4/5/2024 0 Comments Artistic license or licence![]() Hellsing and Hellsing Ultimate did a better job of depicting the different schisms within Christianity, with the different secret monster-hunting organizations of Hellsing and Iscariot being a Protestant and Catholic organization, respectively.Averted with Kanna, who appears to be a Gender Flip but is stated later on to merely be named after the Ainu deity in question. Quetzalcoatl is female and Fafnir is a tall handsome man instead of a dwarf (though Fafnir is justified due to him basing his human form off of a picture of Sebastian that Tohru sent him). ![]() While Cool-Kyou Shinsha did their research, several of the dragons in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid had noticeable changes in comparison to their source mythologies.In fairness, however, some Biblical Apocrypha suggests that there are some humans who have become angels note the apocryphal "Book of Enoch" and many of the earliest Kabbalist writings believed the angel Metatron is actually the Prophet Enoch transformed, while Sandalphon is the Prophet Elijah, and in any case, belief that equates dead children with angels is actually quite widespread folk theology in Catholic countries like Mexico. And if they have actually read the source material, they'd probably think twice before saying they need them down here, since angels are weird in a sense. While there is a rank in the hierarchy of angels called "Powers", which are made up of human souls who were "made perfect by their righteousness," they're technically not angels, just drafted human souls. The text translates to English roughly as, "We want no more angels in Heaven we need them down here." It's probably supposed to mean "we don't want dead kids, we want them to live" and they are using angel in the "cute" sense, but this is a serious misunderstanding of Catholic and Christian dogma. In Mexico, there is a common PSA for a children's illness organization depicting the Littlest Cancer Patient as an angel.This is more about claiming such-and-such a belief is mainstream, or explicitly stated in a certain religion's scriptures or an equivalent thereof, when it's not. Also, be aware of the No True Scotsman Fallacy a lot of things in religion are open to (mis)interpretation, and for every alternate theory, there's bound to be some group that takes it deadly seriously. That's what the discussion pages are for. While we can understand your love for a show, please refrain from making justifying edits based on your personal theories or explanations. ![]() If you really want to know about the religions, why, look no further than our Useful Notes pages. As insane as some fictional interpretations of religion are, there has probably been an even more insane version which actually happened. A group or individual's take on an established faith can be smothered as heresy. Even people within the same faith tradition may interpret it differently for example, pacifist Christians may feel that the original Crusaders were in opposition to what they consider the true Christian gospel of peace, or pacifist Muslims would believe that ISIS violates various provisions of Islam through its activities. It's worth noting that one person's artistic license is another person's dogma. ![]() See also Hijacked by Jesus, Sadly Mythtaken, Anime Catholicism, Symbology Research Failure, Hollywood Voodoo, Hollywood Satanism, Christianity is Catholic, and Nuns Are Mikos. The degree of variation often relates to how closely related a creator's culture is to the specific religion the lesser the relation, the greater the liberties were taken. This may range from ignoring minor details of doctrine to broadly ignoring basic beliefs. This means that creators often take liberties, either to serve the story or due to lack of research. Religion makes for great motifs and imagery in fiction and art, but it's also a varied and complex topic. Monty Python: Live from the Hollywood Bowl
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