tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19989479.post4136621761672973891..comments2023-10-12T07:12:28.816-07:00Comments on head in the clouds, feet on the gas: ~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/11214560061335668511noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19989479.post-28656969655353308122008-02-26T21:23:00.000-08:002008-02-26T21:23:00.000-08:00Hellooooooo! December 8th? Where the heck you be...Hellooooooo! December 8th? Where the heck you been girl???<BR/><BR/>blogging minds want to know...Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939695756973039908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19989479.post-91054157351721106652008-02-16T23:09:00.000-08:002008-02-16T23:09:00.000-08:00Hey g/f..I've anxiously been awaiting another post...Hey g/f..I've anxiously been awaiting another post from you. I love to read your thoughts..it's like being there.in your mind.at IHOP. LOLOL<BR/><BR/>Love ya!Le Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10184630532676128915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19989479.post-24389913222233349772007-12-11T12:34:00.000-08:002007-12-11T12:34:00.000-08:00I read all of this stuff too. I'm trying to dig b...I read all of this stuff too. I'm trying to dig beneath the surface and look past the cover of the book on this subject. Why does Pullman feel the way he does and believe the way he does? Does any of what he says ring true and make sense? Does he still have questions? Is he searching? Are there good lessons in his writing? Is it possible to read something and take the good leaving the bad behind? Can I read His Dark Materials knowing the beliefs of the author and understand where he's coming from while I'm coming at it from my own belief system? Do I have to agree with everything the author believes or says in order to read and even enjoy aspects of his writing? If so, do I know the details of personal beliefs of every author I read? <BR/><BR/>There are so many questions beneath the surface of this debate. Questions that I have too. This conversation will continue as I read the books (I'm half way through book 2) and see the movie.<BR/><BR/>This whole subject has catapulted me into a time of searching some of the deeper recesses of my faith. This isn't as cut and dry as many may think...if you're looking beneath the surface. I believe looking deeper at what we believe and why is a very good thing. Tested faith can grow and mature.<BR/><BR/>You asked whether or not he thinks he's teaching anything, and the quote that followed was genius and dead on. I couldn't find anything in that paragraph that I disagree with. He's absolutely right about story and that it teaches and that it's sort of a conversation. With that being said, I have my own response to the stories I hear. I also have the right to remove myself from the conversation for my own reasons. <BR/><BR/>You are my dear friend and I love you like a sister Jennifer. You are very much entitled to your opinion. I don't expect to win you over with my arguments, but I do want to keep discussing some of the deeper issues at hand. Mr. Pullman is not the enemy. <BR/><BR/>I doubt Pullman had a say in when this movie was released. The books have been around a long time. I think this is less about trying to sway people to atheism (although it does challenge people to re-examine religion) and more about trying to tell a story and make money to pay his bills. <BR/><BR/>Pullman missing the message of Christ does not make him deserving of the crucifixion he's enduring by Christians.Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939695756973039908noreply@blogger.com