[Tax-chick]

I have never read the books (the subject doesn’t interest me),

If more people simply said that ... "This doesn't interest me," or "I don't enjoy that." ... instead of "It's terrible, it's junk, it's badbadbad," there would be fewer arguments!

I think that parents need to pay attention to what their kids read.

I agree, and I'll disapprove library books for my children any time I think something is a poor choice, even for my 16-year-old.

[hoosierham]

If some people want to be consistent,then they would have to denounce all forms of fiction...but wait,didn't Jesus Himself teach the crowds and the disciples by the telling of parables.I have always understood that parables were stories ,not necessarily literally true of a specific event but ,structured to show how a principle like charity,belief,justice,or diligence is good and pleasing to God;but also that the one who is lazy,cruel, or a thief can expect more troubles because of his bad choices.

When all else fails to remind a person God has a sense of humor,I need only point out that He made people.And then He made a platypus to confuse them.

Sad are those who would remove all man-made reproductions of nature in painting and carving as graven images,and deny all imagination,demanding that only the Bible and the mechanical sciences be allowed. I think there was such a time,generally referred to as the Dark Ages.A time when men and women were most cruelly murdered for slight differences of opinion about God. Is God threatened by what mistakes you or I might (will) make?

I hope a certain poster is now less full of it after his break.