Comments on: WALL•E’s worldview http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:50:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: opinionated teen http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-316160 opinionated teen Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:59:02 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-316160 Xion: Ugh, don't even get me started on all the cartoons that are going green. Yes, I still watch Saturday morning cartoons, but the environmentalist message I see almost makes me want to stop. Johnny Test, Loonatics, even my beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rant about respect for the environment and putting a stop to big business. It adds unnecessary irritation to my happy weekend vegetation. Xion:
Ugh, don’t even get me started on all the cartoons that are going green. Yes, I still watch Saturday morning cartoons, but the environmentalist message I see almost makes me want to stop. Johnny Test, Loonatics, even my beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rant about respect for the environment and putting a stop to big business. It adds unnecessary irritation to my happy weekend vegetation.

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]]> By: Sawgunner http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-315909 Sawgunner Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:29:19 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-315909 May I recommend that ea of you read and comment upon the review done by Frederica Matthews-Green at national Review dot com? An amazing film. Not one for kids, but an amazing film. May I recommend that ea of you read and comment upon the review done by Frederica Matthews-Green at national Review dot com?
An amazing film. Not one for kids, but an amazing film.

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]]> By: Xion http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-315612 Xion Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:13:17 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-315612 Yes, our culture is post-Christian. But an interesting phenomenon is happening now. Christian terminology is suddenly popular. This presidential race is preaching a gospel message of changed lives, a national renewal. Obama is co-opting Christian language to mean making THIS WORLD a better place. His kingdom is of this world. KRM is right. People are so far removed from the Bible they can't tell the difference between a religious message and environmentalism. Obama is re-imaging Christianity into fighting poverty, universal healthcare, taxing evil oil, helping the environment, etc. and people are eating it up! Only believe in yourself and the power of your vote! A common theme for children's programming and cartoons is environmentalism and the fight against greedy big business. Environmental messages lull the masses into worship of creation rather than the Creator. This new religion truly is the opiate of the masses. Yes, our culture is post-Christian.

But an interesting phenomenon is happening now. Christian terminology is suddenly popular. This presidential race is preaching a gospel message of changed lives, a national renewal. Obama is co-opting Christian language to mean making THIS WORLD a better place. His kingdom is of this world.

KRM is right. People are so far removed from the Bible they can’t tell the difference between a religious message and environmentalism.

Obama is re-imaging Christianity into fighting poverty, universal healthcare, taxing evil oil, helping the environment, etc. and people are eating it up! Only believe in yourself and the power of your vote!

A common theme for children’s programming and cartoons is environmentalism and the fight against greedy big business. Environmental messages lull the masses into worship of creation rather than the Creator. This new religion truly is the opiate of the masses.

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]]> By: worthygirl http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-315601 worthygirl Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:55:15 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-315601 KRM- are people still debating whether our culture is post-christian? In my mind it is pretty settled. KRM- are people still debating whether our culture is post-christian? In my mind it is pretty settled.

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]]> By: worthygirl http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-315600 worthygirl Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:53:50 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-315600 I saw this movie tonight and I really enjoyed it. It was interesting to see what became of the people when they weren't given to the task of caring for the Earth. I think people may link it to the environmental movement just because we are regularly inundated with messages of global warming, etc. I had one thought in the first 10 minutes of the movie that it was going to be a political movie in disguise, but that was the one and only thought like that. I saw this movie tonight and I really enjoyed it. It was interesting to see what became of the people when they weren’t given to the task of caring for the Earth.
I think people may link it to the environmental movement just because we are regularly inundated with messages of global warming, etc.
I had one thought in the first 10 minutes of the movie that it was going to be a political movie in disguise, but that was the one and only thought like that.

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]]> By: krm http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-315526 krm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:52:56 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-315526 Perhaps this is an indication that the mainstream culture is indeed post-Christian and slipping into Gaia worship - the critics don't see the Christian allegoris and read into it the greenist theme. Perhaps this is an indication that the mainstream culture is indeed post-Christian and slipping into Gaia worship – the critics don’t see the Christian allegoris and read into it the greenist theme.

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]]> By: michelle http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-315519 michelle Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:33:05 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-315519 I love that concept, "irrational love defeats the world's programming." Still, nothing about Ebert's review in the paper this morning made me want to see it--a trashed earth sounds too sad for me right now (smoke continues blowing over our county). I love that concept, “irrational love defeats the world’s programming.”

Still, nothing about Ebert’s review in the paper this morning made me want to see it–a trashed earth sounds too sad for me right now (smoke continues blowing over our county).

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]]> By: Luke http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-315490 Luke Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:20:06 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-315490 I want to see this movie. But my coworker won't ditch work with me! I want to see this movie. But my coworker won’t ditch work with me!

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]]> By: llama http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-315457 llama Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:57:44 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-315457 XION, WOW puts it mildly :-) XION,

WOW puts it mildly :-)

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]]> By: llama http://online.worldmag.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/comment-page-1/#comment-315455 llama Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:56:52 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/06/27/wall%e2%80%a2es-worldview/#comment-315455 The greatest commandment Christ gives us is to love, but that’s not always our priority. Is this so? The greatest commandment Christ gives us is to love, but that’s not always our priority.

Is this so?

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