{"id":2670950,"date":"2026-09-26T21:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T01:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tremendous-heresy-cs-lewis-family-confirms-hed-be-turning-over-in-his-grave-over-netflixs-aslan-casting\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T21:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T01:26:17","slug":"tremendous-heresy-cs-lewis-family-confirms-hed-be-turning-over-in-his-grave-over-netflixs-aslan-casting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tremendous-heresy-cs-lewis-family-confirms-hed-be-turning-over-in-his-grave-over-netflixs-aslan-casting\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Tremendous Heresy&#8217;: CS Lewis&#8217; Family Confirms He&#8217;d Be &#8216;Turning Over in His Grave&#8217; Over Netflix&#8217;s Aslan Casting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftremendous-heresy-cs-lewis-family-confirms-hed-be-turning-over-in-his-grave-over-netflixs-aslan-casting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2670950&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses controversy surrounding<\/a> the casting of Meryl Streep to voice Aslan, the lion character symbolizing Jesus, in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of &#8220;Narnia: The magician\u2019s Nephew.&#8221; The family of C.S. Lewis, the author of the beloved series, is reportedly upset wiht this choice, viewing it as a theological and allegorical misrepresentation. Dr.Ted Baehr from Movieguide explained that Lewis\u2019s family believes this casting is heretical and distorts the Christian symbolism inherent in the character of Aslan.Baehr also mentioned that Lewis\u2019s estate is working to regain control of The C.S.. Lewis Company, which has partnered with Netflix. Critics argue that assigning a female voice to Aslan undermines the theological significance of the character, who represents God the Father and Jesus Christ, emphasizing the importance of gender consistency in religious allegory.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The family of C.S. Lewis is reportedly unhappy with Meryl Streep voicing Aslan in the upcoming \u201cNarnia: The Magician\u2019s Nephew\u201d adaptation by Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>The company chose Streep to voice Aslan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/birmingham-zoo-lion-kills-lioness-just-minutes-after-being-introduced\/\" title=\"Birmingham Zoo Lion Kills Lioness Just Minutes After Being Introduced\">male lion<\/a> who symbolizes Jesus in Lewis\u2019 widely beloved children\u2019s series and Christian allegory, despite the fact that Streep is a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ted Baehr, the founder of Movieguide, said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iTJrmuep1K4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with CBN News that he recently visited Tim Gresham \u2014 the son of 80-year-old Douglas Gresham, the stepson of Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>The elder Gresham is the godfather of Baehr\u2019s daughter-in-law, and Baehr relayed the family\u2019s view of Streep as Aslan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cC.S. Lewis would be turning over in his grave. His family is very upset about it, and I think we should be upset about it,\u201d Baehr said of the casting choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheologically this is a tremendous heresy and it\u2019s a tremendous problem\u2026 So it shouldn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baehr indicated that Lewis\u2019 family agrees with the sentiment from many Christians that replacing Aslan with a woman dangerously tampers with the allegory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meryl Streep will officially voice Aslan in Greta Gerwig\u2019s \u2018NARNIA: THE MAGICIAN\u2019S NEPHEW\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VPXM5XAY0l\">https:\/\/t.co\/VPXM5XAY0l<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H5VYmi8BcH\">pic.twitter.com\/H5VYmi8BcH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Film Crave (@_filmcrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_filmcrave\/status\/2100602718863634651?\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He also claimed that the family is working to regain control of The C.S. Lewis Company, which entered into an agreement with Netflix in 2018 to create new \u201cNarnia\u201d series and films.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did a big campaign. They\u2019re trying to regain control of The C.S. Lewis Company in order that\u2013\u201d Baehr said before cutting himself off, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/cs-lewis-family-upset-at-meryl-streep-as-aslan-friend-says.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> by The Christian Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is, and this happens quite often \u2014 no, I shouldn\u2019t tell you that. But anyway, things happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baehr continued by listing the problems with casting a woman to voice Aslan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne, it\u2019s beloved; one, it\u2019s going to destroy the brand. But there\u2019s a deeper issue, which is the theological issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause God the Father, and Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit and, of course, the whole process leads toward \u2018The Last Battle,\u2019 and \u2018The Last Battle\u2019 represents Jesus in Heaven,\u201d he said in reference to the final \u201cNarnia\u201d book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf God is a Father, He is not Meryl Streep pretending to be a father. He\u2019s not trans. He\u2019s the Father, He\u2019s our Father. He loves us, He adopts us,\u201d Baehr added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to have God as a Father. You can\u2019t have God being voiced as a woman. 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