Another Common Minister's Reaction to Avatar...

[Woodsprite]

Well, seems like everyone always focuses on the bad aspects of Christianity and how some pastors and priests have dubbed it "demonic", "evil", "scary", and sometimes even "faith-straying".

Well, here's an article I came across, written back in March.

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You don't have to read it (pretty long); it takes the message of Avatar and (strangely) Lady in the Water and puts both movies into perspective of what mankind has really become these days. It's a sermon, in other words, surrounding both these movies. This is the kind of preaching we ought to see coming from the Christian community, considering how the only major religion that's ever given any trouble about "Avatar" so publicly has been the Christian community.

This is a mistake, IMO. I just thought I'd post this to show another take on, what can be to many, a beautiful film that wakes us up to certain realities. This minister's take on the film is one of the most positive approaches I've ever seen from any grounded Christian source; some of it may be reaching (talking about things the film never really intended), but let it be, I say. We should consider this a reflection of what positive opinions faith-based people can have, rather than the fearful, mindless rants of someone who never really took the time to see what the movie had to offer.