Talk:Left Behind
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I just read the first of these books. The sections dealing with the characters and events in the US were childish but readable - but the political sections were completely ridiculous and events outside the US were not credable. It was obvious that the authors have never seen the places they write about.
Seabhcan 16:08, 20 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Why was the Pentecostal/Charistmatic Topics category removed? Seems relevant to me -- while the public in general have certainly enjoyed the books, the eschatology contained in them is mostly allied with Pentecostal/Charismatic doctrines.
I'll wait a few days, then restore the category, failing any further comment. --Jay (Histrion) 21:51, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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Manichean
Could someone explain what "Manichean" means in the following quote (from Salon): "On one level, the attraction of the Left Behind books isn't that much different from that of, say, Tom Clancy or Stephen King. The plotting is brisk and the characterizations Manichean." I read the Wiki article for Manichean, but am none the wiser. What is she saying about the characterizations? Zashaw 01:05, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Manichaean = black and white; a simplistic good-versus-evil portrayal. Ancient Manichaeans had a good versus evil mythology. --goethean ॐ 03:47, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Slacktivist link
Could User:Vikreykja explain what is wrong with the Slacktivist link? (Slacktivist (Fred Clark's) critical reading and theological criticism of Left Behind (http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/left_behind/index.html)) -- Schoen 19:13, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Wikipedia is not a soapbox →Vik Reykja 01:48, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Is there any extended discussion, policy, or guidance on external links that refer to articles that are POV? I ask because I am relatively new to Wikipedia. I note that one of the existing external links that is still in the article includes a POV criticism of the Left Behind series, e.g.: "But we should be embarrassed when our best-selling books gleefully celebrate religious intolerance and violence against infidels." Certainly articles about advocacy issues contain external links that are POV, but perhaps the appropriateness of this is different in articles on other topics. -- Schoen 06:42, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)