IS a dark side. I haven’t seen much in the way of teaching from the Koran, and there’s been enough posted on FR, that shows any sweetness and light.
You know, it would be a lot easier for you if you were able to condemn those who issue death threats.
God never forced or coerced people to follow Him. God gave very specific instructions to the Israelites as to how to treat the alien and foreigner who chose to live among them, and it was to treat them as one of their own.
God always gives chances. Any people who Israel dealt with were given a chance first. God judges sin, sometimes here on earth and sometimes after death. Why is it an issue as to WHEN He chooses to do it?
CFC: What are you saying, that no piece of art, no piece of literature, no creation of man, is worthwhile unless it invokes the gospel?
Wow, are you ever putting words in her mouth. She said no such thing.
The Gospel is God's message of love and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. The Gospel is not being preached in those books.
Showing the contrast between good and evil and teaching *good* moral lessons is NOT the Gospel.
Your girl JK Rowling should do an updated “One Thousand and One Arabian Nights” with a spooked Muhammad being pursued by wizards goblins witches warlocks and demons. Then your girl will get some real death threats and much worse
Until then, I find exaggerated death threats from Christians extremely BORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRING
From the article:
In the interview Rowling claims to have received death threats from Christians opposed to her novels, calling Christian fundamentalists dangerous and comparing them by inference to Islamic fundamentalists.
Yeah, she *claims*.
Please. It’s hard for me to muster up any sympathy for this poor little “victim” who has made nearly a billion dollars on a dumb kiddie story with a warped sense of morality.
Exactly! I am amazed how many people jump to her defense, and accuse people of not reading the article, when they have either not read it themselves or completely ignore what she claims.
I didn’t know it was Rick Warren in the photo. I previously had not idea what he looked like. After skimming through his Forty Days of Purpose Book a couple of years ago, it really didn’t matter much anyway. I know 7th graders who can write better books than that. What a distorted view of God that thing presents.
I really wish I knew more about how publishes get so many people swooning over a book to make it a best seller to people who are really not in-depth students of Scripture. Because there are some godly, spiritual men writing some real helpful Bible-believing material, but they are still desktop publishing.
If an author claims to be a Christian, and many, if not most readers see a Christian theme in a story, what qualifies you to claim otherwise.
I am particularly interested in how you interpret the ending of Harry Potter as unChristian or anti-Christian. What specifically about going willingly to ones death in order to save ones friends and defeat evil is unChristian or anti-Christian?
I’ve skimmed the first one. I don’t have to have but a teaspoon of slop to decide I don’t want a whole bowl of it.
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