From Theo:
I just finished reading an article on your site about the T.V. show Sailor Moon.
I must say, how surprising and sad it is to find that Christians such as
yourselves, can criticize and condemn the show so easily - only merely knowing,
scratching the surface of its true meaning and worth. You reprimand the
homosexuality in the show, the parts of "nudity" and the "occult" use of magic
and are oblivious to the rest of the show. Those few aspects of the show make up
about 0.00000001% of the show.
If you pour yourself a large glass of water, then add
a
teaspoon of arsenic, you would be in serious trouble, Theo.
I too, am a Christian, and believe in God, but even so, I find that there is no
"nudity" in the version shown in Canada - the Japanese version may be different.
All the anime shown to children on
U.S. television have been "cleaned up" to in order to pass today's sliding
standards for pornographic images and nudity. The same may apply to
Canada.
Now, to comment on their "occult" use of magic, and its source - satan. Its
source is satan? Please! Give me a break! It's source is not satan.
What is its source, Theo? Where do
you thing occult deceptions and suggestions come from? Here are some warnings
from God's Word:
"He was there in the wilderness forty
days, tempted by Satan...."
Mark 1:13
"The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet
I have not strayed from Your precepts."
Psalm 119:110
"The
coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with
all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous
deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the
love of the truth, that they might be saved."
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
Actually, I didn't write that
article. It was written by a young Christian woman who was caught up in the
Sailor Moon myth and understands it very well.
The fact
that you had audacity to say such a thing is unbelievable. This all goes back to
the true meaning behind the show, which you obviously do not know anything
about. Their powers come from within their hearts. They are able to save the
world time and time again because of their courage and purity and goodness of
heart. I am not saying that they are pure, but I am saying that within their
hearts lies goodness, from which they draw their strength. That my friends, is
where it comes from. Not from satan.
"...such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into
apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into
an angel of light." 2
Corinthians 11:13-14
"...the Devil and Satan, who
deceives the whole world..."
Now the Negaverse is a different story.
They are evil. Not much more to be said about them. I believe those Sailor
Scouts portray qualities that humans no longer possess - or that we are loosing
quite rapidly. They are loving, and value friendship, love, peace and life in an
extraordinary way. They love each other, (and I do not mean in a homosexual way)
and would die for each other.
Yet, not only that, they value life- every
individual life- and strive to keep every aspect of Earth beautiful, peaceful
and healthy. Another thing, they fight for love and peace. How many of us do
this in this modern day age? No, I think not. We are to busy with our own,
self-centered lives to care about anything else. We are to busy criticizing
others, and trying to be the best that we have created a pecking order amongst
ourselves- or haven't you noticed?
This show sends such a good message to young
children. It shows them that they must treasure and value the truly important
things of and in life. Additionally, at the end of each show, there is a little
slot where Sailor moon and the Scouts send a message - if you would listen to
these messages; they are truly good and wonderful. So as to your article about
Sailor moon, you should understand your topic before you censure, because
frankly, you lack the courage to your conviction.
You may say that you believe in God and that you are good Christians, but the
only way to tell is by your actions. Trashing someone else’s dream- their
life’s- work does not show kindly on you. There is much more to being a good
Christian than going to church every Sunday and keep up appearances. God knows
who the hypocrites are. I am not saying that you yourselves are hypocrites,
since I do not know you personally, but I do feel strongly about Sailor Moon,
and also believe in the goodness of messages this show conveys.
From
Monique
Desir:
I would like to tell you some things about Sailor Moon. I am ashamed to say that
I used to watch it a lot a few years ago before I realized how warped and
disgusting it was.
First of all, the Japanese and English versions are kind of different. (WELL
THAT MIGHT BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT!) In the Japanese version there is a lot of
homosexuality going on as well as bisexuality that parents might not understand....
There is a lot of occult or alchemic talk in the show: quest for crystals, moon
prisms, which are worn as brooches for extra power. But where are they drawing
this power from? ....
To read the rest of Monique's article, go
to:
Sailor Moon
From
mIsH: Excuse me, there is no mention of
tarot cards in sailor moon. not at all. the closest thing to that is sailor mars
being shinto priestess. shinto is a common japanese religion.
Page 28 in the book on the left side
shows a picture of a Tarot Card with wolves staring up at the moon. It states,
"The 'Moon' tarot card means 'Anxiety.' Once in a millennium... a cursed solar
eclipse."
Anonymous: In your Halloween section, you had a
picture of "Luna" the black cat from Sailor Moon... You mentioned (or at least I
was under the impression) that Japan has linked the Western icon and beliefs of
the black within this series. Also mentioned was the fact that the cat has a
crescent moon on her forehead, the "symbol of goddess and spirituality."
I would like very much to point out that there is another talking
cat in the series. This cat, Artemis, is a white cat with a crescent moon on his forehead.
This cat was created before Luna was, and he was featured in the series "Codename Wa
Sailor V" (Codename: Sailor V).
If one were to look deeper into the Sailor Moon and Sailor V series,
then they would find that it is based almost entirely on Greek and Roman mythology.
Try "Project: A-Ko" if you want an animated series that
features American pop icons.
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