Closing Thoughts on Korra
















5 responses to “Closing Thoughts on Korra

  1. Pingback: The Avatar and the Pope and the Passion | Holy Smack

  2. Actually there are many quotes in ancient religious scriptures from pre-christian traditions that promote the concept of self-sacrifice for others (so its not just Jesus that promoted the idea).

    Also the authors of the Korra series confirmed that they are a romantic couple and like any other young romantic couple will likely engage in sexual acts.

    • Hi act113! Thanks so much for the comment. I appreciate you took the time to read and respond. I’d like to respond also and say that you may be right about pre-Christian teachings about self-sacrifice (any examples you can share?), but what I wrote was talking about Jesus’ command for us to self-sacrifice even for our enemies, to pray for their conversion and love even those who persecute and execute us. I believe that is so counter-intuitive, and so super-rational that it’s a supernatural teaching. Jesus then takes it further, and not only tells us to love our enemy, but to die for them. Then He proves it to us Himself, and dies for His enemies. Other religions may have gone as far as teaching in words, but not by acting. Because even though Christ could have snapped His holy fingers and had legions of angels stop His killers, He held back. Why? Isn’t that love almost absurd?

      And thank you for informing me about LOK’s authors confirming the romantic and sexual direction that Asami and Korra are heading. That is why I gave them the benefit of the doubt and mentioned that even if this was the case, that sexual acts are not healthy between persons of the same sex, and for anyone who is not in a genuine marriage. The sexual act is only right in the loving marriage of one man and one woman. Anything outside of that is more harmful than helpful to a relationship. If you would like further information, please refer to the links and resources I provided in the post above. Please let me know if I can help explain anything further also. I know this is a sensitive topic and the internet can be an inadequate way of expressing how much I care about those of us who have same sex attraction and are bullied or abused because of it, and also care for those of us who are bullied and abused merely for believing and explaining the Church’s teaching about original marriage.

      Thank you again and Happy New Year!

  3. Thanks for posting your thoughts on Book 4. I still find it a bit difficult to enjoy those 2 final minutes of the finale in light of the creators’ intentions. But considering that little kids and “outsiders” of the fandom probably interpreted that final scene as non-platonic as you did opened another option for me in terms of how to deal with the series finale. You’re right in that we should see this as an opportunity to reflect on what the Church teaches about SSA and how we can reach out to the LGBT community with compassion.

  4. I am no pervert & I never saw the ending as platonic. If they had different music, no close-up on the hands coming together, & if they hand’nt grasped all four hands once they stepped inside, I’d agree with you. But those did happen, so I never saw it as a just-friends thing.



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