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thistlechaser) wrote2010-10-05 09:06 pm
thistlechaser) wrote2010-10-05 09:06 pm
Glee and WoW
I should have had more faith in Glee. The description was "Glee finds religion", which scared the heck out of me. I really like the show, I didn't want to become annoyed or disgusted with it, but wow, it handled the subject so well. I really couldn't have asked for better. (And I love Kurt even more than ever.)
"I think God is like Santa Claus for adults. Otherwise, God's kind of a jerk, isn't he? I mean, he makes me gay and then has his followers telling me it's something that I chose. As if someone would choose to be mocked every single day of their life.
No offense to religious folks, but I've always seen religion as a crutch -- something some adults need because they can't face reality without it (things like the idea that there's nothing after we die is just too scary for some). (And "No offense to religious folks" doesn't make that any less insulting, huh? My intent isn't to insult, but that is how I see religion.)
That being said, I loved the whole speech about needing to believe in something, and (probably selfishly), I've always liked the "you don't have to believe in god, He still believes in you" idea. (Because, while I don't believe... what if I'm wrong? I would like to be wrong. I'd like there to be a god, but it's not a realistic desire, no more than wishing Santa was real is.)
And, on one character saying that Kurt couldn't prove there isn't a god:
"You can't prove that there isn't a magic teapot floating around the dark side of the moon with a dwarf inside of it that reads romance novels and shoots lightning bolts out of its boobs, but it seems pretty unlikely, doesn't it?"
However, as much as I agree with Kurt, I liked how the different religions were treated. The show didn't bash them. (Kurt disagreed with them, but the other characters were true to their various faiths.)
This may have been my favorite Rachel song ever, too! And Fin singing Losing My Religion! One of my favorite songs! He even moved his hands in the same way as the music video! :D
And Sue and her big sister? I love every interaction between the two, but when her sister asked her if she wanted her to pray, it broke me.
This is easily the best ep of the whole series. It worked for non-religious folks, I bet it worked for religious folks, it was so kind and loving and wonderful and heartwrenching. Kurt had some fully accurate and fair comments about religion, but the believers weren't painted in a bad light. This show deserves all the hype it gets.
On WoW, with the end of Brewfest, the final tally:
Keen (mount collector) - Kodo x3!, Shanker x2!, Ram (97/100 mounts!)
Haken: Kodo, Shanker, Tankard
Crowfeathers: Ram
Thack: Remote x3!, Shanker, Tankard
I'm sure I had more WoW stuff to write about, but after Glee I've forgotten it all.
"I think God is like Santa Claus for adults. Otherwise, God's kind of a jerk, isn't he? I mean, he makes me gay and then has his followers telling me it's something that I chose. As if someone would choose to be mocked every single day of their life.
No offense to religious folks, but I've always seen religion as a crutch -- something some adults need because they can't face reality without it (things like the idea that there's nothing after we die is just too scary for some). (And "No offense to religious folks" doesn't make that any less insulting, huh? My intent isn't to insult, but that is how I see religion.)
That being said, I loved the whole speech about needing to believe in something, and (probably selfishly), I've always liked the "you don't have to believe in god, He still believes in you" idea. (Because, while I don't believe... what if I'm wrong? I would like to be wrong. I'd like there to be a god, but it's not a realistic desire, no more than wishing Santa was real is.)
And, on one character saying that Kurt couldn't prove there isn't a god:
"You can't prove that there isn't a magic teapot floating around the dark side of the moon with a dwarf inside of it that reads romance novels and shoots lightning bolts out of its boobs, but it seems pretty unlikely, doesn't it?"
However, as much as I agree with Kurt, I liked how the different religions were treated. The show didn't bash them. (Kurt disagreed with them, but the other characters were true to their various faiths.)
This may have been my favorite Rachel song ever, too! And Fin singing Losing My Religion! One of my favorite songs! He even moved his hands in the same way as the music video! :D
And Sue and her big sister? I love every interaction between the two, but when her sister asked her if she wanted her to pray, it broke me.
This is easily the best ep of the whole series. It worked for non-religious folks, I bet it worked for religious folks, it was so kind and loving and wonderful and heartwrenching. Kurt had some fully accurate and fair comments about religion, but the believers weren't painted in a bad light. This show deserves all the hype it gets.
On WoW, with the end of Brewfest, the final tally:
Keen (mount collector) - Kodo x3!, Shanker x2!, Ram (97/100 mounts!)
Haken: Kodo, Shanker, Tankard
Crowfeathers: Ram
Thack: Remote x3!, Shanker, Tankard
I'm sure I had more WoW stuff to write about, but after Glee I've forgotten it all.