link to book is http://www.amazon.com/We-ebook/dp/B003VPWWQQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333013785&sr=1-2
]]>Gosh, this is bringing back nightmares of studying for my English A-Levels.
]]>It was a set text at his (all boys) school. Some teachers are tone-deaf. And I have seen the Battle Royale books and also think that HG is a huge ripoff. He hasn’t read it.
Poor boy has a problem He writes a review on 1984 and I remind him it is a reprise of Zamayatin’s We. Dad has read too much.
But does not read manga or play Halo. He can be an expert there.
]]>Nope, you’re correct. Although there’s subsets of Kawaii fashion. I lean towards Fairy-Kei
fashion.
Oddly enough, this month’s issue of KERA magazine [a Harajuku street fashion magazine] had a feature on Traditional Catholic style. ’cause rosary beads and frilly modest dress looks “way cool”. I’ll scan the page, and post it on my blog.
Son one likes Manga, and (to my horror) Jethro Tull. Doesn’t matter
Did your older son ever read Battle Royale? It’s the Japanese book Hunger Games ripped off [along with Stephen King’s the Running Man]. It’s also been made into a manga. It’s very violent, but it’s not girly [your main complaint of the Hunger Games].
Personally, I get a kick out of how the Naruto manga depicts young women in battle. Sakura [the main female supporting character] only became a ninja so she could flirt with/impress her crush. She’s weak, whiny, and generally a burden to her male teammates. I think it’s an accurate representation of a 13 year old girl on a dangerous battlefield. “*giggles* cute boys! Oh no, we’re being attack! *hides*” Toss the average teenage girl into a Hunger Games-scenario, she’d act more like Sakura than Katniss.
Non Christians? Well, depends. I find, for instance, Shinto and Confucianism far too bureaucratic and worshiping order for my antipodean egalitarian sensibilities. But the issue there is Christ
Well, Catholicism is bureaucratic too [making sacraments also involves paperwork].
I like the reformed church, because the mass is concise, yet profound. The BCP really is beautiful.
]]>I was thinking about Christians. We all say a lot of rubbish a lot of the time…. and get distracted into race realism, social justice, the ecology, or why women (or men) are like (or not like) that.
Which can be fun, but we should not prescribe.
Consider dress. Alte wears scarves and covers her head. Elspeth does not. You like Kawai’i (Cute, and I am not sure if I transliterated that correctly). Son one likes Manga, and (to my horror) Jethro Tull. Doesn’t matter.
I prefer linux and Nikons. My friend prefers Apples and Canons. Does not matter.
I disagree with David C on saints, holy days, the number of sacraments, and the place of the virgin. At one point, Christ will tell us we were correct here and incorrect here.
Non Christians? Well, depends. I find, for instance, Shinto and Confucianism far too bureaucratic and worshiping order for my antipodean egalitarian sensibilities. But the issue there is Christ.
Among ourselves, there is freedom tempered by our love for each other. There is nothing morally wrong with wearing a bikini. (Or nothing). What is wrong is wearing it in such a way that all men are drooling. Yes, it can happen, but reducing us all to wolves is not that charitable 
[* I meant to reply to this sooner, but I’ve been busy getting ready to move/go back to college. In Japan, the school year begins in April].
By “error” do you mean non-Christians?
It’s wrong to assume all non-Christians are intentionally rejecting Christ. Many countries don’t have large active Christian communities. They’re not “in error” they’re just in the dark. I think if Christians were nicer to non-Christians, then maybe more people would be willing to look into Christianity.
This article is sort-of a good example:
I know a lot of Christians who would say “good, he deserves to be sick!” and not help him. But that’s not the proper Christian response. He was surprised the Christians helped him.
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