Critical thinking for the entertained Christian

Monthly Archive for May, 2009

Star Trek (Initial Reactions)

We briefly share our initial thoughts on J.J.Abram’s Star Trek. We both loved the movie, and caught a few things to discuss.

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Serenity Scorecard

Our short reviews and total scorecard for the movie Serenity.

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Serenity (and Firefly), Part 1 (Episode 4)

We discuss the science fiction movie Serenity with a little from the TV show Firefly. In this episode, the conversation focuses on atheism in science fiction, universal government, belief, the directionless characters, and unconditional love.

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Are You Just Watching? AUDIO PROMO

Our 30-second audio promo for Are You Just Watching?—the one and only podcast that shares critical thinking for the entertained Christian.

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The Twilight Saga: Marriage, the Sanctity of Life, and Religion

There are a couple things that I really appreciate about the underlying worldview that Meyer’s reveals in her storytelling. First off, through her character Edward, she demonstrates marriage as a lasting and true commitment.

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The Twilight Saga: Origins and Ultimate Destinations

In my last post I talked briefly about how Meyer used the vampire myth in her popular series, but with the undead as main characters, it’s a given that death and eternity are going to be discussed, as well. I also found out after reading the saga that Meyer is a Morman, and so I’m sure her faith does influence her worldview, which is bound to have some influence on her stories. So it was no surprise to me that Meyers has her characters speculate a lot on spiritual matters—especially those having to do with death and eternity.

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The Twilight Saga: Vampires, Demons, and Angels

Taking into account that the Twilight Saga books are secular fiction and do not observe a Christian moral code, one of the only objectionable elements that could be argued over is the subject matter of vampires, so this is the first topic I’d like to discuss at length in my first of several critical thinking posts on this intriguing series.

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