USA Today writer Maria Puente interviewed Kathryn E. Darden for about an hour about a two-part article series she wrote some time ago about the "Twilight" movies.
Here is the USA Today article:
Excerpt 1:
Adults fret that 'Eclipse' lacks good role models for teens -- By Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 7/7/2010
From: 'Virtuous' messages
Kathryn Darden, a Christian freelance writer on arts and entertainment for several online publications who has written about Twilight, says there are some "virtuous" messages in the saga, but "I've never recommended it for (unsupervised) teens — it needs to be read by parents and discussed first."Excerpt 2:
From: The faithful are divided
Darden says one reason for the division is that witches are specifically condemned in the Bible, while vampires are not even mentioned. Still, "many Christian readers shy away from things that are demonic, and (they think) vampires are demon," she says.But Darden defends the suitability of at least the first Twilight book for older teens (with parental guidance) because its themes are "faith-based," and the characters talk a lot about their souls.
"Edward refuses to turn Bella (into a vampire) because he's concerned about her salvation, he thinks being a vampire is equivalent to being damned," she says. "He puts her well-being above all else, and that's a strong positive message. Teen culture is too often getting the opposite message from Hollywood."
Part 1 of the series Maria Puente interviewed me about for the USA Today article:
A Christian look at Twilight books & movies - Part 1
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