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    I have not read the Life of Faith series either. I just wanted to say that I couldn't tell which ones they were reviewing. There's the originals by Martha Finley, and then the ones that go along with the dolls (the hardcovers) that are abridged/rewritten for young girls. My guess would be the originals.

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    Originally posted by sailorangel59:
    To conclude this entire website needs to be taken with a boulder of salt by both Christian and non-Christian alike.
    <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah definately, sad thing is this isn't the first time I've run into thinking of this sort =/ and secondly there are people out there that would take it seriously. Oh well. But I did practice my right of not having to read any more of these people's thoughts beyond the first article mentioned. Will not give them any more effert....

    MissCurlyCat - that was a great story and I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself [img]smile.gif[/img]

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    Cami, C.S. Lewis was adamant that his Chronicles were not allegorical. In response to a writer asking if the books were an allegory: "You are mistaken when you think that everything in the books 'represents' something in this world. Things do that in The Pilgrim's Progress but I'm not writing in that way. I did not say to myself 'Let us present Jesus as He really is in our world by a Lion in Narnia': I said 'Let us suppose that there were a land like Narnia and that the Son of God, as He became a Man in our world, became a Lion there, and then imagine what would happen.' If you think about it, you will see that it is quite a different thing" (May 29, 1954, letter to Fifth Graders in a Maryland Class, C.S. Lewis. Published in C.S. Lewis: Letters to Children, edited by Lyle W. Dorsett and Marjorie Lamp Mead, Simon & Schuster).

    The book Companion to Narnia: A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia is a great text that also expounds on this topic.

    At first I thought C.S. Lewis was looney for saying this, but I thought about it and realized, "hey, he's right." I think authors have to intend for something to be an allegory for it to truly fall within that definition.

    <font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ April 02, 2006 10:43 PM: Message edited by: Melissa ]</font>

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    Originally posted by Pat B:
    The same site also has negative comments about Little Women !!!!!!!!
    <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There is NOTHING wrong with Little Women! There is something very weird about that website! [img]eek.gif[/img] [img]confused.gif[/img]

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    I just read the paragraph where they bashed Catholics- Catholics ARE Christians! Don't they know that?

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    It's very sad to me that parents would trust the reviews on this site over their own judgment. My mom was that way, and many things were forbidden in our household that were quite innocent. Children either rebel from the rules, as my brother did, or grow into guilty adults (as I did). I feel guilty for silly things, and know that the cause is rooted in the fact that I was taught that things like watching cartoons on television, reading unapproved books, going to movies, playing card games, and dancing were horrible sins. One of my mom's friends even convinced her my Cabbage Patch Kids were evil.

    I hope parents will realize that this type of over-parenting can be emotionally damaging to children. Being so heavy-handed can be far more damaging to children psychologically and emotionally than allowing them to experience a bit of the "real world." Especially since the books mentioned on this site as horrible are even ones my very strict mom approved of--believe it or not, she's the one who gave me my first Mandie book at age nine, a volume of Christy, and urged me to read the Narnia books.

    I hope everyone is okay with me sharing openly about how I was raised, since I have an "insider view" on this type of over-parenting. [img]smile.gif[/img] I do love my mom very much, but even she has abandoned many of the old rules in favor of trying to have fun in life--and now she and my dad can--guilt-free--dance, as I avert my eyes. [img]wink.gif[/img] (OK, maybe I wish they had kept that rule . . .)

    <font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ April 03, 2006 12:06 AM: Message edited by: Melissa ]</font>

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    Originally posted by Felicity_Fan85:
    I just read the paragraph where they bashed Catholics- Catholics ARE Christians! Don't they know that?
    <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I was told many times in college that I would not being going to heaven (usually phrased the other way, that makes it not child friendly) because I was a Catholic- not a Christian. Apparently some types of Christians don't think Catholics are. That just seems very strange to me.

    As for the reviews- they mention that they didn't read the rest of Molly's series but it's probably "rubbish" they say they didn't both reading Tolkein. Anyone who isn't doing the reading, isn't worth taking the review seriously.

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    Yeah....uh...I totally don't eat my veggies because I read the book Meet Molly....

    Geez, I expected them to lke boring old Elsie!!! I read her first book and snored all the way through it.

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    Originally posted by Melissa:
    It's very sad to me that parents would trust the reviews on this site over their own judgment. My mom was that way, and many things were forbidden in our household that were quite innocent. Children either rebel from the rules, as my brother did, or grow into guilty adults (as I did). I feel guilty for silly things, and know that the cause is rooted in the fact that I was taught that things like watching cartoons on television, reading unapproved books, going to movies, playing card games, and dancing were horrible sins. One of my mom's friends even convinced her my Cabbage Patch Kids were evil.

    I hope parents will realize that this type of over-parenting can be emotionally damaging to children. Being so heavy-handed can be far more damaging to children psychologically and emotionally than allowing them to experience a bit of the "real world." Especially since the books mentioned on this site as horrible are even ones my very strict mom approved of--believe it or not, she's the one who gave me my first Mandie book at age nine, a volume of Christy, and urged me to read the Narnia books.

    I hope everyone is okay with me sharing openly about how I was raised, since I have an "insider view" on this type of over-parenting. [img]smile.gif[/img] I do love my mom very much, but even she has abandoned many of the old rules in favor of trying to have fun in life--and now she and my dad can--guilt-free--dance, as I avert my eyes. [img]wink.gif[/img] (OK, maybe I wish they had kept that rule . . .)

    <font color="#33CCCC"><font size="1">[ April 03, 2006 12:06 AM: Message edited by: Melissa ]</font></font>
    <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wow, your mom was very strict when you were a kid! [img]rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]eek.gif[/img] [img]confused.gif[/img]

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    Originally posted by Melissa:
    Children either rebel from the rules, as my brother did, or grow into guilty adults (as I did).
    <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Rebel in the house! I totally went the other way. My dad was super strict, and had tons of insane rules. CRAZY stuff. Luckily my mom indulged us enough I didn't get TOO screwed up.

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