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<blockquote data-quote="bouncingaussiebunny" data-source="post: 61331929" data-attributes="member: 314940"><p>I read this account from the mother of a Christian family regarding her son and Evangelion. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think we're all missing the point here. </p><p></p><p>Sure, Evangelion is "intriguing" (as the OP said) in its concepts and presentation of Judeo-Christian symbols and allusions. But for me, one look at a series like this, which splashes Christian imagery and references absolutely everywhere, a verse immediately springs to mind: "Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil." (1 Thes. 5:21-22)</p><p></p><p>I'm very surprised at how no-one on this thread has done anything like what this verse calls us to do as Christians. It's been just praise for the series, from what I've seen. Now don't get me wrong here. Evangelion's not all bad. The storyline's quite intriguing (once you remove all the potentially blasphemous references to Christianity), and the soundtrack's also very impressive (once you disregard the fact that the theme that plays when EVA-01 goes berserk is called "The Beast", in which the background chorus DOES sing "hallelujah"). </p><p></p><p>But I still like to be (very) careful when dealing with a series like this. Any series where the main antagonists are monstrous alien creatures called "Angels"; the main characters run around in giant robotic machines called Evangelion units (evangelion meaning gospel); cross-shaped explosions are abundant; attractive Japanese girls in varying stages of nudity are equally abundant (read Matt. 5:27-28, 1 Tim. 2:9); and the main characters' (Gendo and NERV) aim is to turn everyone into orange goop (i.e. killing everyone) and reunite all of man in a process called "Human Instrumentality" to ultimately thwart God... </p><p>... generally makes me think twice. </p><p></p><p>As the account I posted at the beginning tells full well, any such series has the potential to lead good Christians astray. And Satan can absolutely use a series like this to do just that. As a result, I'm wary when dealing with things like Evangelion, just in case there IS a darker message behind it that as a Christian I know to keep away from.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bouncingaussiebunny, post: 61331929, member: 314940"] I read this account from the mother of a Christian family regarding her son and Evangelion. I think we're all missing the point here. Sure, Evangelion is "intriguing" (as the OP said) in its concepts and presentation of Judeo-Christian symbols and allusions. But for me, one look at a series like this, which splashes Christian imagery and references absolutely everywhere, a verse immediately springs to mind: "Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil." (1 Thes. 5:21-22) I'm very surprised at how no-one on this thread has done anything like what this verse calls us to do as Christians. It's been just praise for the series, from what I've seen. Now don't get me wrong here. Evangelion's not all bad. The storyline's quite intriguing (once you remove all the potentially blasphemous references to Christianity), and the soundtrack's also very impressive (once you disregard the fact that the theme that plays when EVA-01 goes berserk is called "The Beast", in which the background chorus DOES sing "hallelujah"). But I still like to be (very) careful when dealing with a series like this. Any series where the main antagonists are monstrous alien creatures called "Angels"; the main characters run around in giant robotic machines called Evangelion units (evangelion meaning gospel); cross-shaped explosions are abundant; attractive Japanese girls in varying stages of nudity are equally abundant (read Matt. 5:27-28, 1 Tim. 2:9); and the main characters' (Gendo and NERV) aim is to turn everyone into orange goop (i.e. killing everyone) and reunite all of man in a process called "Human Instrumentality" to ultimately thwart God... ... generally makes me think twice. As the account I posted at the beginning tells full well, any such series has the potential to lead good Christians astray. And Satan can absolutely use a series like this to do just that. As a result, I'm wary when dealing with things like Evangelion, just in case there IS a darker message behind it that as a Christian I know to keep away from. [/QUOTE]
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