The religious thought police are back on the streets, this time aping jackbooted Nazi book-burners. They are spreading lies about the Philip Pullman books and the new movie, “The Golden Compass.” And for the most part none of these little church robots has ever read any of the books or seen the film.
The stories themselves are magnificently imaginative, the writing of the books is superb. There is everything to recommend in the tales of love, self-sacrifice, triumph of good over evil, and much more – and of the empowerment of children.
“The Golden Compass” as a film contains NOTHING controversial. Stupid thought police and proto-Nazis are completely wrong and won’t ever know it because THEY don’t think.
As for complaints that the book series promotes atheism – that is debatable. At what point do the religious thought police believe they can prevent people learning other ideas? Wouldn’t this instead be a great way to get into meaningful conversation with children?
2007-12-07
04:00:18
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Der Lange
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