Comments on: My other side http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/ Searching for the question to the answer of 42. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:26:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mel B. http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16958 Mel B. Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:29:41 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16958 I think they are anti-religion, or anti-established religion. They do nothing but point out evils that churches are capable of, as well. After rereading, at its essence, there is a definite distaste for the order of things, and for what happens to people after they die. What happens at the end of the The Amber Spyglass (without spoiling the end) is that the dead become free to become part of the universe again, free again and part of every living thing, alive in a different way. It will surprise the heck out of all of you to hear that for the last month, I've been going to an extremely liberal church, for reasons that will remain unexplained for now. This is a public blog and I don't want to get into details ... but this church believes, essentially, in the divinity and quietness that we can find within ourselves, and the interconnectivity and love for other people as their own divine beings. At least that's my interpretation. As an atheist, I can't quite bring myself to believe that either, but it's as close to believing in something that I'd like to get. I think they are anti-religion, or anti-established religion. They do nothing but point out evils that churches are capable of, as well.

After rereading, at its essence, there is a definite distaste for the order of things, and for what happens to people after they die.

What happens at the end of the The Amber Spyglass (without spoiling the end) is that the dead become free to become part of the universe again, free again and part of every living thing, alive in a different way.

It will surprise the heck out of all of you to hear that for the last month, I’ve been going to an extremely liberal church, for reasons that will remain unexplained for now. This is a public blog and I don’t want to get into details …

but this church believes, essentially, in the divinity and quietness that we can find within ourselves, and the interconnectivity and love for other people as their own divine beings. At least that’s my interpretation. As an atheist, I can’t quite bring myself to believe that either, but it’s as close to believing in something that I’d like to get.

]]> By: Dawn http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16949 Dawn Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:27:59 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16949 My mom's been forwarding me emails about how Christians should stay away from the films and books, but I've read a couple and rather liked them. Didn't find them anti-Christian so much as anti-religion (there IS a difference), and that doesn't bother me in the least. Books shouldn't be limited to one interpretation anyway. Not Pullman nor Lewis nor Rowling for that matter. Books are more than their authors' worldviews whether they want to be or not. My mom’s been forwarding me emails about how Christians should stay away from the films and books, but I’ve read a couple and rather liked them. Didn’t find them anti-Christian so much as anti-religion (there IS a difference), and that doesn’t bother me in the least. Books shouldn’t be limited to one interpretation anyway. Not Pullman nor Lewis nor Rowling for that matter. Books are more than their authors’ worldviews whether they want to be or not.

]]> By: Dawn Parker http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16380 Dawn Parker Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:28:51 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16380 Yes, dear, I am talking about Phillip Pullman. It was late - if I committed a subject-verb agreement error, I humbly beg your forgiveness. Yes, dear, I am talking about Phillip Pullman. It was late - if I committed a subject-verb agreement error, I humbly beg your forgiveness.

]]> By: Mel B. http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16328 Mel B. Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:45:55 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16328 I hope you are talking about Philip Pullman's views, and not mine, because I am entitled to express my opinion on my blog. I hope you are talking about Philip Pullman’s views, and not mine, because I am entitled to express my opinion on my blog.

]]> By: Dawn Parker http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16327 Dawn Parker Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:16:54 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2007/12/11/my-other-side/#comment-16327 Where I have a problem with Phillip Pullman - and I really don't want to get into too much detail because it's late - are the nasty things he has said about C.S. Lewis and about Narnia. You are entitled to your views - just don't whack me and everyone else over the head with them. Where I have a problem with Phillip Pullman - and I really don’t want to get into too much detail because it’s late - are the nasty things he has said about C.S. Lewis and about Narnia. You are entitled to your views - just don’t whack me and everyone else over the head with them.

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