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The themes in Star Wars may seem innocent on the surface, but if you look at them closely (and if you look at the man who invented the series), they are as distant from God's truth as they can get. But it's just a bunch of movies, right? Wrong. The subculture of the movies (which I was actively involved with, yes, even as a Christian) does the same thing Harry Potter does with children...gets people very interested in philosophies outside of scripture (the Force is claimed by some as a real religion, and for others as a political affiliation. There are people who will write in Jedi on forms as their political party of choice or religion).

Let's look at the movies. They involve reading minds; the concept that an impersonal force rules our actions and not a personal God; they involve talking with the dead; manipulation of others with a thought. That's just for starters. I have seen people go deeply into eastern religions and new age because of these movies, as well. And, although I was called a liar for daring to suggest it, there are magazines called "zines" which deal more and more within this fandom and others, with homosexuality between the main characters. The genre is called "slash," as in Han/Luke; Chewie/Han, etc.

Are these movies fun? Oh, indeed! No one would get involved with them if they weren't.

faline, Rapture Ready 15 Comments [8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM]
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#17139
Papabear

Get a grip, dude. \"Zines\" like that a mostly crap... so don't read them. If you can't enjoy a story without failing into some horrible clut, you need mental health care and probably a few more brain cells.

2/23/2006 10:52:04 PM
#50077
Redhunter

Hey, faline, do you realize that if you shun everything outside of the bible you end up with a very narrow and skewed version of the world?
Do you realize what kind of a sociopath you are turning into, 'Inthelord'sname'? The fact that you delve into the possibility of a Wookie/human gay relationship between two completely fictional charectors is proof that your mind is beginning to feast upon itself, and near as I can tell, that's going to be a light snack.

7/7/2006 11:14:47 AM
#50090
Julian

Only One Cojone: These aren't the disciples you're looking for!

7/7/2006 11:52:19 AM
#50225
CousinTed

\"Zines\"? What decade is this idiot from? People put their slash on the Internet these days son. And slash is hardly limited to just Star Wars, there's also Lord of the Rings Slash, Invader Zim slash, even fucking Transformers slash! Hell I'd pay money if someone could find me a movie with more than one male character that DIDN'T have gay fanfiction written about it.

7/8/2006 12:22:33 AM
#50253
Napoleon the Clown

Originally posted by Blissfully Unaware

The themes in Star Wars may seem innocent on the surface, but if you look at them closely (and if you look at the man who invented the series), they are as distant from God's truth as they can get.

So? The same can be said of the history of damn near any Christian sect.

the Force is claimed by some as a real religion, and for others as a political affiliation.

These people are whast you call delusional twits.

There are people who will write in Jedi on forms as their political party of choice or religion

Twit or smart ass.

They involve reading minds; the concept that an impersonal force rules our actions and not a personal God;

I don't know, God seems pretty impersonal in the Bible. Oh, yeah, and He reads minds on occasion.

they involve talking with the dead; manipulation of others with a thought.

Someone's got a selective memory! That is if they've even read the damn Bible.

I have seen people go deeply into eastern religions and new age because of these movies, as well.

If they converted just because of a movie and not independent research, they're a moron. They'd have run off to some cult with a charismatic leader anyway.

And, although I was called a liar for daring to suggest it, there are magazines called \"zines\" which deal more and more within this fandom and others, with homosexuality between the main characters.

And?

7/8/2006 7:14:05 AM
#364758
cyborgtroy

Nothing forbid you should have imagination and yaoi fanfics....

12/18/2007 7:09:49 PM
#364763
Whoever

Isn't "Faline" the name of the fawn in "Bambi"? Isn't Disney wickedly sinful? How can you have such an evil user name?


12/18/2007 7:16:28 PM
#392078
Kelmon

The story that people put "Jedi" as their faith in a census is an urban legend...

1/27/2008 7:33:44 AM
#1014909
BrotherofZeus

"(the Force is claimed by some as a real religion, and for others as a political affiliation. There are people who will write in Jedi on forms as their political party of choice or religion)"

And for 99% of those people, it's a joke. Then again, you're a fundy. You don't really have a sense of humor, do you?

"They involve reading minds; the concept that an impersonal force rules our actions and not a personal God"

Where on earth does this second comment come from? Star Wars makes no comment on whether or not a personal god exists.

"I have seen people go deeply into eastern religions and new age because of these movies, as well."

Just like Harry Potter- if people did go into New Age beliefs because of these forms of media, 99% of the time they'd exist pretty quickly, and in that other 1%, they'd probably have joined Wiccanism/other New Age religions anyway. The differences are just so stark.

"The genre is called "slash," as in Han/Luke; Chewie/Han, etc."

Bwahahaha, take it from me faline, somebody who is an avid consumer of fanfiction, there is almost NO popular medium where somebody hasn't come up with a slash pairing. So, by this logic, EVERYTHING glorifies homosexuality.


8/30/2009 7:41:34 PM
#1014929
Jix

Kelmon,

Its no urban legend that some of us Aussies (thogh I did not) had fun with the census and JEdi name.

Not sure if it was done elsewhere thogh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenon

8/30/2009 8:21:49 PM
#1199037
CuriousAtheist

"magazines called "zines" which deal more and more within this fandom and others, with homosexuality between the main characters."
Dude, rule 34. And may I just throw this out, the bible isn't immune either. There is some pretty kinky stuff between Jesus and Peter out there.

8/28/2010 12:52:30 PM
#1199044
The Duelist

Christians sure are intelligent. That is, when they aren't condemning everything, true and/or false, that doesn't bow to Jeebus... in other words, the entire universe, more or less.

8/28/2010 2:08:38 PM
#1199046
Amadaun

...

8/28/2010 2:46:17 PM
#1311325
RapturedbyBlondie

Or you could do some research and know the plot was inspired by Kurosawa's "The hidden fortress'. Nothing demonic, just Japanese.

7/19/2011 2:02:40 PM
#1333483
LordMu

OMG! they say stuff different from the Bible! They must be evil!
"(the Force is claimed by some as a real religion, and for others as a political affiliation. There are people who will write in Jedi on forms as their political party of choice or religion)"
The hell?
have seen people go deeply into eastern religions and new age because of these movies
THE HELL?


9/18/2011 11:44:37 AM
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