tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post1785084883171272946..comments2024-03-28T18:59:57.979+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Marya Goes To ChurchKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-28618909469028265602016-01-19T15:51:40.712+00:002016-01-19T15:51:40.712+00:00Kaor, Paul!
Oops! Meaning I was over thinking the...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Oops! Meaning I was over thinking the quote from Blish? Yet another sign I need to reread his Flying Cities books!<br /><br />Sean Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-13868602820228281842016-01-19T08:16:02.248+00:002016-01-19T08:16:02.248+00:00Sean,
Amalfi's thought processes were cynical ...Sean,<br />Amalfi's thought processes were cynical and devious.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-25333210653159560292016-01-19T07:17:37.110+00:002016-01-19T07:17:37.110+00:00I forgot to add to my previous note that Marya was...I forgot to add to my previous note that Marya was not being hypocritical going to the church the Draka grudgingly tolerated. She had been raised as a Christian and was a convinced Catholic.<br /><br />And I had in mind St.Paul's "Letter to Philemon" as being a part of the NT the Draka would esp. fear and hate. While St. Paul did not advocate the immediate abolition of slavery, he did enunciate principles in the Letter that would gradually undermine slavery if left unchecked.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-40659728524057953722016-01-19T01:45:09.527+00:002016-01-19T01:45:09.527+00:00Kaor, Paul!
The second sentence of the quote fro...Kaor, Paul! <br /><br />The second sentence of the quote from Blish's EARTHMAN, COME HOME is ambiguous, even confusing, in more ways than one. Why should planets which "sponsors" churches expect a revolt? Isn't it more logical to think that planets which practices freedom of religion to be MORE, not less stable or peaceful?<br /><br />And I agree it was a bad mistake of the late Shah of Iran to ban all opposition parties. It merely made them more likely than not be ever more radical and uncompromising (with the caveat that SOME political parties would be so implacably hostile that even the gentlest regime would be compelled to ban them). <br /><br />But, my view is that the worse danger the Shah faced was from fanatical Islamic believers hostile to his hopes for modernizing and reforming Iran.<br /><br />The thing to remember about Marya is how ADAPTABLE she was. Almost immediately after she was captured by the Draka during the Domination's conquest of India she started thinking of herself as faced with a new assignment from the OSS, to act like a slave so she could gradually collect information useful for the Alliance.<br /><br />Yes, the Draka tolerated their serfs having religions, as long as that did not affect their quality as workers. But, what I recalled, with interest, was how DRAKA who were religious believers were treated. At or near the beginning of THE STONE DOGS we see a Draka girl coerced by her teachers and fellow students into no longer believing in Christianity. The Draka FEARED Christianity almost more than anything else. And did their best to stamp out Christianity from among the Draka ruling caste. Left unchecked, the beliefs and tenets of Christianity would undermine the Domination.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com