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« Bredesen and the New Spoils System | Main | Targeting Employers of Illegal Aliens » November 15, 2005Banning Aslanby Adam Groves The organization sent a letter to Gov. Bush claiming that the inclusion of the book violates the idea of "religious neutrality" in schools. The letter also quotes political reporter John J. Miller, who stated the fundamental purpose of the Narnia stories is "to convey the reality of Christian truth and that learning about Aslan prepares [a child] to learn about Jesus." The novel's central character Aslan, who is a lion, is often seen as a symbol of Jesus Christ.I wonder how many literature classes these lawyers took in college. The epithet 'an allegory for Jesus' could probably apply to more than half of all the characters in all of English literature! Posted in Faith & Culture
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If I remember correctly, there was an effort by the publishing house that owns the rights to this series of C.S. Lewis novels to produce an edition that was edited to reduce the Christian imagery in order to expand the marketing possibilities. At least the Witch and the Wardrobe are acceptable to the AUSCS. Posted by: Mark Rogers at November 15, 2005 2:10 PMPost a comment
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