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Gravitation

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 9:59 am
by Kias_chan
Gravtation is one of my favorite Anime, i love evrything about it. But i've been wondering about how it's theme goes against Christian morals.The whole story revolves around 2 Yaoi guys who love each other.

Since it goes against alot of Christian mrals, should I stop watching the anime???

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 11:34 am
by inkhana
Gravitation is DEFINITELY NOT one of the anime approved by CAA for that reason.

If it were me, I'd stop watching it. I have a question though; have you felt prompted by God to stop watching it? If you have, you should definitely get away from it. If not...maybe you should spend some time in prayer about it because many people have had their lives gravely damaged by that sort of anime.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:07 pm
by Aibou
Christian morals.. hm?? Well.

I used to love yaoi/shounen ai for two years.. but it made me feel guilty towards God.

I realized this: This is not what He wants. We shouldn't enjoy yaoi/shounen ai, like death for example.. Our life doesn't revolve about our desire, but around God. Jesus died (!!!) for your and my sins, because he loves us so much! He is willing to be your friend, and it can't happen if your love for the world is greater than for God. You cannot have two kings!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:20 pm
by MillyFan
Well, I happen to like shounen ai and implied yaoi. Not the hardcore stuff mind you, but I read shounen ai and yaoi fanfics, and from what I've heard of Gravitation, it's a good story, mostly no worse than many other animes except for one scene in the OVA. :)

Of course, if you personally feel convicted or that it's wrong to watch it, don't. However, I don't believe that watching shounen ai or implied (not hardcore) yaoi anime is forbidden to all. :)

IMHO, all sin is the same. A favorite anime of a lot of people around here (including myself) has a main character who is a drunk and a heterosexual pervert (despite what the yaoi fanfic writers say) yet we don't roundly denounce it because of those things-they are incidentals to the main story and the character himself, just as the same-gender relationship between Yuki and Shuichi is incidental to the love story and to the characters themselves.

My point is, if we can like characters like Faye, Vash, Sha Gojyo, etc, and series like Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, and Sayuki-why are we forbidden from liking characters like Yuki and Shuichi and series like Gravitation?

Oh, and who says Gravitation couldn't have some morals in it despite the relationship? Even Cowboy Bebop portrays morals (albeit from a negative perspective, in showing bad morals and their end), and a lot of people here (including me) would claim that Trigun is somewhat of a morality play. . .so. . .what prevents Gravitation from having some morals despite one morally questionable thing in it as well?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:30 pm
by Rashiir
True, but most of those characters' negative actions are definitely shown as something bad/wrong. I don't know anything about Gravitation, but if it's trying to say that homosexuality is ok or acceptable, then definitely stay away. If, on the other hand, it is shown as a character *flaw* then, it *might* be ok. But if you have convictions or struggle in that area, stay away no matter what.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:36 pm
by inkhana
>My point is, if we can like characters like Faye, Vash, Sha Gojyo, etc, and series like Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, and Sayuki-why are we forbidden from liking characters like Yuki and Shuichi and series like Gravitation?>

If you're deriving satisfaction from ANY series that isn't just for the sheer fun of the plot, it's wrong. But that's beside the point. Rashiir is right. Many series portray this as right, acceptable to both God and man. We all have our shortcomings; they come out in our more realistic creations (lest they are not realistic at all). It's how they're shown that's important. (Though I haven't seen Gravitation and don't know how it's portrayed, but I figure it's not in an especially negative light)

However, since I can see exactly where this thread is going, I'm about to close it.