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Merusk
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The Thing Jewish I'd hate to have been that Moyle. Wolverine former atheist Err.. ok. And now? |
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Samwise
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"I have not actually recommended many games, and I'll go on the record here saying my track record is probably best in the industry." - schild
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Llava
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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". |
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schild
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The list of Jewish Super Heroes is weak sauce. Except, ya know...  My boy, Mordechai Jefferson Carver. |
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Llava
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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".
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That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. -Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
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Kail
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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. |
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Ironwood
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Samwise
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For one, almost none of the heroes are listed as Atheist. Except, of course:  |
"I have not actually recommended many games, and I'll go on the record here saying my track record is probably best in the industry." - schild
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