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Old 06-03-2003, 07:15 PM   #67
Yavanna228
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Join Date: May 2003
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Tolkien

I suppose that I shall add my opinion into the fray. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I will begin by saying that I myself am a Christian, so what I say is influenced by what I believe.
This man is quite, em, impassioned about his opinion of LotR and HP. I cannot believe that reading LotR or HP condemns one to Hell irrevocably, nor do I believe that one who enjoys the works of Tolkien or Harry Potter is, indeed, an enemy of God. The sin of the occult is against God, but the people themselves are loved by God. Why would God have sent His Son into the world if we were His enemies? He loved us, and therefore sent His Son so that our sins may be taken away.
Another thing, not all who read LotR or HP immediately convert to Wicca or go out and sacrifice people. It is all a matter of choice. Are you going to let yourself be so absorbed in these books that you twist their intentions and do those sorts of things? The choice is yours, and yours alone. The books themselves do not make you go into the occult.
Also, this man seems to insinuate that those who let their children enjoy the occult are condemned to hell. I believe that every one's sin is their own. Guilt cannot be transmitted.
At the moment, that is all I have to say. I did not have the time to methodically and thoroughly read through the treatise, I just wrote about what jumped out at me the most. If you disagree, that's quite alright with me. Everyone's opinion is their own, and it can be changed only by their choice. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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