tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post1713695566303353335..comments2012-12-01T20:52:44.565-05:00Comments on Sound The Trumpet: Have You Been CoN'd?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-17605375515699457772011-03-18T21:46:59.010-04:002011-03-18T21:46:59.010-04:00First, if it isn’t a good idea for one person to r...First, if it isn’t a good idea for one person to read something, then it probably isn’t a good idea for anyone to read it. It’s either right or wrong. <br /><br />Aside from that, your argument makes a critical assumption, which is also a critical flaw. I did not grow up in church. I did not have parents who screened my reading material and I was not encouraged to read the Bible. In fact, I did not own a Bible until I was twenty-two years old. On the other hand, I loved science-fiction. That love of science fiction thoroughly confused me. In many ways, it detracted from my belief in Christ and in the Word of God. When I did finally accept Christ as my savior, there was a lot of “damage” which had to be undone. <br /><br />As Lewis did, I believed (past tense) there were many paths to heaven. I believed we were all, ultimately, somehow children of God. I believed there was an over-riding good in the world and a slightly less powerful evil in the world. Still, I did not believe they were quite real. I knew Star Wars was fiction. I wasn’t convinced the Bible was not. Thankfully, the Lord, in mercy, worked in my heart and despite all this, I was saved in 1992. <br /><br />So, why do I speak out about this series of books as opposed to the Star Wars saga? No one ever claimed Star Wars to be Christian. Today, we are surrounded by people who are foolishly being used by Lucifer to promote this garbage to children as allegory. There are people who actually compare Aslan to Christ. This position is heretical. As long as people are claiming this work is a Christian work or somehow allegory for Christ, I will speak against it. As long as Christian parents are spoon-feeding this garbage to their children, I will stand against it. As long as (so-called) Christian schools read it to their students, I will cry out against it. Lewis’ perverted allegory is worthy of outcry. <br /><br />Finally, in case I wasn’t clear, Lewis’ work does not draw people to Christ, it drives people from Christ.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-55594105670909507492011-03-17T22:58:05.755-04:002011-03-17T22:58:05.755-04:00I agree that it probably isn't a good idea for...I agree that it probably isn't a good idea for children who are raised in a Christian home to read Lewis, but I think that for children who otherwise wouldn't be exposed to Christian ideas, it's a great series.<br /><br />I was in the fourth grade when I read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe for the first time, and it spurred an interest in Christianity. When I was in college, I was lost, alone and confused. Finding my old copy of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was what convinced me to "try out" Christianity, and I stand today, nearly ten years later a saved man. <br /><br />Kids who understand that witchcraft is a sin don't need to read this book. Lewis wrote a story about Aslan and the Witch instead of Jesus and Satan because Lewis wasn't writing for kids who already love Jesus, he was writing for kids who have no idea what Jesus's love feels like. For kids raised in the secular world who have grown up on a diet of Harry Potter and Twilight and wouldn't normally even THINK about picking up a Bible, I feel that the Narnia series is a subtle, effective introduction to Christianity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com