Showing posts with label Violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Violence. Show all posts

Monday, June 6, 2016

Batman and Violence

One critical response or obstacle some people may have to making any connection between Batman and Jesus is that Batman seems to be such a violent and vengeful character. Someone may think, "How can you uphold someone who is so aggressive and commits such violent deeds as a Christ figure?"

Sunday, March 23, 2014

The Bible, Guns, And Peacemaking

Gun violence, Christian pacifism, peace making, The Bible
I have never had an interest in guns. I've never found them impressive, attractive or anything like that. I have never owned a gun, and I have no plans on ever owning a gun. And yet for many Christians, being a patriotic gun owner is synonymous with being a Christian. And I think this view is troubling for a number of reasons.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Why I Hate Horror Films (And Think You Should Too)

I believe in objective goodness.
I believe in objective truth.

I also believe in objective beauty

...and horror films are not beautiful. They are (objectively) ugly.