Yes, anime would fall into this category. However, I no longer consider such hard-lined view as scriptural. That’s the issue with religious questions–everyone has a different background, and many believe that background to be the truth. Of course, that means all others are wrong.
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Scripture condemns illicit sexuality, which is why some Christians question their ability to watch anime. Lustful thoughts are equated with illicit action–that is, any sexual act outside of marriage (Hebrews 13:4). Anime often features scenes that could encourage lust. But does it matter if the character is fictional?
If you already stumble in your everyday life with these areas, you might want to reconsider watching anime for a time, and grow your relationship with Christ. If you choose to watch, Satan will use it as to his advantage, causing you to draw further from God.
As anyone who has come across the amusing Facebook group Catholic Anime knows, there are quite a few Catholic fans of Japanese animation busily perusing the web and making goofy memes featuring their favorite characters.
Scripture condemns illicit sexuality, which is why some Christians question their ability to watch anime. Lustful thoughts are equated with illicit action–that is, any sexual act outside of marriage (Hebrews 13:4). Anime often features scenes that could encourage lust.
The Importance of Context First, there is a host of customs, allusions, and metaphors implicit in anime derived from the Buddhist or Shinto tradition. To the extent that anime is a production and reflection of Japanese culture, it carries Eastern religion as its default mode of supernaturality.
Osamu Tezuka's Old Testament Stories) is an anime television series based on The Bible's Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) created by Osamu Tezuka. The series was a coproduction between Nippon TV, Tezuka's Tezuka Productions, and Italy's government-owned broadcaster, Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI).
The Bible never comes right out and says what to do with movies. Moses didn't bring back a commandment that said, “Thou shalt not watch any R-rated film (unless thine film be titled Passion of the Christ).” Jesus never explicitly spoke about Hollywood.
The Dangers of Anime Because so many anime TV shows and movies are made for adults, the chances a kid could be exposed to very inappropriate content are high. This includes things like violence, crude language, nudity, drug use, and sexual content — basically anything they could see in a live-action R-rated movie.
My Last Day is a 2011 Christian anime short film created by The Jesus Film Project, with Barry Cook and STUDIO4°C. The story unfolds through the eyes of a criminal who receives the same crucifixion sentence as Jesus Christ.
The way Christianity is being portrayed in anime is in the same level as that of portraying French or English culture. It is primarily added to bring about a certain look and feel, but also because the story/plot has some relation to the religion mentioned.
Christians can watch horror movies provided that they have a clear conscience and avoid being led to sin. Each person should be careful to avoid sinful and unhelpful types of horror, but we can not throw the genre out as a whole.
A Christian—even a culturally engaged one—has every right not to watch something because of its sexual content, especially if doing so may prove to be a stumbling block in his or her effort to become more like Christ. Sexual sin isn't “worse” than any other sin.
All Sin is not the Same Scripture clearly indicates that God does view sin differently and that He proscribed a different punishment for sin depending upon its severity. While God does see sin differently we now have Jesus to forgive us of our sin.
Anime seen on the Cartoon Network (or other channels that show children's cartoons) before 9pm is probably safe for most children younger than 13. If it is on after 9pm, then you know it isn't appropriate for children younger than 13.
An overly enthusiastic main character who never quits against all odds. A love interest who initially locked horns with our hero but couldn't help fall for that undying spirit much like us. Surrounding are a bunch of support characters that we like and dislike in parts.
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Anime is one of those forms of media that most Christians automatically slap the “taboo” label on without giving it a second thought, and I understand where they are coming from. Sexual immorality, secularism, and Buddhist philosophy are present in this genre, oppose the teachings of the Bible, and bring many people away from their faith.
Like I mentioned before, some anime contains all sorts of sinful actions that can affect us if we are not careful. Unless you have a good recommendation from a trusted Christian friend, you never know what you will find when watching a new show for the first time. In order to be strong enough to refuse the garbage that we find and take in the Biblical themes that the media provides, we need to have our own relationship with Christ settled. One nice “check” that you can use to see where you lie with Christ is to see how your lifestyle lines up with what Ephesians 5:22-25 says:
Like I said before, you cannot fit teenagers into a box for what is strictly good or bad for them to consume; it’s impossible. Going even further, only you know what makes you fall on your knees before the devil and what brings you closer to God. I will go on out and say it right now: I used to be a porn addict.
Anime addiction is progressive. It starts off with some innocent serial stories, via comic books and videos, and, if you move up the scale, it quickly descends into paganism, moral perversity, and graphic violence. Bookstores are packed with this infantile literature.
Anime cartoons and their characters are a huge cultic phenomenon, the most popular of all escapist media venues. It is very addictive and very dangerous, to the soul and the mind. I don’t post weird stories, but this blog by Zoe Romanowski from Inside Catholic, along with another, even sicker, story I came across a month or so ago, ...
Muhammad was able u his Sunnah to expand on what was Haram by extrapolation of Qur-aanic injunction. Whatever he labelled as Haram, was and is Haram. Anime as film by extrapolation could fall in any of 3 categories: allowed, not recommended and forbidden.
Allah appointed us with designated times for contact prayers, give charity and told us not to believe in any god besides Allah. [2:277] Those who believe and lead a righteous life, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), th. Continue Reading.
And it was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “It may be that all a fasting person gets from his fast is hunger and thirst, and it may be that all a person who prays at night gets from his prayer is sleeplessness .”.
Muslims eat at least two meals. One early morning (Sehr) before sunrise and one straight after sunset (Iftaar). Sehr is in fact is encouraged and it is explicitly asked by Prophet that people should do Sehr and not avoid it. In most other religions concept of eating early morning is not there.
The only difference between the month of Ramadan and other months is that Allah’s mercy and bounties are greater than any other month and those who are physically fit and able and of age are obligated to fast. Islamic rules, haraam and halal is the same as it was any other month and so are your duties.
If watching a movie, helps us understand our connection to God and humanity better then by all means you must engage in that activity. If we watch something that is more related to human needs and wants (sex, games etc) then we must contemplate if this is the best use of our time in Ramadan.
In most other religions concept of eating early morning is not there. Therefore, it becomes harder to fast. As far as eating a lot is concerned, the human stomach has some capacity and certainly no one can stuff more then that. Actually, it is not that hard to fast.
Tell me about the funniest anime you ever watched which has adult comedy. Thanks in adavance Something like Grand Blue
I've been watching anime for a while, but i have never cried no matter how emotional. Tell me an anime in which u cried the most
I recently watched Clannad - After Story and I cried a lot in it lol So I wanted you to recommend me some sadder anime than this one, or that for sure "you cry" etc. The saddest thing you've ever seen.