I would love to hear you take on the Vampire Diaries(currently my favorite show), and how Vampirism is Symbolism for abusing substances and enduring life/Immortality.

If this bothers you, remember that it isn't a perfect comparison. Christians are "children of the light"–vampires are children of the darkness. Also, of course, the drinking of Christ's blood isn't literal. The important thing is that Christians are bizarre, otherworldly new creations.

That said, what do we actually believe as Christians? That we "die" when we accept Christ (making us "undead"), that Christ supports and nourishes this undead existence in us by providing us with his life, that this is powerfully linked to his death (without death, there is no life), and that we are a new creation and a new creature who now needs his blood to survive eternally. Oh, and weren't the ancient Romans freaked out by us because we hid from them in graveyards and catacombs?

Wow, if that isn't like the vampire legend, I don't know what is. The radical transformation of the Christian into a new life and a new way of being (a powerful, eternal, and supernatural one at that) should never become too commonplace for us. We should see it as the shocking thing that it is.

It is hard to know what to believe in this day and age. I have been struggling with the bible on a personal level. I have beliefs that the bible does not depict. Like whole idea that JEsus was married. Why isn't the gospel of Marry Magdeline in the bible as we know it. If Jesus was resurected and Marry was the one he showed his self to then it only stands to reason she was the one to spread his gospel. This has been my veiw for years. I can not beleive anything else. He would not be called Rabi if he was not married, and he would have been seen as sinfull to not be married. It was Jewish law for men to be married by a certain age. Also, the bible mentions a deciple that is his most beloved. This to me is the real mystery about Jesus. Not if he was a fictional vampire.

A vampire (which any thinking person acknowledges to be the actual myth here as opposed to Christ who is a true historical figure) consumes a person's blood and takes their life in murderous fashion in order to extend its "immortality". A truly selfish act. So the two beings, and the two belief systems could not be in more opposition to each other.

Your theory is incorrect on so many counts Ms. Clawson. You seem to be fairly familiar with vampire lore but not as familiar with Biblical and historical Christianity. For example the fictional Cullens drink the blood of animals, which is an absolute sin according to the dietary laws given to the Israelites by God in the Old Testament. It is ludicrous to compare the Cullen vampires to Christians or hold up their supposed "good works" in this way. Saying that the selfish murder of an animal is a-ok as long as it extends the vampire's own false immortality is kinda like pro-choice advocates saying "well it's just a fetus". Sorry I don't buy it.  

As for the rest of the professing Christians who commented on here, please don't capitulate your belief system to match the latest pop culture phenomenon. I read Twilight. It was entertaining. A fluffy romance novel at best. But the last thing I would ever do is compare my Savior to Edward Cullen or any other vampire. Remember the amazing thing about Christ is that He didn't need to "feed" off of the blood of others to grant His immortality. He is God, the Alpha and Omega. After His bloodshed and death, He was resurrected and is now sitting at the right hand of God. How awesome Christ is. How cheap a creaturely vampire is in comparison. 

As for the comparison regarding communion it is absolutely innacurate and deserves no merit. It is a sacrament that does NOT involve the actual consumption of blood (even if it is a Catholic Mass where there is a belief in transubstantiation, the fact is that the elements remain grape juice or wine). Christianity is not "one of the only religions…that still practices blood rituals". In order to do that there would have to be blood present, wouldn't there? Christians do this as a
remembrance of Christ's sacrifice. Within the church there are varying
views on communion but it was Biblically instituted by Christ to His disciples as a sacrament of remembrance.

Vampirism is a cult that dwells on death, Christianity a belief that focuses on life now and everlasting. They couldn't be more different. The cult of vampirism is a fast growing phenomenon and it is actually dangerous to the church because it promotes the idea that creatures who are in direct opposition to the nature of Christ are fascinating and beautiful and somehow good in spite of their murderous acts. But hey, it sells books!