Postby Bobtheduck » Thu Sep 25, 2003 5:41 pm
It's not the dislike for anime that bugs me the most, but the hypocricy. People preach against movies like "spirited away" for it's shinto roots, but will hail "Jurassic Park" as this wonderful movie despite it's evolutionary humanistic views. And they will shy away from scary images and latch on to the things that look so good (like "Pay it forward" which is basically leading up to the idea of utopia... A very non-christian idea, though I can't get into it right now) but aren't...
I believe you can pull good things out of a lot, and the apostle paul believed the same thing if I read acts right. First off "I become all things for all people that I may bring some to christ" as well as practical evidence of this being put to work in Acts. He used the beliefs and mindsets of the people at the time to bring the message of Christ to people. And I think that Christians so immersed into an entertainment society like the US (or Japan) should be able to pull things out of any work with good in it, refute the bad, and discuss and glean from things with the Bible as a base. And then turn around and use those very same tactics to reach non-christians. I guess dispite my love of knowledge, my "christian job" seems to tend more towards "evangelist" though I have been very scared to talk to people about that in real life.
I am of the belief that Christians should be in almost every aspect of society, and be an influence when it's allowed. And when it's not allowed, in China for instance, or in public schools (it's not allowed for adults such as teachers, for instance) then we go underground or figure out a way we can get in those places (with students intstead of teachers, for instance) In a society that is mostly "free" (but losing those "freedoms" calculatedly as time goes on) we have an opportunity to be a part of media. We need to take that opportunity with prayer and support of other christians. However, Christians in western countries have had the seperatist view for so long that they are affraid of and hate all media, and the ones that have delved into it have done so under that same paranoia and dishonesty. I think it's about time for a new work and for Christianity to have a voice in every medium and every workforce and for us to start doing our jobs again! I think it's about time we lived for the kingdom and not for each other or ourselves (though living for each other is PART of living for God's kingdom) I believe Christians need to look carefully at Jesus' and Paul's and Peter's and James' words and start acting like real Christians again... And we must not make comprimises to the biblical truth, but must be willing to shed our "traditions" in favor of what the Bible actually says. We can't let society outweigh biblical truth, but that applies to our allowances as well as our forbidences... We can no longer assume anything we've been taught is biblical just because uncle billy bob said it was, we need to (as a group, not merely by ourselves) look at what the book really says. I think there is going to come a great change in the Christian world, and I believe that people are going to come into the public eye, or groups, or just sentiments by the nameless and faceless, that is going to change Christian thought and all for God's Glory... Um... Ok, I'll get off my soapbox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs Watch this movie なう。 It's legal, free... And it's more than its premise. It's not saying Fast Food is good food. Just watch it.
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