babylon queen wrote:Some Christian Fundamentalist claims the old transformers movie was is pro atheist. It features a giant planet eating god who has horns like the devil. Who choices the evil Megatron as his servant and uses mind control by producing him headaches. Remodel him and allows him to get revenge on others and so forth.
babylon queen wrote:Some Christian Fundamentalist claims the old transformers movie was is pro atheist. It features a giant planet eating god who has horns like the devil. Who choices the evil Megatron as his servant and uses mind control by producing him headaches. Remodel him and allows him to get revenge on others and so forth.
Sonray wrote:hehe, i remember this issue was raised in the movie Clerks 2.
babylon queen wrote:Some Christian Fundamentalist claims the old transformers movie was is pro atheist. It features a giant planet eating god who has horns like the devil. Who choices the evil Megatron as his servant and uses mind control by producing him headaches. Remodel him and allows him to get revenge on others and so forth.
allisonaxe wrote:Sonray wrote:hehe, i remember this issue was raised in the movie Clerks 2.
ooh, yeah:
Since God created man, and man created the Transformers, the Transformers are like a gift from God.
now shut up and play with your toys.
Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:allisonaxe wrote:Sonray wrote:hehe, i remember this issue was raised in the movie Clerks 2.
ooh, yeah:
Since God created man, and man created the Transformers, the Transformers are like a gift from God.
now shut up and play with your toys.
as God sent his only begotten son to die for our sins so we could be forever with him in eternal glory, & all we did in return is make sh*tty cartoons like the Transformers
Yeah, that was a pretty funny discussion.
To be honest, people like this are only trying to scare people into buying into church stuff more than non-church stuff so they can have the corner market on anything they're advertising wether it be craptastic movies like the Omega Code or Noah's ark toys & bible characters action figures for kiddies....that & so they can scare more people into the seats at those mega-churches....machinegeist wrote:love the clerks references. Ya know if everybody just had respect for others, allot of these kinda hot button issues would not be a problem. I respect those that came forward to say they were Christian and didn't give in to the things spewed by whoever decided to say such things about a cartoon series, you give me hope yet. Its just groups like these that really drive me nuts.
babylon queen wrote:Some Christian Fundamentalist claims the old transformers movie was is pro atheist. It features a giant planet eating god who has horns like the devil. Who choices the evil Megatron as his servant and uses mind control by producing him headaches. Remodel him and allows him to get revenge on others and so forth.
superquad7 wrote:I'm a Christian minister and I have to chime in and apologize for whatever ignorance this is coming from. People REALLY need to do their homework before they start bashing (or suppporing) things.
Just because a movie is violent and has adult themes *GASP*, doesn't make it "non-Christian." The last I remember, the Christian faith has a book that deals with the same types of issues. Maybe if people would pick up their Bibles and actually read them for a change instead of going to potlucks all of the time, they might know what they're talking about. That being said, the actual instances of each and any of those need to be carefully examined. If persons were good theologians and anthropologists to begin with, they're be less problems.
However on the same token, I'd recommend not letting a few bad apples spoil the whole basket. I'm sorry if narrow-minded, uninformed people influence anyone to steer clear of Christianity. But that's about like saying that since I don't like the movie Swindle toy, I'm not going to buy any TF movie toys or another toy as long as I live. I'm definately not pointing fingers (because I know that when I do I have 3 pointing back), but I've met people all too often that didn't like the carpet in the church so they just don't want anything to do with church or Christianity. *shrugs*
Long story short: if someone is trying to find a problem, they're more than likely going to find it, even if they have to make it up.
Personally speaking, I find it easier to discover a lot more Christian elements within the Transformers lore than not. What a shocker!/sarcasim
Predaprince wrote:Here's a minister I should go to.
superquad7 wrote:I'm a Christian minister and I have to chime in and apologize for whatever ignorance this is coming from. People REALLY need to do their homework before they start bashing (or suppporing) things.
Just because a movie is violent and has adult themes *GASP*, doesn't make it "non-Christian." The last I remember, the Christian faith has a book that deals with the same types of issues. Maybe if people would pick up their Bibles and actually read them for a change instead of going to potlucks all of the time, they might know what they're talking about. That being said, the actual instances of each and any of those need to be carefully examined. If persons were good theologians and anthropologists to begin with, they're be less problems.
