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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8748168" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>I would certainly not say it is a problem if an author writes based on their faith. We all write based on our belief systems in one way or another, and that makes for amazing art.</p><p></p><p>However, if you want to argue that an author's writing has absolutely nothing to do with the real-world, and that author states "What I do for a living and what I believe are one and the same thing. I don't differentiate between my work and my faith.." Then you have a <strong><em>heck </em></strong>of a hill to climb, because the author himself is saying you are wrong.</p><p></p><p>I personally don't care if Dragon Lance is a thinly veiled treatise in support of Mormonism or if it simply draws on themes of good and evil that are universal. I know a lot of people do care, but after a specific interaction with a specific piece of media, I think that mostly traces back to most heavily obvious religiously themed media of recent years being... bad. Like really trash-tier bad.</p><p></p><p>I was reading a webcomic that took a sudden VERY blatant VERY christian turn and it made me VERY uncomfortable. The story hadn't hinted at anything like that before, but suddenly realizing I was reading something VERY christian freaked me out for a few minutes. But then I stopped and considered why, and I realized that I mostly associate Christian media with very poorly written materials. And I don't think that is controversial to say if you are familiar with certain "We are Christian" media companies. But, when I looked beyond that, to older works still based in christian thought and allegory... those works were really good and I enjoyed them. So I continued reading the very excellent webcomic</p><p></p><p>I remember enjoying Dragon Lance back when I read them. I won't say whether or not they are good, because after going back and re-reading Maximum Ride as an Adult, I realize now that child me was an idiot who didn't know what good quality was. Or who forgave a lot of mistakes. But Dragonlance was well-written and so I don't think it falls into the trap that has many of us cringe at openly religious writings. But I can see how it would worry some people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8748168, member: 6801228"] I would certainly not say it is a problem if an author writes based on their faith. We all write based on our belief systems in one way or another, and that makes for amazing art. However, if you want to argue that an author's writing has absolutely nothing to do with the real-world, and that author states "What I do for a living and what I believe are one and the same thing. I don't differentiate between my work and my faith.." Then you have a [B][I]heck [/I][/B]of a hill to climb, because the author himself is saying you are wrong. I personally don't care if Dragon Lance is a thinly veiled treatise in support of Mormonism or if it simply draws on themes of good and evil that are universal. I know a lot of people do care, but after a specific interaction with a specific piece of media, I think that mostly traces back to most heavily obvious religiously themed media of recent years being... bad. Like really trash-tier bad. I was reading a webcomic that took a sudden VERY blatant VERY christian turn and it made me VERY uncomfortable. The story hadn't hinted at anything like that before, but suddenly realizing I was reading something VERY christian freaked me out for a few minutes. But then I stopped and considered why, and I realized that I mostly associate Christian media with very poorly written materials. And I don't think that is controversial to say if you are familiar with certain "We are Christian" media companies. But, when I looked beyond that, to older works still based in christian thought and allegory... those works were really good and I enjoyed them. So I continued reading the very excellent webcomic I remember enjoying Dragon Lance back when I read them. I won't say whether or not they are good, because after going back and re-reading Maximum Ride as an Adult, I realize now that child me was an idiot who didn't know what good quality was. Or who forgave a lot of mistakes. But Dragonlance was well-written and so I don't think it falls into the trap that has many of us cringe at openly religious writings. But I can see how it would worry some people. [/QUOTE]
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