I'm so sorry for what you are about to read...

Oh. My. Goodness.

In order to continue with this blog I must first admit that I was totally watching the ABC Family Harry Potter marathon tonight. And I had an epiphany. Are you ready for this? Voldemort. Christ Figure. BAM.

I know, I know. Theres no way Voldemort can possibly be a Christ figure, hes evil, he kills people, blah blah blah. I KNOW. But think about it.

1.) Voldy dies many times

2.) Voldy is ressurected many times

3.) He has many followers

4.) He has many enemies

OK so not exactly concrete proof, but it was an interesting thought. How cool would that be? A little morbid, yes, but it presents the novel in an entirely different light. The man (type thing) that we have all come to dislike for his attempts to kill our hero from a young age, is really a bit more innocent than we thought.
Wait, whats that you say? Jesus didn't kill? Yes, I am Christian and I love the Lord, but it can't really be denied that many, many people died as a result of Jesus. While he did not kill them directly, millions have died in his name.
Which provides a really nice little segway into a discussion of a book I am quite obsessed with... The Jester by James Patterson and Andrew Gross. I love this book, which is odd, because I'm not really one for gore, and there is a bit of it in the book (I mean, its James Patterson...duh theres going to be gore). The entire basis for the book is the Crusades, which were fought because of dissention over religions.
Why do we allow our beliefs to cause such strife? Everyone has their own unique views, so why is it so important to us that we impose our beliefs on others? We oppose those who force their views on us, yet we do the same to anyone who imposes their view on us.
What a tangled web of hypocrisy we weave.