{"id":577653,"date":"2021-06-30T15:51:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T19:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=577653"},"modified":"2021-06-30T15:51:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T19:51:33","slug":"frodo-fights-back-new-tolkien-group-counter-programs-tolkien-societys-lgbtq-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frodo-fights-back-new-tolkien-group-counter-programs-tolkien-societys-lgbtq-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Frodo Fights Back: New Tolkien Group Counter-Programs Tolkien Society\u2019s LGBTQ Seminar"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ffrodo-fights-back-new-tolkien-group-counter-programs-tolkien-societys-lgbtq-seminar%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=577653&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-538078892.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>In a move that\u2019s bound to bring up images of a young, powerless Hobbit facing down the might of Mordor, an upstart Tolkien organization\u2014The Society of Tolkien\u2014has announced a free alternative to the Tolkien Society\u2019s July 3 \u201cdiversity\u201d seminar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the Daily Wire recently<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/transgender-realities-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-facing-accusations-of-racism-tolkien-society-to-focus-on-diversity-at-seminar\"> <span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>, the Tolkien Society was founded in 1969 and once counted J.R.R. Tolkien himself as its president. But its educational focus has taken quite a turn this year with a \u201cdiversity and inclusion\u201d seminar that will feature lectures on topics like \u201cTransgender Realities in The Lord of the Rings,\u201d \u201cThe Queer in Tolkien\u2019s The Lord of the Rings,\u201d \u201cTolkien\u2019s Dwarf-Women and the \u2018Feminine Lack,\u201d and \u201cDestabilizing Cishetero Amatonormativity in the Works of Tolkien.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This mangling of the Oxford professor\u2019s work and vision didn\u2019t sit well with the founder of a new Tolkien organization. His group has now<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/societyoftolkien.org\/schedule\/\"> <span>scheduled<\/span><\/a><span> a separate event on the same date to offer scholarly explorations more clearly tied to the great fantasy author\u2019s work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Among the topics at the newly announced seminar: \u201cSolving Gollum\u2019s Riddles: An Ode to Tolkien and Old English,\u201d \u201cMapping Middle-earth,\u201d and \u201cTolkien is Timeless, Tinseltown is Trite.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a standard that seems to offer a rebuke to its older rival, the Society of Tolkien said it will not accept lectures on \u201cconcepts not included in Tolkien\u2019s writing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Keith Casey, who founded the Society of Tolkien, describes himself as a software developer, entrepreneur, startup founder, parent, and a voracious reader of all things. He confirmed to the Daily Wire that he launched his group as a direct response to the Tolkien Society and their \u201cnonsense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFor an organization \u2018devoted to the study and promotion of the life and works of the author and academic J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019 \u2013 I question how their own bizarre viewpoint, which reads like fan fiction, took center stage,\u201d Casey told us. \u201cTolkien\u2019s works are wonderful and should be cherished and understood as he wrote them instead of twisted to fit current social fads.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Casey admits he\u2019s not an academic but doesn\u2019t see why that should be an obstacle to taking a stand to protect his favorite author\u2019s reputation. \u201c[I] can appreciate a great story with strong characters and key lessons,\u201d he said. His organization\u2019s goal is simply to help attendees learn more about what Tolkien, who was a committed Catholic, created, how he created it, and how every word was chosen for a purpose. It\u2019s a lesson he says he\u2019s been teaching to his own children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The three key points he\u2019s shown them from The Lord of the Rings: \u201cFirst, we always keep our word. Second, we always help our friends. Third, we always fight the orcs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That third item \u2014 fighting the orcs \u2014 is what the Society of Tolkien\u2019s seminar is all about.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Casey said he hopes the main conclusion others will take from the Society of Tolkien is \u201cthat we have to step up to protect and celebrate the things we love or they will be destroyed. The Tolkien Webinar is my way of celebrating Tolkien\u2019s works.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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