Superman

[Yusuf Evans]

I have a question for my fellow Christians. Is Superman and all other superheroes, appropriate for Christians to watch?

 

[ChristianCenturion]

I have a question for my fellow Christians. Is Superman and all other superheroes, appropriate for Christians to watch?

I haven't really thought about that.
I suppose it depends on what Superman/Batman/Spiderman/Etc. do. If they are being cast as heroes and they do unChristian things, then that wouldn't be appropriate IMO. If they help the needy, fight against evil, and still adhere to a higher moral code that aligns with Christian ethics, I can't see why the mere imagination of it would be bad.

 

[Nymphalidae]

Totally inappropriate.

 

[ChristianCenturion]

Totally inappropriate.

Not that I think you are serious, but if on the off chance you were, it would help to know why you arrive at that conclusion.

 

[levi501]

just as appropriate as Harry Potter.

 

[butterfoot]

just as appropriate as Harry Potter.

Harry Potter is not a super hero. But thats a different subject all together.

I would have to agree with CC.

-cw

 

[Verv]

I have a question for my fellow Christians. Is Superman and all other superheroes, appropriate for Christians to watch?

I believe so -- I do not think that there is anything wrong with fantasy and science fiction as a form of entertainment.

some of the greatest fantasy writers have been the most devout of Christians (C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, for example).

It is a legitimate form of entertainment that does not detract from Christ.

In fact: in many ways it promotes a Christian concept of dualism, of there being good and evil in the world, and the good fighting the evil forces; it is representative of the collective struggle of the Christian against evil.

And it is far more wholesome entertainment than is currently available, in many ways.

 

[NothingButTheBlood]

I can't imagine God has problems with decent entertainment. As long as you don't put trust or belief in these pretend figures.

 

[TeddyKGB]

I haven't really thought about that.
I suppose it depends on what Superman/Batman/Spiderman/Etc. do. If they are being cast as heroes and they do unChristian things, then that wouldn't be appropriate IMO.

You should not watch superhero cartoons or read superhero comics if they do un-Christian things? Doesn't everyone do un-Christian things?

If they help the needy, fight against evil, and still adhere to a higher moral code that aligns with Christian ethics, I can't see why the mere imagination of it would be bad.

What about a overtly Hindu or humanist hero?

 

[NothingButTheBlood]

I can't think of any superhero with a religious affiliation.

 

[levi501]

Harry Potter is not a super hero. But thats a different subject all together.

I would have to agree with CC.

-cw

There is no difference between a super hero's powers and harry potter's powers... except in regards to JK Rowlings fanciful escapist stories she uses the taboo word magic to describe them.

 

[TeddyKGB]

I can't think of any superhero with a religious affiliation.

It was a hypothetical. It does not seem right to me that a Christian should be able to watch or read about superheros with Christian ethics only.

In any case, the one example that comes to mind immediately is Nightcrawler, a devout Catholic.

 

[NothingButTheBlood]

It was a hypothetical. It does not seem right to me that a Christian should be able to watch or read about superheros with Christian ethics only.

In any case, the one example that comes to mind immediately is Nightcrawler, a devout Catholic.

Now that you mention it wasn't DareDevil a Catholic too?

 

[Welgaia]

Here's the only TRUEtm Superhero!

Pectorals of God!

 

[TeddyKGB]

Now that you mention it wasn't DareDevil a Catholic too?

Yes. And I vaguely remember something about Ben Grimm being Jewish.

On a lighter note, there's this guy: http://www.bibleman.com/bibleman/home.jsp

 

[Eudaimonist]

I have a question for my fellow Christians. Is Superman and all other superheroes, appropriate for Christians to watch?

Possibly not, but human beings need heroic human rolemodels anyway.

 

[Fuzzy]

Yes. And I vaguely remember something about Ben Grimm being Jewish.

On a lighter note, there's this guy: http://www.bibleman.com/bibleman/home.jsp

Magneto was at Auschwitz for undisclosed reasons, although he cycles between hero and villain, and including actual historical events in a character's history gets tricky as the books get older. What's five or ten years in the book could be 40 or 50 years in real time.

 

[britishtankgirl]

"anything is possible for he who believes"
super heroes give us the chance to imagine this.
what is wrong with a kid imagining they can fly, they can save the world. i think super heros are a must they a good role models they do good, they fight evil, they help the needy. hey they most proberbly are christians. cos of course they wouldnt show tht in the films cos its boring.

 

[MoonlessNight]

The following is a link detailing the religions of various comic book characters:

http://www.adherents.com/lit/adh_comics.html

As only a casual comic book fan I cannot say that it is all accurate, only that I don't see anything that I think is wrong.

 

[Blackmarch]

I have a question for my fellow Christians. Is Superman and all other superheroes, appropriate for Christians to watch?

Like others have said, it depends on the super hero... for instance superman has far more values that would be closer to the CHristian ideal than the punisher.