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Meryl Streep’s casting as Aslan in Narnia is ‘blasphemous’, say angry Christians
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Grainne lemmy.dbzer0.com Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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michaelmrose lemmy.world michaelmrose@lemmy.world
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So we can display the Jeebus analog as an entirely different species but not with tits?

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charokol lemmy.zip charokol@lemmy.zip
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Is Narnia christian canon?

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IchNichtenLichten lemmy.wtf IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf
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I wish there was a filter to hide articles that are based on some random dipshit's social media posts.

"Meanwhile, one disgruntled social media user added: “Dear Meryl Streep. I have watched your films and loved your talent for 40 years. Please do not do this. They are using you and your good name to blaspheme Christians.”

Another said: “Bold decision but the type that could destroy buzz for a story with a strong Christian influence. Feels very Snow White-esque. Why does Hollywood keep doing this?”

And someone else wrote: “This is insane. It’s a male lion, the king of beasts and it parallels Christ. This completely changes the story. This movie is DOA!”"

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horus_son_of_isis lemmy.world horus_son_of_isis@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-13
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Is Narnia christian canon?

Obviously. They needed a spin-off because the New Testament has so few talking animals.

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elbucho lemmy.world elbucho@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
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"An A-List actor was cast as the voice of a main character in a remake of a beloved movie. Some of the dumbest people in the world have a problem with it."

-- headlines like this

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
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No one cares what "angry Christians" think or say. Not even most other Christians.

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NaibofTabr infosec.pub NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something about Christianity to children; then fixed on the fairy tale as an instrument; then collected information about child-psychology and decided what age-group I’d write for; then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out “allegories” to embody them. This is all pure moonshine.

~ C. S. Lewis, "C. S. Lewis on Writing the Chronicles of Narnia" https://www.epm.org/resources/2002/Oct/28/c-s-lewis-writing-chronicles-narnia/

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zloubida sh.itjust.works zloubida@sh.itjust.works
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No one cares what "angry Christians" think or say. Not even most other Christians.

I'm Christian and I confirm. Don't care about what they think. They're just bad rep anyway.

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zloubida sh.itjust.works zloubida@sh.itjust.works
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God is compared to a female lion in the Bible, so they should read their Bible instead of being angry on the net about a movie…

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massive_bereavement fedia.io massive_bereavement@fedia.io
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Is Narnia christian canon?

So a good Christian will get into the closet?

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Amuro_eat lemmy.blahaj.zone Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-08-20
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I wish there was a filter to hide articles that are based on some random dipshit's social media posts. "Meanwhile, one disgruntled social media user added: “Dear Meryl Streep. I have watched your films and loved your talent for 40 years. Please do not do this. They are using you and your good name to blaspheme Christians.” Another said: “Bold decision but the type that could destroy buzz for a ...

I wouldn’t be surprised if the posts were just fake profiles the writer made and it all ends up just being a bunch of fabrication to promote the movie

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DarkFuture lemmy.world DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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Name a time when Christians weren't angry and/or afraid and/or killing people.

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village604 adultswim.fan village604@adultswim.fan
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No one cares what "angry Christians" think or say. Not even most other Christians.

Republicans do, because that's how they exert control.

These people represent an enormous voting block.

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AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version) lemmy.ca AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca
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So a good Christian will get into the closet?
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AnUnusualRelic lemmy.world AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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Is Narnia christian canon?

It's basically the bible for furries.

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BooBees fedinsfw.app BooBees@fedinsfw.app
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Republicans do, because that's how they exert control. These people represent an enormous voting block.

A slowly shrinking voting block for now, it appears.

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altphoto lemmy.today altphoto@lemmy.today
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But she is awesome and that's what gets you to heaven or whatever the great squid/spaghetti monster wants for us in the afterlife.

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