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.

[jadiana.livejournal.com]

Honestly I found the symbolism in the movie about as un-in-your-face as it was in the books. If there wouldn't have been all this media hullabaloo I doubt I would have thought about the christ thing more than a second.

[mizzlaurajean.livejournal.com]

The church near where I work has a huge sign out front "Narnia Explained." So I guess if any of us are confused we could go get it all explained to us. Personally though I think I prefer confusion.

[valancymay.livejournal.com]

In my opinion, C.S. Lewis's brand of platonic Christianity is exactly the kind of religious belief that used to give Christians a good name, and ought to be cherished and emulated, not mocked or loathed out of knee-jerk political correctness. The values he espouses in these books are, among others, joy, wonder, generousity, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, courage and self-sacrifice. If I were a Christian, this is the kind of Christian I would want to be.

[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.

[mia-mcdavid.livejournal.com]

On behalf of Lewis, the Inklings, and reasonble thinking Christians everywhere< I thank you.

[angelo.livejournal.com]

See the nice thing about allegory is you *can* choose to ignore it.

[zinzinzinnia.livejournal.com]

There's been hullaballoo?

Ignoring it has been a lot easier than I expected.

[jadiana.livejournal.com]

Right on the button. :)