Today's Talking Point

[lollardfish]

People who go to see Narnia who have decided to dislike it because it has a sacrificial man(lion)-god story in it should be forced to watch The Passion of the Christ over and over again. I know which story of sacrifice and redemption I would want /my/ kids to see, and it's not directed by Mel Gibson, the Vatican, or Pat Robertson.

Yes, a lot of people are ansty about Christianity in America, with good reason. But don't conflate things that shouldn't be conflated.

Comments

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

People who go to see Narnia who have decided to dislike it because it has a sacrificial man(lion)-god story in it should be forced to watch The Passion of the Christ over and over again.

Isn't that rather like saying that people who have decided they don't like PG-rated violence should be forced to watch R-rated violent movies over and over again? That something is a lighter dose of a disliked factor doesn't mean it should automatically be liked.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Yeah. You're right. But some of the negative voices are responding to Narnia as if it were the Passion, and it's just not. It's a different perspective on Christianity and the ressurection story, and I hate conflation.