Composed 1/20/15
Description: This came from a discussion I had with a friend.
He was talking about how some people believe Dungeons & Dragons (which I’ve recently started playing) is anti-religious/Christian. It made me think of several years ago when people were saying the same thing about Harry Potter. In both cases, these thoughts are not only untrue but completely backwards. You can create very holy/religious characters in D&D (which could symbolically represent Christians), and Harry Potter has wonderful moral and spiritual themes.
People just need to stop treating “magic” like a bad word. Isn’t the Narnia series, the most beloved Christian-allegorical series, chock full of magic? Isn’t the whole idea of God alone… well, magical?
You say I’m playing Satan’s games
But I see golden stags through the trees
Distant realms between their borders
I see magic in the stars
And that seems like heaven to me
Scraps of Paper 
Very nice sentiment, and I love the poem. But I have proof it’s the devil’s game. I saw a monster in the book with…(wait for it)… horns! HORNS! Also, the “Chick Mag” of D&D is pretty convincing/hilarious.
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Ha! Well, you can make ANYTHING work for good or bad :) Just like you can make magic work for good or evil!
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