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| 11/13/02
Posted on 11/15/2002 2:23:23 PM PST by RJCogburn
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posted on
11/15/2002 2:23:23 PM PST
by
RJCogburn
To: RJCogburn
What, no goat sacrifices? No nekkid orgies? No praying to Satan?
Well, I'm awful glad this was posted before I wasted eight buckadingdongs on some boring kids' movie...
To: RJCogburn
"...through hard work and has learned to think for himself, to be honest and to be self-confident."
Wish I could say the same for the "scholars" at the Ayn Rand Institute, who never actually produce anything.
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posted on
11/15/2002 2:33:16 PM PST
by
BCrago66
To: RJCogburn
Agree completly, can hardly wait to see the movie. Loved all the books and really enjoyed the first movie.
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To: RJCogburn
It's already out on this side of the Atlantic- even in my small village. Maybe one of the few times I will be able to get the drop on my fellow freepers.
To: BCrago66
Wish I could say the same for the "scholars" at the Ayn Rand Institute, who never actually produce anything. LOL!
I'm waiting bewathlessly to hear how the Ayn Rand Institute is will justify Lily Potter's altruistic sacrifice for her son....
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posted on
11/15/2002 2:38:17 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: r9etb
bewathlessly Er, "breathlessly".
Note to self: don't hold breath waiting for ARI justification -- lack of oxygen impairs ability to spell and type....
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posted on
11/15/2002 2:40:12 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: RJCogburn
Harry has developed his talents through hard work and has learned to think for himself, to be honest and to be self-confident I was wondering why the DNC was protesting the movie.
To: Billthedrill
DragonRaid Inn Your Old Dad played a lot of Dungeons & Dragons in his youth, which some people at the time had an absolute tizzy over, and I haven't seen D&D as the scapegoat for bad parenting in a dozen years...now they are out trying to find another one.
I am a FarRight Fanatic(tm) and born again Christian, and folks, hear this God is smart enough to tell the difference between fantasy fiction and worshipping Satan and if your kids aren't, then you better get to work. My nine year old loves them, and she's sharp as a whip, and loves God better than most adults.
The books are wonderful and portray honesty, honor and intelligence as positive things, and the movies are excellent translations of the books.
I wish some of my Christian brothers and sisters who are so hep to attack Harry Potter for corrupting the Youth Of Today were half as devoted to proclaiming the murder of babies on the alter of convenience as wrong. Folks, there are more important things to protest!
If you want fantasy fiction on the order of C.S. Lewis's Narnia in a role-playing game, incidentally, check out DragonRaid, the "Christian D&D."
http://my.oh.voyager.net/EF/5C/abartmes/dr/
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posted on
11/15/2002 2:42:08 PM PST
by
50sDad
To: RJCogburn
More good stuff from the Ayn Rand Instutute. If they keep this up, I might one day have a good word for her.
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posted on
11/15/2002 2:48:36 PM PST
by
bvw
To: 50sDad
You are correct. The Harry Potter books are basically sound. They understand the difference between good and evil, and they encourage a selfless devotion to good. IMHO they are very unlikely to lead Christian children astray, while they will have an excellent effect on educating secular kids who have never been taught anything about God, religion, or traditional morality.
I have seen several scholarly articles written by Evangelicals making these points, including a very persuasive one that appeared last year in Christianity & Literature.
Dungeons & Dragons and the games that derive from it are a little more questionable, because so many of the games make little distinction between good and evil. But here, too, I'm unable to see that they did anyone much if any harm.
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posted on
11/15/2002 2:51:34 PM PST
by
Cicero
To: 50sDad
Your right......I loved the Narnia books and I now love the Potter books. I am a Christian and these book are pure fantasy right up front. I watch Santa Claus is coming to town and Frosty the Snowman every year, both of those use magic also and we don't hear an uproar over them.
To: 50sDad
she's sharp as a whipSo are you, Dad! I agree completely with your post!
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posted on
11/15/2002 3:01:07 PM PST
by
mamaduck
To: Irish Eyes
My daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter are at the 3:45 showing now. Can't wait for a report.
To: 50sDad
God is smart enough to tell the difference between fantasy fiction and worshipping Satan... LOL! Yeah, one would hope so. I really think that needs a little BTT here...
BTW, I never did play Dungeons and Dragons - it was for kids (sob! sniffle!) younger than me...I do remember Pong...OK, I'll just go off and kill myself now...
To: 50sDad
A D & D Bump!
I played AD&D for years, read all manner of fantasy fiction and science fiction, and I turned out all right.
To: Notforprophet
I played AD&D for years, read all manner of fantasy fiction and science fiction, and I turned out all right. You just don't understand because of your stunted spiritual condition that came as a direct result of trafficing with demonic forces.
Sure, you feel exactly the same, but your not! Just because nobody notices how you've become corrupted, doesn't mean you haven't. So your reasonably well adjusted...it's only because you are drawing your power from Satan, and he knows you have to act normal to be able to infiltrate the Godly. You may even read the Bible, but you won't understand it.
(Dang...that was way too much fun.)
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posted on
11/15/2002 3:35:00 PM PST
by
Woahhs
To: BCrago66
Wish I could say the same for the "scholars" at the Ayn Rand Institute, who never actually produce anything. I wonder, who produced the text you are referring to?
To: 50sDad
My nine year old loves them, and she's sharp as a whipIt's nice to know an apple doesn't fall far from the old block ;)
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posted on
11/15/2002 3:38:46 PM PST
by
Woahhs
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