Um - okay. I did say several months ago that I was going to Terminus, Deirdre and I having been invited to play there as the Gringotts Grrls. So, since we were committed to going anyway, I submitted a paper and a couple of stories, which were accepted, and I read a short version of "Severus vs Sirius" for the panel, and "Gift and Burden" and "Tommy Serpent" on artists and author's night. I do distinctly remember asking all of my friends in the midwest if they would be able to go? And I think you said you couldn't? It's a pity none of my livejournal friends could make it, but maybe another time.
I am a devout Catholic, as you know. I guess you don't understand how outrageous and infuriating it is to see symbols and messages so dear and meaningful to me so dreadfully distorted. It is hard not to talk about Christianity - or the misrepresentation/abuse of it - in the Potterverse, because it is there. I certainly understand your not wanting to, however. Most definitely, I do not want to discuss comparative religions. But Rowling has stated that she is a Christian, and that there is a Christian meaning in her books, and she has made very heavy use of Christian symoblism in them - ultimately, to deliver a message that, to me, reads more like a fascist manifesto. That people with essentially fascist beliefs can and do consider themselves Christians is an unfortunate fact. I hope I am not being self righteous in saying this. It just really, really bothers me.
Again, I don't mean to be provocative. I just don't think you understand how deeply hurt I feel by these books. I feel betrayed, honestly. And I hated DH from the beginning. Never have i been so disappointed by a book. It made me feel as though I'd been kicked in the stomach and then spat upon. Since Rowling's interviews, I know my initial reaction was on target.
Oh, well. I hope nothing I've said here is offensive; my apologies if so. And thanks for your response.
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Date: 2008-08-15 03:31 am (UTC)I am a devout Catholic, as you know. I guess you don't understand how outrageous and infuriating it is to see symbols and messages so dear and meaningful to me so dreadfully distorted. It is hard not to talk about Christianity - or the misrepresentation/abuse of it - in the Potterverse, because it is there. I certainly understand your not wanting to, however. Most definitely, I do not want to discuss comparative religions. But Rowling has stated that she is a Christian, and that there is a Christian meaning in her books, and she has made very heavy use of Christian symoblism in them - ultimately, to deliver a message that, to me, reads more like a fascist manifesto. That people with essentially fascist beliefs can and do consider themselves Christians is an unfortunate fact. I hope I am not being self righteous in saying this. It just really, really bothers me.
Again, I don't mean to be provocative. I just don't think you understand how deeply hurt I feel by these books. I feel betrayed, honestly. And I hated DH from the beginning. Never have i been so disappointed by a book. It made me feel as though I'd been kicked in the stomach and then spat upon. Since Rowling's interviews, I know my initial reaction was on target.
Oh, well. I hope nothing I've said here is offensive; my apologies if so. And thanks for your response.