Posted on 12/27/2017 9:35:54 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
She eschewed all of 20th century American and Brit lit, but favored SCI-FI and non-Western claptrap?
No Ferber, no Sinclair Lewis, no Robert Graves, no du Maurier...and on and on and on!
And Joseph was a carpenter, which means that Jesus did NOT grow up in abject poverty!
Dorothy Sayers had Lord Peter Wimsey say that detective fiction was the most moral fiction there was. Reason, truth, and justice triumph.
I wouldn’t diss ALL 20th century fiction, but I get her point of view. The “junk” was often better, with respect to universal truths than the highly esteeemed stuff. For every Flannery O’Connor there was some nihilist, several nehilists. But even lefty fantasy writers like LeGuin asked good questions.
Amd the theological reflection is good.
LeGuin, IMO, stinks on ice, her tranny sci-fi is tawdry beyond belief and is utter garbage!
Orwell, Huxley, Finney, and Ellison put her to shame and in spades!
The author of this article is a moron!
I hardly touched upon a list of great American and Brit fiction writers of the 20th century, all of whom she eschews/ed.
She majored in English, but then went on to be a lawyer and now teaches "entrepenuership" and business law. Yes, I looked her up.
She can't even get the facts straight re Jesus! Her Priest must also be a damned dolt.
Christie
Not to mention, we know essentially nothing of Jesus’ life between his young childhood and the start of his ministry. He could very well have traveled; at the great temple in Puri, India there is indeed a story that he spent some time there.
And that list is definitely incomplete without Patrick F. McManus!
Based on the offering that was made after Jesus was born for Mary's uncleanliness....they were.
22And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 23(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, EVERY firstborn MALE THAT OPENS THE WOMB SHALL BE CALLED HOLY TO THE LORD), 24and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS. Luke 2:22-24 NASB
See Leviticus 12:8 for the reference.
6When the days of her purification are completed, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the tent of meeting a one year old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. 7Then he shall offer it before the LORD and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, whether a male or a female. 8But if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, the one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean. Lev 12:6-8 NASB
Now that this crazy Pope and other lefties, are claiming that Jesus was a "refugee" ( flight to Egypt...which did NOT happen until he was at least 3 ! ), the crazy stories, using Jesus for modern political reasons, is vile! Which is just one of the things, in this article, that set my teeth on edge!
WHO ?
HOGWASH!
You're arguing with the texts.
Leviticus makes it clear "if she cannot AFFORD a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons,..."
That isn't an indicator they were well off.
Mormons suggest He came to America sometime after His resurrection and ascension.
If this is allowed their teachings have to be allowed.
This illustrates the danger of allowing other texts/traditions to be placed on the same level of authority as Scripture.
The King James version is THE best one.
And also re Joseph's social status.
They didn't live in poverty, this whole misusing of Jesus, for political 21rst. century reasons, is ridiculous and stupid!
This article is utter drivel; not to mention claptrap!
8And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. Leviticus 12:8 KJV
Same result.
A planet where one changes sex at a whim?
I found her writing lacking and her "imagination" puerile; especially when compared with Bradbury, Heinlein, Finney, Orwell, Verne, Huxley, Asimov, H.G. Wells, Ellison, Clarke, Dick,and so many more!
But each to his or her own....:-)
I met up with him again in 1973 when I was in a chaplaincy training program near where he lived. Interesting guy. EXCELLENT teacher.
He used the school's observatory to host some science fiction writers. He preset the star systems they mentioned in their books. Cute idea.
He said Le Guin was a PITA. Just FYI.
For 6 months I spent half my time on a GYN floor. I had more than enough time to think about, ah, sex. Among the many I remember was this absolutely stunning young lady. I mean, really. The kind where you have to take a deep breath before you can have a normal, much less a pastoral, conversation. She wasn't just pretty, she was beautiful.
She was in for breast augmentation.
That's just one example. A Lot of issues on the gyn floor were not simply “mechanical” but touched on a patient’s struggles with ... how to say it ... her “validity” as a woman.
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I wore “clericals” which de-emphasized my individuality and, so to speak, neutralized my sex. I've noticed that it's not so easy to tell a 60 year old Zen monk from a 60 year old Zen nun. All the usual ‘signals’ are muted by the shaved head and the voluminous robes.
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As a clergyD00d I found two things. (1) women talk to ministers more than men do. (2) SOME women will make a play for you; they view you as a challenge.
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So, it's not so much the “sex (more or less) at will” feature that got my attention. It was the idea of a people who did not ascertain sex immediately upon meeting someone. It was the idea of people who were usually “gender-neutral.”
As they say, after we know the baby is well, the next question is, “Boy or girl?” What would social dynamics be like if that were not the case?
This, from the POV of a chaplain or pastor (or other counselor), amounts to an admonition not to forget how important gender is to someone’s life experience and weltanschauung.
SO, I thought Le Guin’s premise was ... fun and even useful.
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In one of her sillier novels she said that love is like bread, you have to make it everyday. Again speaking as a (former) pastor, I wish couples would think about that.
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I'm a conservative Catholic. Le Guin would probably disapprove of me. But I still think she amusingly asks some good questions.
The "sex change at will" was made OBVIOUS and not only was it inappropriate for the grade it had been assigned to, but I found it to be absolute garbage, poorly written, and a ridiculous choice, given how many other great Sci-Fi books available to read instead!
And now we have the insane craze of "I WAS BORN A %$% IN A #%# BODY crap; with the children part of it Munchausen By Proxy child abuse!
So please stop trying to "sell" me on this; it does the complete opposite!
Of course you are welcome to your opinion, but so am I!
If you want to discuss this.Sci-Fi and FANTASY books further, then FRmail me. Otherwise, this discussion is over.
May I say you misunderstand me and my intentions?
I’m not trying to sell you on Le Guin. I’m trying to explain wny I think her work, some of it, has helped me.
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