Kai Robin wrote:So if we're free to discuss subject matters completely blasphemous to God as acceptable entertainment, I guess the point of having a Christian forum is nil, isn't it?
It really all depends on what you define as blasphemous. There are people here who would find Snow Fairy Sugar and Cardcaptor Sakura, probably the cleanest and cutest and most family friend anime I've ever seen as blasphemous because they have magic.
It's all about your personal convictions. If you don't want to watch an anime with magic, don't watch it. But you can't really condemn others or call them non-Christian because your personal convictions are different from theirs.
Now, I know what you're going to say in response. You're going to bring up hentai. Now, there's a distinct difference between this series' content and hentai in my eyes.
The purpose of hentai is to inspire lust. That's the only purpose of hentai. So since there can be no purpose beyond inspiring lust in hentai, that's why it isn't particularly compatible with our faith.
Now, take this anime. I haven't personally watched it, but what sins could this inspire you to commit? It sounds to me that all the atrocious acts mentioned are not to be cheered for, they're not to be condoned or applauded, they are meant to be condemned.
I think, if a person can watch this and not feel compelled to go out and be a cannibal, or be a pedophile, or whatever the case may be, and they can enjoy this series as kind of a twisted social commentary, who are we to say they are wrong? If they are not tempted to commit a sin by watching this series, can we say they have done something wrong? The point of hentai is faulty]Lord of the Flies[/i] here), then what ultimately differentiates it?
There is no magic rule in the Bible listing peer pressure as an acceptable excuse.
Likewise, there is no magic rule in the Bible saying "You can't watch a series if it has this, this, or this in it."
I'm not trying to insult you or put down your beliefs, you're obviously sincere about your faith and are worried about watching things that are displeasing to God, and that is commendable and praiseworthy. But again, judging someone else's standards is not our place. It's God's.
I hope I haven't stepped on anyone's toes here, and I hope this thread can go back to a civil discussion of the series proper. ^^
