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Re: The Brick Testament parts the Red Sea
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 26 Nov 2002 18:11:38 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> In lugnet.build.ancient, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.build.ancient, Ronald Scott Moody writes:
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> > > Thanks for such a
> > > great was to use Lego to honor our Creator!
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> > Well that's certainly ONE view of what he's doing, yes. Please forgive me
> > for snickering out loud when I read the above paragraph, though. Ronald, you
> > may want to check your assumptions a lot more carefully before you proclaim
> > that you're sure you know what Brendan's motives were.
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> Hey,
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> Just to throw in my two cents, I'm a highly religious person who very much
> enjoys Brendan's work. He is being fairly true to the text*. So a view of
> the impact of his work really rests on your view of the underlying text. If
> you are a person who holds up this text as divine revelation, then anything
> pointing to that text is a good thing. If you find the text to be
> ridiculous, then anything that shines a light on the text heightens the
> ridicule.
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> But then, I also loved the Simpsons episode where they retold Bible stories
> using the Simpsons, and Life of Brian, and the Last Temptation of Christ
> (though the book is infinitely better and deeper than the movie), etc etc
> etc, so I suppose some people within religious circles would look askance at
> my opinions on the matter.
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> Bruce
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> *There have been a couple of places where I have disagreed on
> interpretation, though his interpretation has not been without merit, and a
> couple of stories where I wish he had gone a few versed more.
And I completely concur with Bruce. I know that RBPS is not a church
going/God believing person, but that does not negate my appreciation of his
retelling of the Bible in LEGO one little bit!
I look forward to the latest additions to his website.
Dave K.
-who also loves watching the Simpsons. Life of Brian wasn't nearly as good
as The Holy Grail though, imho.
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| (...) If anything, the true beauty of The Brick Testament (aside from the incredible modelling and stunning photography) is that it avoids controversy almost completely by simply telling the stories of the Bible without actually changing them. Who (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Hey, Just to throw in my two cents, I'm a highly religious person who very much enjoys Brendan's work. He is being fairly true to the text*. So a view of the impact of his work really rests on your view of the underlying text. If you are a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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