How some people that reject a real God & book but are still into spiritural stuff like Lord of the Rings, magic and sorcery.
2007-02-24 08:45:59 · 42 answers · asked by yaabro 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan. I just don't base my entire life's structure around it, and tell people they'll burn in hell if they don't learn the ways of the Force.
2007-02-24 08:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 13⤊ 1⤋
Umm, well, Lord of the Rings is fantasy. I don't know anyone who worships Frodo or Gandolf.
"A real God & book" - I suppose you're talking about the Christian God and the Bible? You do realize there are other religions in the world other than yours, right? So what you're saying that's it's laughable that non-Christian theists can be spiritual? So now, Christians not only own all the stock in morality and goodness, but now you own spirituality? Sorry, but your viewpoint is what's funny.
2007-02-24 08:54:11 · answer #2 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Lord of the Rings is not spiritual in the context of which you have applied it. As for keeping an open mind to there being alternate possibilities and not boxing oneself in to a single belief system, is healthy.
There have been many wars started because of religion. Do you really think that your GOD condones the murder of many of his children in the name of religion? If that is the case, then I don't want to believe in your GOD.
2007-02-24 09:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by T esira 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not serious are you?
There is no proof at all that the bible is truth. What's funny is that people still insist that it is the word of God. How could anyone know that?
And I thought magic, etc were the opposite of spiritual to a Christian.
2007-02-24 09:09:10 · answer #4 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are doing role playing or something, reading The Lord of the Rings is not participating in a spiritual experience.
2007-02-24 08:51:19 · answer #5 · answered by Rahab 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would never reject a real God, which one did you have in mind? Odin, Zeus, Ra, Shiva ............
And for the record, I would never reject a real book if it were interesting.
Just because people like a book or movie doesn't mean that they believe it, or that they think it's real.
The whole thing seems to bother YOU more than it bothers the rest of us.
2007-02-24 08:57:43 · answer #6 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A real God & book? Lord of the rings is spiritual? Humm
2007-02-24 08:50:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Umm, don't understand the correlation as being the same. They are complete opposites. God is in control is the complete opposite of people wanting or liking magical powers & sorcery so that they are in control.
2007-02-24 08:49:49 · answer #8 · answered by Nocine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That book was put together by the Catholic church several hundred years after Christianity began. Its a real book alright, but so is Webster's Dictionary. Why would you laugh at other people's religions?
2007-02-24 08:55:19 · answer #9 · answered by StormyC 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
... When did LOTR become "spiritual"? I always thought it was fantasy...
Just because someone doesn't believe in magic and the like doesn't mean that they can't read books involving fictional worlds where it DOES exist. As long as they realise that it's strictly fictional, I don't see how it is hypocritical as long as they don't start believing in said magic just because it's mentioned in a book.
2007-02-24 08:52:16 · answer #10 · answered by Nanashi 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lord of the rings is a christian anology, magic and sorcery are not neccissarily spiritual.
2007-02-24 08:49:38 · answer #11 · answered by bumppo 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