However on the same token, I'd recommend not letting a few bad apples spoil the whole basket. I'm sorry if narrow-minded, uninformed people influence anyone to steer clear of Christianity. But that's about like saying that since I don't like the movie Swindle toy, I'm not going to buy any TF movie toys or another toy as long as I live. I'm definately not pointing fingers (because I know that when I do I have 3 pointing back), but I've met people all too often that didn't like the carpet in the church so they just don't want anything to do with church or Christianity. *shrugs*
Long story short: if someone is trying to find a problem, they're more than likely going to find it, even if they have to make it up.
Personally speaking, I find it easier to discover a lot more Christian elements within the Transformers lore than not. What a shocker!/sarcasim
superquad7 wrote:I'm a Christian minister and I have to chime in and apologize for whatever ignorance this is coming from. People REALLY need to do their homework before they start bashing (or suppporing) things.
Just because a movie is violent and has adult themes *GASP*, doesn't make it "non-Christian." The last I remember, the Christian faith has a book that deals with the same types of issues. Maybe if people would pick up their Bibles and actually read them for a change instead of going to potlucks all of the time, they might know what they're talking about. That being said, the actual instances of each and any of those need to be carefully examined. If persons were good theologians and anthropologists to begin with, they're be less problems.
However on the same token, I'd recommend not letting a few bad apples spoil the whole basket. I'm sorry if narrow-minded, uninformed people influence anyone to steer clear of Christianity. But that's about like saying that since I don't like the movie Swindle toy, I'm not going to buy any TF movie toys or another toy as long as I live. I'm definately not pointing fingers (because I know that when I do I have 3 pointing back), but I've met people all too often that didn't like the carpet in the church so they just don't want anything to do with church or Christianity. *shrugs*
Long story short: if someone is trying to find a problem, they're more than likely going to find it, even if they have to make it up.
Personally speaking, I find it easier to discover a lot more Christian elements within the Transformers lore than not. What a shocker!/sarcasim
Ramrider wrote:I don't see how atheists are even a factor. They don't believe in God, so presumably they don't believe in the Devil either. Therefore they have no stake.
For a lot of religious nutballs like these, anything anti-christian is pro-satanist.....cause, you know....anything that is anti-christian is brought about by Satan telling people to do bad things.Predaprince wrote:Ramrider wrote:I don't see how atheists are even a factor. They don't believe in God, so presumably they don't believe in the Devil either. Therefore they have no stake.
Hey, I mentioned that on the last page, how, if Unicron were the devil, the movie would be pro-satanist not pro-atheist.
*Elita_One* wrote:babylon queen wrote:Some Christian Fundamentalist claims the old transformers movie was is pro atheist. It features a giant planet eating god who has horns like the devil. Who choices the evil Megatron as his servant and uses mind control by producing him headaches. Remodel him and allows him to get revenge on others and so forth.
WHY OH WHY would you make a thread based on religion? UGH. This only leads to problems.
superquad7 wrote:By the way guys, don't watch the new Transformers movie or you'll be eternally damned to hell!!! OOOOOOOO! Turn or burn; turn or burn! /sarcssim
jimi04 wrote:superquad7 wrote:By the way guys, don't watch the new Transformers movie or you'll be eternally damned to hell!!! OOOOOOOO! Turn or burn; turn or burn! /sarcssim
If you're going to burn, it's going to happen for a lot of other reasons than watching a movie about Transformers....like rejecting God's offer of salvation through Jesus Christ.
Autobot032 wrote:jimi04 wrote:superquad7 wrote:By the way guys, don't watch the new Transformers movie or you'll be eternally damned to hell!!! OOOOOOOO! Turn or burn; turn or burn! /sarcssim
If you're going to burn, it's going to happen for a lot of other reasons than watching a movie about Transformers....like rejecting God's offer of salvation through Jesus Christ.
While you're right about the salvation part, 'Quad was being sarcastic (a form of humor), and he's a Christian minister. You're preaching to the converted here, so it's pointless. I also know you posted that as a dig, not to actually provide help, so put yourself in check.
jimi04 wrote:superquad7 wrote:By the way guys, don't watch the new Transformers movie or you'll be eternally damned to hell!!! OOOOOOOO! Turn or burn; turn or burn! /sarcssim
If you're going to burn, it's going to happen for a lot of other reasons than watching a movie about Transformers....like rejecting God's offer of salvation through Jesus Christ.
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