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Permalink Reply by Gwaithmir on December 31, 2011 at 10:14am

It just goes to show you how paranoid and bigoted some Xian groups are. I could find nothing in the media implying that Jackson is an atheist and is promoting an atheistic agenda. In 2007 Jackson helped save a historic chapel from demolition, which doesn't sound to me like the work of an atheist.

 

To date, Jackson has donated NZ$500,000 to stem cell research. If that's the work of Satan, Jackson is one devil for whom I have a lot of admiration.

 

Lord of the Rings, indeed, was about good vs. evil, but had nothing in the way of Xian overtones. Tolkien deliberately saw to that. This subject is covered is another one of this group's discussions, so there's no need to go into it in detail here.

 

I'm presently re-reading The Hobbit in preparation for seeing the film, as I've forgotten most of it since I first read the novel in the early 1970's. Although I'm now about three-quarters through it, I've yet to come across anything that could be construed as a Xian message. Clearly, Christians for a Moral America have surpassed even Tolkien in the creation of fantasy.

 

Let these Xian bigots boycott the film all they want. That is, after all, their constitutional (not God-given) right. I predict, however, that the general public will come out in droves to see The Hobbit, resulting not only in huge profits for the film's producers, but also in record sales for the book itself. Christians for a Moral America will be relegated to a tiny world of obscurity where they can wallow in self-righteous indignation and suck on their sour grapes.

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on December 31, 2011 at 10:22am

Yeah - I agree. Let the Xtian bigots boycott the movie -- their loss.

Permalink Reply by Donegal on January 14, 2012 at 11:09am

What can you do with such nonsense but laugh at it?  At any rate, it's their loss 'cause this film looks like it will be amazing.

Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on January 15, 2012 at 1:40pm

Ages ago I think there were christian groups criticizing LOTR for similar reasons.  The language in the press release is pretty offensive - christians co-opting the growing understanding that bullying is wrong, by claiming that anything they don't like is bullying.  It just goes to show these people are aggressive, small minded assholes.  It's also kind of bulllshit to claim that the LOTR books had strong christian undertones - more like strong pre-christian undertones, making a new legend from pagan legends and imagery.

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on January 15, 2012 at 8:53pm

Right -- agreed!

Permalink Reply by ParrotPirate on January 24, 2012 at 10:45pm

More popcorn for us, then. 

Permalink Reply by Gwaithmir on December 19, 2012 at 10:00am

Now that the first installment of The Hobbit is being shown in local theaters, has anyone heard anything more about the movie being boycotted or picketed by right-wing Christians?