I recently re-read a childhood book of mine, Little White Horse, just because I saw it on my shelf and seemed to remember it being a pleasant read. I read the whole thing again, and while I enjoyed the charming setting and so on, I didn't bank on a big part of the book that I had apparently forgotten all about, or simply not paid much heed to/noticed the first time I read it - the resounding Christian messages within.
I almost wish I hadn't re-read it now, I was happy just remembering it as a pretty book.The author, Goudge, was deeply Christian, which didn't dawn on me at all until this time I read it. There were lavish descriptions of church ceremonies. One character was described as, 'that terrible thing, an atheist'. He was happily converted and ended up being the most preachy character in the book after a bonk on the head let him 'see sense'.
The little girl who was the main character gave back some land to god.
Talk of the afterlife, sins, etc etc etc.
It was very sad to find all this rubbish in a book that I remembered being merely a fantasy story about a lion, a unicorn and a little girl.
Now, I skip songs if they mention Jesus. I became extremely annoyed when it dawned on me that Aslan in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a thinly veiled allegory for Jesus. Why is my childhood being tainted?
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