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Title: Superhero religions Post by: Furiously on April 07, 2006, 02:42:57 PM Ok - should probably be in useless news but I thought it was too funny...
http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/comic_book_religion.html Title: Re: Superhero religions Post by: Merusk on April 07, 2006, 03:36:51 PM Quote The Thing Jewish I'd hate to have been that Moyle. Quote Wolverine former atheist Err.. ok. And now? Title: Re: Superhero religions Post by: Samwise on April 07, 2006, 05:00:29 PM Quote Wolverine | Logan | X-Men | Marvel | was atheist; has practiced Buddhism; believes in God (http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Wolverine.html) Title: Re: Superhero religions Post by: Llava on April 08, 2006, 02:08:54 AM Ok - should probably be in useless news but I thought it was too funny... http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/comic_book_religion.html Someone just posted that on the CoH boards, I noticed it for the first time like... yesterday. Weird to see it here, too. There's one in there that made my head explode- was listed as "Jewish Neo-Nazi". Title: Re: Superhero religions Post by: schild on April 08, 2006, 10:05:03 AM The list of Jewish Super Heroes is weak sauce. Except, ya know...
(http://www.tjff.com/2003/media/hammer%20ponders%20-%20JM%20key.jpg) My boy, Mordechai Jefferson Carver. Title: Re: Superhero religions Post by: Llava on April 08, 2006, 01:12:20 PM There are a few things in that list that bothered me.
For one, almost none of the heroes are listed as Atheist. There is a HUGE majority of religious heroes. That wouldn't bother me so much, except.... It assumes that most villains ARE atheist. For instance, it lists the Joker as atheist because he's never brought up religion. Wha-huh? I also found it odd that Green Arrow is listed as agnostic when the dude has personally been to and toured Heaven. And I notice that J. J. Jameson's religion is listed as "Hates Spider-Man". Title: Re: Superhero religions Post by: Kail on April 09, 2006, 08:59:14 AM For one, almost none of the heroes are listed as Atheist. Yeah, that struck me as a bit wierd, too. I don't have THAT many comic books, but I do have the Iron Man one it cites on the page there, wherein he basically is talking to a goddess and flat out SAYS (over the course of like, a half page monologue, so it's not some passing remark or something) "I don't believe in gods, I believe in science" but the page still lists him as "quietly secular/agnostic." I also found it odd that Green Arrow is listed as agnostic when the dude has personally been to and toured Heaven. In the bit about Nightwing there's a fair amount of text about this. Not about Green Arrow specifically, but about the idea that superheroes in general are ALWAYS running into gods and demons and wierd dimensional entities calling themselves such, and just because they know something exists doesn't mean they automatically follow it as a religion. Otherwise all the Avengers would have to be Norse Pagans or Fucking Morons. Title: Re: Superhero religions Post by: Ironwood on April 09, 2006, 03:12:11 PM Heh.
Loki Did It. Title: Re: Superhero religions Post by: Samwise on April 09, 2006, 03:16:05 PM For one, almost none of the heroes are listed as Atheist. Except, of course: (http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/images/Atheist.jpg) |