Religion stuff (mainly OT), Draco, Ouroboros

[Simon]

No: HPFGUIDX 8510

Keith wrote: "In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (which I'm
currently reading the third book of, The Amber Spyglass, the first two being
Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife), no less weighty a subject is tackled
than a war against GOD (the Authority), who seems to be being set up as a
lying villain. Now, I have no problem with this idea, not being very
religious, but if I were a devout Christian I think I would probably have
shut the book and stopped reading at some point."

Ebony wrote: "There are Christians who read and enjoy Pullman's books--some
of us can make a clear distinction between the dictates of the church
visible and the church invisible.  (Lewis himself makes this distinction in
the novel "The Screwtape Letters.)"

I have read Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and found no problem with
reading about this subject, and I am a Christian. It is important to make
the distinction between fiction and fact. It is clear that HDM is a work of
fiction and while I do not agree with the premise of the story (i.e. that
God is lying and the ensuing war), this in no way stops me from reading the
books.

I liked the first two books but felt the third let the trilogy down. It was
far too obvious - I worked out most of the ending very early on in the third
book. It was built up with a fair amount of hype and it in no way lived up
to it.

I plan to read Lewis' Screwtape Letters at some stage, but this will have to
wait until I have cleared the backlog of books that Christmas has given me
(most amusingly I got given no books for Christmas and yet I now, with the
buying of only 1 book, have a pile of 5 books to read and another two
arriving here soon).


Heidi: "1. Is Draco sexy?"
Caius: "No"

I have to agree here! Now if we were to ask if Ginny (in a certain picture
findable on the PoU group) or Fleur are sexy then quite clearly the answer
would be yes!

Neil: "I wonder if we can get through this without mention of leather
trousers?"

I think we failed by you mentioning them (and especially by me then
replying!). I get back from a few weeks away and in fan fiction land there
are mentions of males walking around in boxer shorts (and less) and Draco
having a sponge bath. Will people just face up to the possibility that he is
a scumbag?


Simon