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On Truth, the trivial and theology |
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Monday, Feb 11, 2008
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| Categories: Columns, Media: "Narnia: AWAKE", Rebuttals, Deep Doctrine Magic: Churchianity, Cross Firings, Gnosticism, Storytelling | |||
(Here, after a too-long absence of FaithFusion contributions, is my elsewhere-posted rebuttal to an old acquaintance who has recently resurfaced on the NarniaWeb forum, claiming among other things that we can find alternate “gospels” in other places and that Christians’ presentations of the guilt-and-sin-and-God’s-wrath message are inherently self-righteous.) Welcome back, BenAdam — I haven’t seen you on the forums for a while. In fact, most haven’t seen me on the forums for a while, either. Hereby I heartily express my gratitude for your inspiring at least this return of mine, then. As WiseWoman said, we haven’t had a more-intense discussion in Narnia and Christianity for a while. You may not recall, but you and I have “tangled” before in late 2005. That exchange, particularly about the true natures and definitions of sin, rebellion and God’s love, ranks among the most interesting in which I’ve been involved. It seems, though, that you not only got busy after that, but also that your mind was not changed any. Since then, though, at least one thing has changed with me: I have found time to read all seven Harry Potter novels and have enjoyed them immensely — though I cannot find all that supposed Christian symbolism in there, save perhaps for the battle-between-good-and-evil generality which always reflects the true Battle. But, that doesn’t mean I cannot enjoy terrific writing and plot formation: a story certainly does not have to be a direct Christian allegory to be appreciated (unlike some Christians will, perhaps unknowingly, contend). Now, to your great surprise I’m sure, I have a few objections to what you’ve submitted above. |
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