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<blockquote data-quote="DragonFox91" data-source="post: 77173923" data-attributes="member: 432108"><p>Fantasy is a very popular genre & I do see an audience that would be interested in Fantasy stories that mix in Christian themes.</p><p></p><p>I would be very interested in a series that mixes the 2.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I once questioned why I chose my user name. Aren’t Dragons supposed to be evil?</p><p></p><p>Actually, the Book of Job in the Bible describes a sea monster that some have described as a Sea Dragon (& I agree w/ that interpretation). It’s shown as one of God’s creations, listed alongside other animals like eagles, horses, etc. The Leviathan / Dragon doesn’t seem directly opposed to God’s goodness any more than eagles & horses are. What humans intend for evil, God creates for good. In many Eastern understandings of Dragons, Dragons aren’t evil but wise. This is of course against Job’s teaching of the Leviathan being dangerous, but Job doesn’t describe it as evil.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Mermaids & other half humans are hard b/c you’d have to bring up the ‘do they have souls’ questions.</p><p></p><p>Magic is hard as well b/c of the OT forbidding magicians. This didn’t stop CS Lewis from having it in his allegory. I think it could work for magical items if it’s clear God created the magical item, or a saint blessed it (a lot of believers believe in the power of items that have been blessed or trace back to Jesus), or it’s a result of obedience to God like Samson’s strength was.</p><p></p><p>I haven’t looked into the mythology of Fairies.</p><p></p><p>Unicorns are just a kind of ‘fake’ animal. I would see nothing wrong w/ including a horse w/ a horn on its head.</p><p></p><p>Are you wanting to do a Fantasy set in a completely different world? Or set in a largely historical Earth as we know it w/ a Fantasy twist?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DragonFox91, post: 77173923, member: 432108"] Fantasy is a very popular genre & I do see an audience that would be interested in Fantasy stories that mix in Christian themes. I would be very interested in a series that mixes the 2. I once questioned why I chose my user name. Aren’t Dragons supposed to be evil? Actually, the Book of Job in the Bible describes a sea monster that some have described as a Sea Dragon (& I agree w/ that interpretation). It’s shown as one of God’s creations, listed alongside other animals like eagles, horses, etc. The Leviathan / Dragon doesn’t seem directly opposed to God’s goodness any more than eagles & horses are. What humans intend for evil, God creates for good. In many Eastern understandings of Dragons, Dragons aren’t evil but wise. This is of course against Job’s teaching of the Leviathan being dangerous, but Job doesn’t describe it as evil. Mermaids & other half humans are hard b/c you’d have to bring up the ‘do they have souls’ questions. Magic is hard as well b/c of the OT forbidding magicians. This didn’t stop CS Lewis from having it in his allegory. I think it could work for magical items if it’s clear God created the magical item, or a saint blessed it (a lot of believers believe in the power of items that have been blessed or trace back to Jesus), or it’s a result of obedience to God like Samson’s strength was. I haven’t looked into the mythology of Fairies. Unicorns are just a kind of ‘fake’ animal. I would see nothing wrong w/ including a horse w/ a horn on its head. Are you wanting to do a Fantasy set in a completely different world? Or set in a largely historical Earth as we know it w/ a Fantasy twist? [/QUOTE]
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