I've wondered about that myself, actually. I tend to just assume that they're actually, for once, not bothering to try and step on Christianity. Sunrise isn't one of the bigger offenders in terms of western religion bashing as far as studios go, but all the same, I might be giving an anime too much credit in assuming that it's actually not trying to offend Christians. xD
As far as the "Holy Britannian Empire," I figured it was simply not too unlike the historical Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy, roman, nor truly an empire, but second guessing Sunrise's intentions doesn't always lead to accuracy.
Given the nun we see with C.C., I'm not sure whether that should imply Christianity or the opposite. There's no obvious trappings of Christianity in that church, though the layout of the church itself and the nun's habit would imply it.
And to be perfectly honest, I've always associated the Arthurian legends as being tied up with the coming of Christianity to the isles, as well. I've got no idea how accurate that is, though some of my favourite of the retellings feature it, and I just assumed. So to isolate the two seems really foreign to me.
I'm halfway hoping, to be honest, that we won't actually get religion in Geass. While I'd really like some clarification on the religion issue, I'm glad that at least they haven't played some sort of horrible, cheap religion-bashing card as far as it goes. I'm all for questioning organized faiths through fiction, but these days sometimes I think anime does it just for the lulz.
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As far as the "Holy Britannian Empire," I figured it was simply not too unlike the historical Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy, roman, nor truly an empire, but second guessing Sunrise's intentions doesn't always lead to accuracy.
Given the nun we see with C.C., I'm not sure whether that should imply Christianity or the opposite. There's no obvious trappings of Christianity in that church, though the layout of the church itself and the nun's habit would imply it.
And to be perfectly honest, I've always associated the Arthurian legends as being tied up with the coming of Christianity to the isles, as well. I've got no idea how accurate that is, though some of my favourite of the retellings feature it, and I just assumed. So to isolate the two seems really foreign to me.
I'm halfway hoping, to be honest, that we won't actually get religion in Geass. While I'd really like some clarification on the religion issue, I'm glad that at least they haven't played some sort of horrible, cheap religion-bashing card as far as it goes. I'm all for questioning organized faiths through fiction, but these days sometimes I think anime does it just for the lulz.