Okay, so here we go. Here come the "Twilight"-bashing Christians and in the same vein as the "Harry Potter"-bashing Christians. There are now pastors coming out to denounce Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight Series" and its corresponding movie and how it will ruin your kids' faith life among other things--despite the series' accolades from just about every other Christian corner of the universe.
Behold:
Pastor Bill Randles' article, "Why "Twilight" is spiritually fatal, and what it shows us about the state of Christian youth," which calls the series "nothing less than an obscene parody of the precious gift of God--which is eternal life through the Son of God, Jesus Christ, and by the gift of His blood, offered to God for us," and which leads you to another "Twilight"-bashing article by Caryl Matrisciana & Paul Villanueva, which includes this little zinger of a passage:
"Twilight takes occult darkness, introduced in Potter, to deeper, decadent fathoms: overt vampirism, acceptable blood-sucking (in this movie its only animal blood - later? Wait and see!) and sexual lust for the possessed soul (made appealing in its fictionalized form!). The books, akin to the Potter's series, promote and familiarize their audience with magick, Wicca, supernatural powers and demon possession. But what is beyond alarming is that Christians are seduced by satanic deception and have succumbed to Twilight's fascination of dark wisdom, a power Scripture warns against - loving evil more than good (Psalm 52:3), and placing what the world admires before what God requires."
Tell me another one. This had to happen at some point, right? All popular fantasy series for teens get this kind of attention from somebody. Alas.
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Oh yay if I read Twilight or see the movie these people are saying that I'll become satonic, who in the heck(no pun intended) wrote this crap. I love twilight and I'm not a satonic child( some adults even call me an angel so that story can be dismissed right now) and because I read it some jelous super religion dude walks up to me sprays me with holy water and starts shouting "Begone devil child from beyond" then by al means I've turned into the daughter of satan but until then I remain as allways( and very average religous girl ) your undoubting fan
Sara
Satonic, who wrote that crap!
Who wrote those comments. You people agree. sheesh, Good job satan holy s****t who wrote that! blah you people are crazy I love twilight Im noyt cutting my wrist thank you!
I promise you I knew a church which thourght pokemon was evil.
They were explaining it going "it's about small children who keep animals in clastrophobic conditions (pokeballs HA) and then force them to fight" and all kinds of bullshit.
I'm sorry but religion = idiotic
And I know this is kinda off topic now, but if there is a god, I'd be ashamed to stand in front of him and be part of the same species which thinks the world is 6000 years old
i dont know who the child is she who used YOUR NAME but, she does not get it. This book and movie are NOT REAL it is fiction and only fiction, It is sad that at the young age of 13 she is alreadh cynical and un-infomred about the world. Vampires, Werewolfes, witches and wizards are not real. If you were a true Christian than you would not judge any of this, the book, the movie, and the author. Christains are not suppose to be so judgemental and that is the reason I am not as Christian like as God wants me to be. If that is your brand of Christianity than I don't want any part of that kind of religion.
Then again this is just my opinion.
Think about it, the greatest illusion ever created was that the devil does NOT exist. People of average beliefs which go throughout life not living for a higher being, in my case Jesus Christ, don't realize that the Devil is out to tempt your inherent nature to sin, and be wicked, think about it, has anyone ever had to teach you to lie, steal, cheat? The answer is no, and that it because we are all evil from the moment we are born, God knows that humans will sin, it is repenting, and living for his purpose and accepting him as your Lord and savior that truly brings new meaning to life, and some people just can't grasp this whole idea. Satan is the most powerful entity in the world right next to God, his greatest feat is making you think he doesn't exist, but yet he is the voice in the back of your head that tempts you on an unconscious level to sin. He is out to make everything that exempts GOD, look appealing and sexy yet benign in nature, and worldly, look at tattoos, and bisexuality, hm seemingly innocent right? Wrong! God's word states that homosexuality is an ABOMINATION, and that tattoos are damaging your temple, which is your body, which is a direct reflection of God's image of himself in reference to Christ. The Devil wants you to believe that "Twilight" is so innocent and of just casual nature....that's the devil's greatest feat, making everything that goes against God's word looking appealing and attractive and seductive. I agree with one of the previous comments about, let's say young teenagers who find the supernatural "fictional" species of vampires to be incredibly interesting, fascinating, and even attractive...whose to say that demons, workers for Satan don't already roam the earth searching to find weak beings and turn them into ever more sinful people who will want to do evil things? The fact of the matter is that people who believe in Christ are a very small population opposed to those who are secular and have no beliefs, agnostic, or even worship the devil himself...the Devil does NOT care about you, he in fact wants to destroy you, the more people he brings to hell with him the better, it s GOD that provides an opportunity for everlasting life and salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who died on the cross to be the ultimate sacrifice for man's sin.
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