tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11654814.post112225260028128303..comments2023-05-10T13:56:53.008+00:00Comments on In Rejection of Mediocrity: Harry Potter and the Lavender BrigadeDavid S. MacMillan IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00530249314198135678noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11654814.post-1123035643388500732005-08-03T02:20:00.000+00:002005-08-03T02:20:00.000+00:00Anonymous:The article is exactly right. Any book t...Anonymous:<BR/><BR/><B>The article is exactly right. Any book that contains socercy or any other sin <I>as acceptable</I> should not be accepted as okay by Christians.</B><BR/><BR/>I agree wholeheartedly. Any book that portrays obvious sin as OK is not OK.<BR/><BR/><B>The same principle also applies to the magic of Gandolf and the elves in Lord of the Rings,</B><BR/><BR/>Gandolf is an angel in the likeness of a human, not a human being. Compare his acts to those of angels in the Bible or the acts of the apostles in curing disease. <BR/><BR/>As for the elves, their "magic" is what we would call science. If I fill a cup of water with naphalm (jellied gasoline) and light it and throw it, someone from the Middle Ages would say it is black magic, calling up the fires of hell. They don't understand that it is simple chemistry.<BR/><BR/>In Middle-Earth, slight enchantments are part of alchemy and natural science, and have nothing to do with occult powers.<BR/><BR/><B>the revenge in Shakespeare's Hamlet,</B><BR/><BR/>Revenge in Shakespeare is portrayed as anything but "acceptable". The same goes for theft in Oliver Twist; evil like theft exists: it is fine to show it as long as it isn't portrayed as good.<BR/><BR/><B>and the thefts in Robin Hood.</B><BR/><BR/>The story of Robin Hood is about guerilla warfare. Plain and simple. And anyone would agree that "theft" from one's enemies in warfare is not breaking the 10 commandments.<BR/><BR/>So "anyonymous", was this post supposed to be sarcastic or were you actually serious?David S. MacMillan IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530249314198135678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11654814.post-1123031614802629732005-08-03T01:13:00.000+00:002005-08-03T01:13:00.000+00:00Also Ashley, the flag in your picture is in violat...Also Ashley, the flag in your picture is in violation of proper etiquette. Proper American flag etiquette states: <BR/><BR/>When flown with the national banner of other countries, each flag must be displayed from a separate pole of the same height. Each flag should be the same size. They should be raised and lowered simultaneously. The flag of one nation may not be displayed above that of another nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11654814.post-1123031255742919552005-08-03T01:07:00.000+00:002005-08-03T01:07:00.000+00:00The article is exactly right. Any book that contai...The article is exactly right. Any book that contains socercy or any other sin as acceptable should not be accepted as okay by Christians. The same principle also applies to the magic of Gandolf and the elves in Lord of the Rings,the adultery in the works of Tolstoy, the revenge in Shakespeare's Hamlet, and the thefts in Oliver Twist and Robin Hood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11654814.post-1122736859287610512005-07-30T15:20:00.000+00:002005-07-30T15:20:00.000+00:00LOL. As you can tell, I love to play with people'...LOL. As you can tell, I love to play with people's minds. And to tease. And to have fun.<BR/><BR/>In Him,<BR/><BR/>D3David S. MacMillan IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530249314198135678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11654814.post-1122488090952530292005-07-27T18:14:00.000+00:002005-07-27T18:14:00.000+00:00That was sort of an answer to the question: "Ok, y...That was sort of an answer to the question: "Ok, you're "standonbible" from Gen-J, right?" and also a play on words from "never wrong". Also I was really tired and I couldn't think of anything else.David S. MacMillan IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530249314198135678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11654814.post-1122469942945989522005-07-27T13:12:00.000+00:002005-07-27T13:12:00.000+00:00Right.Right.David S. MacMillan IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530249314198135678noreply@blogger.com