dragons, fairies, unicorn figurines

I collect figurines of dragons, fairies, unicorns and angels. Does anyone think it's wrong for a Christian to have figures of dragons in their house? I don't believe that all dragons are evil, I believe there are good dragons in the world of imagination and fantasy. I also have fairy and angel figurines, unicorns too. It's hard to say which ones I like the best. It's not idol worship, I don't worship them, I just like them for their beauty and the way they decorate my room. My room is so full at the moment. Don't have room for anything more.

Well, I am glad you agree with me. I think most people feel the same. Only extreme right-wing televangelist preachers who are trying to get attention and money would preach against such "idols", they are not idols there is nothing wrong with this collecting and art.

I like unicorns too. They are pretty, graceful, peaceful, gentle and sweet. In Medieval art and symbolism the unicorn was a metaphor for Jesus Christ. There were allegory paintings and tapestries of the hunt for the unicorn, which was an allegory of Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection. There are some very beautiful unicorn tapestries from the late Middle Ages.

So do you mean "dragons" could be dinosaurs, which are now extinct. Or the idea came from caymans, a reptile closely related to crocodiles and alligators. THere is another crocodilian reptile called a ghaval, with a long, very narrow snout with razor sharp teeth, like a saw. I think crocodiles and their relatives encouraged dragon stories, and the remains of dinosaurs increased stories of huge fierce dragons. Some dragons were more like snakes, serpents like pythons and boas. I was going to write a story about God's early creation, the war in heaven and how the angels, early man and dragons/disnosaurs battle each other. The dragons and dinosaurs are closely related, the original dragons are punished by being turned into dinosaurs, God shrinks their brains, takes away their inteligence and makes them like beasts as punishment for their rebellion and betrayal. THere are a few good dragons, however. And the thing about dinosaurs evolving into birds, I must figure how to work that out. There will be draconic birds, wyverns, and Quetzacoatl.