Re: Religion, ST:NG and sexuality (was Re: Why I Read Sci-Fi)

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From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: Religion, ST:NG and sexuality (was Re: Why I Read Sci-Fi)


> At 05:36 PM 1/3/01 -0600, Dendrite wrote:
> >> That's the way I see it......
> >>
> >Three words.........Dune, Dune and Dune.
> >The way Dune portrayed the religious aspects of life in  a distant future
> >was one of its enduring charms. Especially since the book showed much
about
> >religion in a socialogical context also.
>
> Sorry.... I meant modern religions.
>
What exists in Dune is a kind of evolved Catholicism. They read the Orange
Catholic Bible.

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