[Excalibur]

I'm a Hindu by birth but I don't practice any religion. As a matter of fact I'm agnostic.
Religion has it's place in books. It makes a story closer to real life since religion plays a huge part in most people's day to day lives.
In Tolkien's work the Valar are always ther in the background. However, their actions are real enough and they have limits. Their 'magic' is subtle and not abracadabra. Those are the kinds of gods I like.

[Flashman]

I, too, tend too enjoy magic when it's not "in your face" like a fireball or something like that.

[Cadfael]

If this is a reply to the Religion In Fantasy Books topic, you can actually make your replies there... no need to open a new topic...

... plus, we don't wanna anger FitzFlagg, you would not like him whan he's angry... come to think about I don't much like him when he's happy http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif j/k

[Lady Fox]

Dennizm - be nice or the great and mighty moderator may SMIGHT you. LOL!

[Rob B]

Hey guys, am I really that bad? http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/frown.gif

Say it ain't so!

[Cadfael]

WORSE!!!! http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Lady Fox... my spoon is bigger than his! Don't worry, he'll understand http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Excalibur]

Oh, *grins sheepishly*, I was wondering why that didn't come under the religion topic. Guess I must have clicked new topic by mistake. However, now that the topic's been created I'll ask something anyway. What should I know about Fitz? Besides the fact that he's a moderator of course. http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Cadfael]

Be afraid... be very afraid. http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif

Naw... he's okay, we just need to dump on him every now and then to keep him in his place http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Shehzad]

oh yeah- and he's Stephen Donaldson in disguise http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Rob B]

Shehzad, nobody here is supposed to know that, who are you?!??!

Actually dennizm knows, but he's a nobody http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif