http://blog.liquidcross.com/2010/01/11/the-horror-of-reconciliation/ anger management via the written word Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://blog.liquidcross.com/2010/01/11/the-horror-of-reconciliation/comment-page-1/#comment-4761 liquidcross Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:22:07 +0000 http://blog.liquidcross.com/2010/01/13/the-horror-of-reconciliation/#comment-4761 As usual, sir, you've knocked it out of the park with a clear, concise, and well-thought out explanation that puts my rambling posts to shame. Well done! As usual, sir, you’ve knocked it out of the park with a clear, concise, and well-thought out explanation that puts my rambling posts to shame. Well done!

]]> http://blog.liquidcross.com/2010/01/11/the-horror-of-reconciliation/comment-page-1/#comment-4760 John "The Rev." Longworth Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:06:21 +0000 http://blog.liquidcross.com/2010/01/13/the-horror-of-reconciliation/#comment-4760 Ok, now that I've been brought up, I might as well say a word. The question here is about integrity. I am always amazed that you can find individuals who are terribly afraid of Harry Potter because the novels talk about magic and wizardry, but have no problem with real life torture of prisoners of war because the prisoners are "evil". Evil is real enough and present enough on the nightly news that we ought not get in a dither about imaginary monsters. Art can tell powerful truth about human evil with monsters (ala Godzilla and the nuking of Nagasaki and Hiroshima). It can also help us to explore our own terrible fallen state (ala Kevin Spacey in Seven, or the Mall full of Zombies literally consuming the consumers in Dawn of the Dead). At the end of the day, a little escapism, even if it involves plumbing our subconscious fear of the unknown isn't bad for us. The real question is whether we learn anything about ourselves in the process and take time to notice the darkness that exists in all of us. The path to righteousness begins with acknowledging our unrighteousness. Ok, now that I’ve been brought up, I might as well say a word. The question here is about integrity. I am always amazed that you can find individuals who are terribly afraid of Harry Potter because the novels talk about magic and wizardry, but have no problem with real life torture of prisoners of war because the prisoners are “evil”. Evil is real enough and present enough on the nightly news that we ought not get in a dither about imaginary monsters. Art can tell powerful truth about human evil with monsters (ala Godzilla and the nuking of Nagasaki and Hiroshima). It can also help us to explore our own terrible fallen state (ala Kevin Spacey in Seven, or the Mall full of Zombies literally consuming the consumers in Dawn of the Dead). At the end of the day, a little escapism, even if it involves plumbing our subconscious fear of the unknown isn’t bad for us. The real question is whether we learn anything about ourselves in the process and take time to notice the darkness that exists in all of us. The path to righteousness begins with acknowledging our unrighteousness.

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