ShiroiHikari wrote:I thought that the "evil" circle-star symbol had an upside-down star in it.
LadyRushia (post: 1244521) wrote:I have heard all of that before and while I think the fundies should mind their own business I'm not going to deny the fact that Sailor Moon, like most anime, does have some bad stuff like that in it. I always find it funny how Christians complain more about Sailor Moon than other super heroes, but I guess anything foreign is evil to some people.
One thing I don't get is the devil hand sign thing. I thought the devil hand sign was just the index and pinky fingers sticking up. Sailor Moon has her index, pinky, and thumb sticking out, sooo. But that being said, hand signs have a zillion different meanings anyway.
I don't know if it's just me, but in retrospect I usually don't remember all the bad magic stuff in anime. What I remeber more are the overall themes of the series and the characters. Also, even though I don't know much about witchcraft, I'm pretty sure you can't say "Moon Tiara Action" and have your prom tiara turn into a shiny frisbee that turns things into dust, XD.
Sailor Moon is only corrupting if you let it corrupt you, and believe me I've been there. You know those people who actually think they are Sailor Senshi? Yeah, I was one of them when I was 13-14 (it's a long story, XD). Now, since I am much stronger in my faith and I am fully aware of what is of God and what isn't of God, those things that show up in anime don't usually affect me (unless it's like potent and deals with more real stuff as opposed to shooting fire out of your fingers). The nice thing about having Jesus in me is that when I come across things that are not of God I get this little warning flag that lets me know that something is evil. When I see the senshi use their powers, I don't get this at all, but when I see things like tarot cards, pentagrams, etc., I do. Sailor Moon's brooch in R actually does bother me a little bit, but I think the reason why I'm still okay with the series is because she doesn't use it to summon demons or anything like that. People are convicted in different ways, so someone's holy warning flag may go off at something that mine doesn't and vice versa.
I think if you explain that you understand that there are evil things in anime and that you don't let them influence you and say what you take away from any series, then they'll leave you alone. When I was really getting into Sailor Moon in my early teen years, my mother would not shut up about this "anime is evil" business until I finally told her that I don't let whatever weird mythology, theology, or any other ology in a given series influence me and take me away from God.
Also, God has personally shown me that I can watch anime (again, He convicts people differently) and He has shown me ways that He shines through them. If God can be glorified through anime, which is basically not Christian, then it isn't inherently evil.
And the conviction thing goes both ways. Some people are convicted not to watch anime at all. They don't have the right to tell us not to and we don't have the right to shove it in their faces or laugh off their feelings. So, if after you explain that you're not going to become a pagan from watching a T.V. show, your neice still bothers you, open up your bible and read Romans chapter 14.
LadyRushia (post: 1244521) wrote:One thing I don't get is the devil hand sign thing. I thought the devil hand sign was just the index and pinky fingers sticking up. Sailor Moon has her index, pinky, and thumb sticking out, sooo. But that being said, hand signs have a zillion different meanings anyway.
LadyRushia (post: 1244521) wrote:One thing I don't get is the devil hand sign thing. I thought the devil hand sign was just the index and pinky fingers sticking up. Sailor Moon has her index, pinky, and thumb sticking out, sooo. But that being said, hand signs have a zillion different meanings.
Fish and Chips (post: 1244545) wrote:
Radical Dreamer wrote:LOL, Index + pinky + thumb = "I love you" in American sign language. XD I think she's pretty much just posing. XD
Anyways, good post! I'm willing to bet though, that half of the stuff in that show is just there to "look cool," not to carry any sort of underlying devil meaning. XD
ShiroiHikari (post: 1244511) wrote:I thought that the "evil" circle-star symbol had an upside-down star in it.
LadyRushia (post: 1244551) wrote:My point exactly, XD.
Yeah really. Sometimes I think people just read into foreign stuff more. You don't see anyone calling Spider Man satanic even though he uses the same sign as Sailor Moon (as Fish so kindly demonstrated, XD).
Maokun: Ninjas or Pirates? (Vikings are not a valid answer, sorry)
EricTheFred: Vikings are always a valid answer.
bakura_fan wrote:maybe the hand signs they were talking about were of sailor mars...her being..uhm a priestess (is that right)?
Fish and Chips (post: 1244545) wrote:
Nate (post: 1244682) wrote:She's a miko, which more or less translates to "shrine maiden" I think. And I'm pretty sure the hand signs during Rin Pyo To Sha Kai Chin Retsu Zai Zen aren't anything bad.
Hiyakawa Sayaka (my character from my writing) wrote:God has given me a gift, that I really don't know what to do with. I guess, all I can do is put it in his hands, keep my hands inside the car, and expect to end up destroying parts of Tokyo with my perfectly good guitar.
ShiroiHikari (post: 1244511) wrote:I thought that the "evil" circle-star symbol had an upside-down star in it.
Nate (post: 1244682) wrote:She's a miko, which more or less translates to "shrine maiden" I think. And I'm pretty sure the hand signs during Rin Pyo To Sha Kai Chin Retsu Zai Zen aren't anything bad.
Radical Dreamer (post: 1244540) wrote:LOL, Index + pinky + thumb = "I love you" in American sign language. XD I think she's pretty much just posing. XD
Anyways, good post! I'm willing to bet though, that half of the stuff in that show is just there to "look cool," not to carry any sort of underlying devil meaning. XD
Also, I was never told not to watch Sailor Moon (my mom was more concerned with my brother and I watching Dragon Ball Z but she let us keep watching it regardless XD). I actually didn't even start watching Sailor Moon until my senior year of high school (when I was able to get ahold of some of the subbed episodes), and I still enjoy it.
Nine times out of ten, magical girl stuff just doesn't bother me, because it's all fantasy and it's meant to be fantasy. There's generally nothing in it that says "hey, you could try this out in real life, you know." Honestly, I see it as no different than Mario shooting fireballs. It's just fantasy, and it's usually pretty harmless if you don't take it too far. XD
termyt wrote:If there is a single theme in Sailor Moon, it's "Love Conquers All." Oh yes. Very dangerous to spread that around.
termyt (post: 1245397) wrote:Can anyone who actually watches Sailor Moon really say honestly that Sailor Moon is promoting idolatry? It’s ridiculous. Sailor Moon’s main themes are all about the bonds of friendship, love, compassion and sacrifice. She’s a great example for children.
Maokun: Ninjas or Pirates? (Vikings are not a valid answer, sorry)
EricTheFred: Vikings are always a valid answer.
ShiroiHikari wrote:I agree. It's not really about moon goddesses and reincarnation and Shinto and magic, it's about all those things you said: love, sacrifice, friendship. Kinda like how Star Wars isn't about supernatural Force powers, it's about friendship and fighting evil and doing what's right.
Fantasy Dreamer (post: 1245715) wrote:This goes with what I said. Its not the main theme. The focus of the story is the lessons taught in about every episode. Which are good lessons!
Fantasy Dreamer (post: 1245715) wrote:This goes with what I said. Its not the main theme. The focus of the story is the lessons taught in about every episode. Which are good lessons!
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