Would you let your boy buy this comic

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If there was a charter called god slayer would you let him buy it
 
I don’t know. Why don’t you do some research on the web and find out more about it, then report back? For all I know, the hero or heroine could slay false gods.
 
I don’t know what it refers to as “god slayer”, but I just don’t like the sound of it.

One thing I learn and hopefully I will do as my brother does for his kids - He only allows them to watch Christian cartoons and stories…nothing else.

…welcome to CAF, JoshTanney!
 
Do some research, the title may be decieving. If it’s not and he’s strong in his faith there shouldn’t be a problem, though. One thing I’ve learned given all the stuff i’m into and exposed to is that strong faith is importent, and if you have that strong faith there’s not much that can hinder you. Actually I’m probably a better catholic given what i’m into. Know anyone else who can listen to cradle of filth and still pray the entire rosary?
 
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Do some research, the title may be decieving. If it’s not and he’s strong in his faith there shouldn’t be a problem, though. One thing I’ve learned given all the stuff i’m into and exposed to is that strong faith is importent, and if you have that strong faith there’s not much that can hinder you. Actually I’m probably a better catholic given what i’m into. Know anyone else who can listen to cradle of filth and still pray the entire rosary?
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How much is a one’s faith considered strong?
In general, I think one must not put oneself into a situation where there are temptations and that might lead him to sin, but put his faith to where it is for to praise and glorify the Lord.
 
water said:
How much is a one’s faith considered strong?
In general, I think one must not put oneself into a situation where there are temptations and that might lead him to sin, but put his faith to where it is for to praise and glorify the Lord.
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I can understand your reasoning, but I side with GothCatholic. I listen to a lot of heavy metal bands, both Christian and secular. It does make you a stroger Christian sometimes, because you have to know how to relate to non-Christians who are into this kind of stuff. Then, if you ever get to talk to them about Christ, they will listen to you with a bit more respect than if you were a straight-forward bible-thumper type of person. The Christian metal band Mortification said it well:

“Some people live their lives within the sound of the church bells
But I’d rather run a rescue shop within a yard of Hell”

If you can get kids that listen to heavy metal into listening to music that they like and God’s message, then you’ve got a chance to turn them to Christ. Good work, GothCatholic.

“Onward Christian soldiers, moshing as to war!”
 
I agree that you have made a good point, but I think it depends on different cases. For instance, I have recently realized that my joining the CAF really help strengthen my faith and my praying. Seeing others people having problem with their faith or others saying things toward Catholic Church make me pray even more.

In another case, for instance, tonight, I rented a movie and thought it was ok to watch. It turned out to be not so good having sexual contents. So, I just turned it off and never watch it. It is not going to help me nor anybody for watching this kind of movie.
 
The only thing I could find online was the Spawn: Godslayer series, which is an extension of Todd McFarlane’s Spawn series. In general, the book looks like a “high fantasy” series, meaning that its set in a fantasy world where there are mythological style gods. Its up to you if that is something you want you child to read, and I can’t attest to what is actually in it, however, if this is the Spawn book that he is looking at, I can impart a little about the main Spawn books.

In the Spawn series, set in the present day, Spawn is a character that made a deal with Malebolgia, who deposed the previous ruler of Hell. Heaven and Hell are shown at perpetual war in the series, and Heaven is shown in only a marginally better light than Hell, being very manipulative of mankind and using them for their war on Hell. Basically characters from both Heaven and Hell were portrayed as villains in the series, including Redeemer, who was a narrow minded champion of Heaven. Typical cynical 90s moral relativism.

But if its not the Spawn: Godslayer series, then just ignore the above . . . 😉
 
Thanks KnightErrantJR. It sounds like it is not a good choice for my kid. 🙂 Today, I look at a Catholic catalog, and there were so many good movies on Saints and other animated movies for kids. I haven’t got any kid yet, but will make a collections of those movies. 😃
 
Older folks dabbling with evil and having a mindset that says,"It helps me to relate to those who are REALLY into evil are like little kids playing with matches. Sooner or later you are gonna get burned. Experience teaches that we humans become what we read/watch/play. It may take a while, but the slope no matter how gradual is always downward. Put you mind and heart on what is good. We are not like plants that thrive on human and animal waste. We are humans designed to become worthy of God’s presence…
 
Anything in the Spawn series (besides not being very likeable, IMHO) is not really a comic for kids or even teenagers. College kids, maybe.

The vast majority of comics these days are written for college kids and adults. There’s another good size chunk written for older teenagers. Very few comics are available for children, although there’s a good many more than were available during the 90’s.

The point of going to a comics shop is to be able to browse a little and find out if you want to buy a certain title. There’s nothing stopping parents from doing a little research, and most smart comics shop owners know the titles they sell and are willing to offer recommendations.
 
Dunno if it’s Spawn… I’ve seen “Godslayer” in two contexts: in the game Shadow Hearts 2 as a name for the main character who did kill a god (an evil one), and as the title of a Jacqueline Carey novel meant to be an anti-Lord of the Rings (as in, Sauron’s the good guy, not as in parody). I wouldn’t recommend either to anyone under at least sixteen.

Personally I’d recommend getting him on to Naruto, rather than something like Spawn, if it is Spawn we’re talking about. Naruto is a great boy comic. The TV show is kind of like Harry Potter with ninja school rather than wizard school, so if he likes Harry Potter, or if he liked Dragon Ball Z when it was on, he’d probably like Naruto.
 
The David Eddings “Belgariad” and “Mallorean” series had a character called, among other things, “Godslayer”. However, this was a high fantasy series, and the “god” in question was undeniably evil.

I don’t know how old the child is. I read the series starting in middle school. I have no idea if this comic book has anything to do with the Eddings’ books.
 
It doesn’t refer have to the Christian God I bet. I remember a scene in Yu-Gi-Oh! where Seto Kaiba said that Katsuya Jounouchi defeated god. Kaiba wasn’t refering to the Christian God, instead he was referring to this.

yu-jyo.net/003/128.html
 
It is just a comic book and its a fantsy thingy :o
also would u boycott the comony completly? or just that comic
 
I don’t see the harm…as long as you’re raising your son to be faithful and responsible, then a comic book character shouldn’t damage his belief system. The way I see it, comic book reading invokes creativity and passsion for reading–nothing bad about that, especially when it comes to boys who usually have a harder time getting into reading than girls.

BTW, I’ve been reading horror novels and comic books for about 20 years now and it hasn’t turned me into a devil worshipper or anything. 😉
 
water said:
I don’t know what it refers to as “god slayer”, but I just don’t like the sound of it.

One thing I learn and hopefully I will do as my brother does for his kids - He only allows them to watch Christian cartoons and stories…nothing else.

…welcome to CAF, JoshTanney!
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you children will hate it…just let them be normal…you don’t need to make them live in a cage for teaching them how to live according to the word of God.
 
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