Posted on 06/28/2005 11:19:26 AM PDT by JDBrown90
And Aldous Huxley IIRC
If Disney is true to form, the book will remain better. I hardly trust Disney to properly express theology as understood by C.S. Lewis. Everything biblical teaches us to consider our citizenship as above, and not to cling to this fleeting, failing world we hold so dearly by nature. As others have said, Disney is in this for the money. They certainly do not have the innocent suffering and death of Christ for the sin of the world at heart. If any spiritual good comes of this movie it will be by accident. Either way, history will run its course. Christ and His Church will prevail.
Goes without saying, and it's not just Disney.
Disney is in this for the money. They certainly do not have the innocent suffering and death of Christ for the sin of the world at heart.
True, true.
But the "heaven on earth" part could still be a misunderstanding in the article.
I monitor my minor children's communications because I the mom and it's what my husband pays me the big bucks for (not).
I would expect my husband to have enough respect for my spiritual integrity and maturity as well as intellectual capacity to deem it unnecessry.
My wife is an adult and handles her own E-mail. My daughter is almost an adult -- 18 in less than 2 weeks -- and does the same. They're capable of handling anything that I'm not.... My wife probably more so than I, given her life experience, before we met. My son is 9 and gets guidance.
Depends on how much control Disney imposes over it. C.S. Lewis's family has been involved in the production, with his stepson as co-producer, so there is hope it will be reasonably loyal.
My husband and I check our teenage daughter's e-mail from time to time. I also sometimes check her web posts, just as a precaution, although she is quite discerning and lets me know if she has any interactions she finds uncomfortable. We trust her intentions, but not always her judgment.
My husband will sometimes look over my shoulder at FR and say, "HuH?" which is a signal that he'd like me to pay more attention to real life :-). And I will talk to him about any exchanges that disturb me.
Could it be that this family is ok with what they do? I'm sure their website provokes alot of people to send them alot of evil stuff.
I'm sure they're "ok with what they do," even if it includes gratuitous insults to "red neck Baptist preachers," who will then send them "evil stuff."
His writing style is standard crackpot issue (there's a reason nutters tend to all write the same, having to do with the brain problems that contribute to their obsessions and disorganized thought processes). They latch onto an idea and everything else becomes subordinate to it
For instance "To begin with, "arslan" is said to be the Turkish word for "lion," and the most likely source for the name Aslan" the writer is being clever with you because "arslan" is Swedish for A**hole while "Aslan" is a direct translation of Turkish for lion. He has lied to you about the meaning of a word in order to perpetrate a vulgar joke that amuses him at the expense of the truth. He assumes his target audience will be too stupid to catch it.
Now that I have exposed one blatant and vulgar lie will you reconsider taking this man's writings for the slightly schizophenic, obsessed drivel that it is?
I threw away the tape days before I ever read that information because I could tell it wasn't an allegory to the Gospel and I wasn't going to present a lie to my grandkids. And I agree that the site that had the info has some inconsistent and shaky info. I tell my kids and grandkids the truth and don't need to hide behind allegories. They don't need santa, easter bunny, or aslan to explain Jesus. I tell them the story of Jesus and they understand it. Everyone calls me crazy, but I'm not the one going around telling kids there is a santa etc... And I was raised with the santa, easter bunny junk. Sorry to break everyone's stereotype, but I haven't burned a witch in years.
Ha, and glad of it, malakhi! I think as long as Disney doesn't muck it up, this movie has the potential to surpass LotR. (BTW, I suspect we also agree on many if not most fiscal issues.. ;-)
Have you ever seen "The Little Troll Prince"?
EXCELLENT Christmas movie that actually used to air on *gasp* the public stations.
Not out on DVD yet, but it is on video. I can't recommend it enough.
eBay is wonderful. Lots of safeguards built in. Only had one problem, and Paypal refunded my money.
Thanks for the suggestion - I'll check the library catalog :-).
He's a different religion entirely, and is not of Indo-European origin. White Europians probably shouldn't get their panties in a wad over Santa Claus.
Good to hear the Christian aspects have not been squeezed out of the story. There were many on secular film sites predicting those elements would be stripped out, saying "it will be for everyone and not just Christians." They will be most displeased that they were wrong. Excellent!
Mel Gibson should make the movie. Lots of action, which he likes. And the Passion has given him loads of credibility with Christians.
The only problem I see is that he doesn't have any experience with fantasy.
Bump
He did the movie What Women Want, didn't he? ;o)
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