I still think that out of all the most popular franchises, I’d say X-Men takes the cake for constantly depicting Christians in a dubious or scornful light in addition to seemingly mocking Christianity (a church being destroyed, that Warren ‘Angel’ Worthington doesn’t just resemble an angel but also gets made into a bad guy or tortured in some manner). There aren’t that many positive portrayals of Christians in X-Men.
Barring the demonic looking Nightcrawler, the only non-stereotypical non-bigoted Protestant (Rahne Sinclair) not only gets tortured a lot but also got killed off twice (I say twice as this was attempted earlier in X-Men Unlimited). The odd fact that the demonic characters (Magik and Nightcrawler) not only have more staying power but also popularity than Angel and Wolfsbane (to some extent) makes me think some X-Men writers don’t have a high opinion of Christianity.
If I’m not mistaken, some X-Men writers are even atheistic. (Keep in mind Gail Simone is secular but has a soft spot for Christians so for all her faults, she really shouldn’t be dragged in here.) So it seems what should be considered the most openly blasphemous superhero/entertainment franchise seems spiritually overlooked. Not that Harry Potter’s any better but X-Men should also deserve more scorn really.
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