Hobbit theology un-Christian. (Letters).IN YOUR March-April 2002 issue, Roberto Rivera For the baseball player, see . Roberto Rivera (born September 29, 1980) is a Mexican football player who plays as a Forward for Chivas de Guadalajara. Rivera is a player who has been coming up through the ranks in several youth club teams such as Mexiquense and Cobras. ("What the Church Can Learn From Hobbits In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Hobbits are a fictional race related to Men. They first appear in The Hobbit and play an important role in the The Lord of the Rings story. This is a list of hobbits that are mentioned by name in Tolkien's works. ") says, "Lord of the Rings is the product of an unmistakably Christian set of sensibilities." I have seen similar statements by other critics, but I fail to see the Christian values The term Christian values usually refers to the values the speaker feels represent those found in the teachings of Christ as described in parts of the United States. The biblical teachings of Christ include I found the film dark, depressing, and boring. There was no plot other than one evil horde The Evil Horde, more frequently referred to as the Horde, is a group of fictional characters featured in and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoons, comics and toys. after another descending on nine brave men, who slew them all with few injuries to themselves. The only imagination was in the artwork of the evil characters. Christian? This is far from the message of Jesus, who said, "Love your enemy, do good to those who hate you." If this film is Christian, then maybe the church should get more in line with words of our founder. The good vs. evil message just doesn't cut it. Most people who kill believe they are on the side of good. The worst villains like bin Laden, Hitler, Stalin, Christopher Columbus, slave traders Noun 1. slave trader - a person engaged in slave trade slave dealer, slaver victimiser, victimizer - a person who victimizes others; "I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer" white slaver - a person who forces women to become prostitutes , or local gang members have believed their murder was accomplishing good. If we stop entertaining ourselves with death, if we stop buying into the message that killing can end killing, that evil can pose as good to wipe out evil, that good ends justify evil means, if we really listen to the message of Jesus, maybe we could bring some peace to our crazy world. Connie Hohlfeld Molbeck Racine, Wisconsin |
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