I'm not a hall monitor, I have just seen this happen here before. Power too you if you want to continue posting about this. I for one enjoy reading this thread due to its relationship with WoT and not religion.
Monsta, baby, and dear JoeC, please allow me to apologize for ranting just a bit within this thread. Are you both acquainted with the term "stream of consciousness?" I have a bad habit of writing that way. I am a newbie and perpetual lurker who has found a place to intelligently, I hope, discuss certain topics pertaining to fantasy that interest me. I am also timid about starting a new thread, unfamiliar as I am with the way these things work, but I have enjoyed being listened-to and I have appreciated some of the comments.
In my defense, this was all for Joe's benefit, thereby on topic, and anyone else who is enjoying reading his posts as a new WOT reader. I used to see similar ideas shared on Dragomount's forums, but not with a great deal of thoughtfulness or maturity sometimes. Nevertheless, they enhanced my appreciation of my second read-through TWoT whether I agreed or not. Got me thinking about themes I had not considered before... isn't that what literary discussions are all about?
I am not politically correct in my opinions and I never will be. I have a feeling that this forum is a somewhat safe place for dangerous ideas like mine.
My theme was not, if one reads carefully, religion/faith per se but, rather, how certain well-known authors explain the motivations behind their morally-minded characters. And how their worldview affects how they world-build. I guess those ideas belong on the writers' forum or elsewhere. Bear with me... I will figure this thing out!
If anyone is interested, I posted an introduction to myself in the "recent projects" thread. I hadn't yet run across the introduction section... oops again. I welcome personal messages, but will ignore anything closed-minded or lacking respectfulness.
Let's not get bent out of shape, dearest Time Wasters, by unpopular opinions. This is the American way and the reason my grandpa fought in two wars. Sharing one's faith, even just in passing, should not be construed as an attack against anything, should it?