I can speak to that to some degree, based on my own personal religious background. :P
I basically view Supernatural like it's taking place in a different universe from ours - one where monsters exist, and magical badass cars can travel through wormholes from one side of the country to the other in a few hours ;) hehe, and with their own distinct history, etc...
"Angels" in Supernatural are not what we would think of as angels here. "Demons" in Supernatural are definitely not what we would think of as demons here, since Christianity teaches that demons are fallen angels.
And "God" in Supernatural is not really GOD of our universe.
This way of viewing it is even supported by SPN canon, in a way, by "The French Mistake". ;)
It has made it a lot less uncomfortable for me to watch with my Christian background to think of it like that.
And really, despite their portrayal of God and angels, etc, Supernatural brings up some very heavy, relevant themes in regards to free will and destiny and the morality of certain choices over others, a lot of symbolism that ties into religion and is actually MORE fascinating to me because of my background. *shrugs* :P
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Date: 2014-11-05 10:26 pm (UTC)I basically view Supernatural like it's taking place in a different universe from ours - one where monsters exist, and magical badass cars can travel through wormholes from one side of the country to the other in a few hours ;) hehe, and with their own distinct history, etc...
"Angels" in Supernatural are not what we would think of as angels here. "Demons" in Supernatural are definitely not what we would think of as demons here, since Christianity teaches that demons are fallen angels.
And "God" in Supernatural is not really GOD of our universe.
This way of viewing it is even supported by SPN canon, in a way, by "The French Mistake". ;)
It has made it a lot less uncomfortable for me to watch with my Christian background to think of it like that.
And really, despite their portrayal of God and angels, etc, Supernatural brings up some very heavy, relevant themes in regards to free will and destiny and the morality of certain choices over others, a lot of symbolism that ties into religion and is actually MORE fascinating to me because of my background. *shrugs* :P
Just my two cents, hope it's helpful. :P