There will be a new children's movie outin December called 'The Golden Compass'. The movie hasbeen described as 'atheism for kids'and is based on the first book of atrilogy entitled 'His Dark Materials' that was written byPhillip Pullman. Pullman is a militant atheist and secular humanist whodespises C. S. Lewis and the 'Chronicles of Narnia'. His motivation for writing this trilogy was specifically to counteract Lewis'symbolisms of Christ that are portrayed in the Narnia series.
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http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp
2007-10-29 06:44:13 · 18 answers · asked by Lids 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What do you think about this?
2007-10-29 06:44:46 · update #1
No, I have a very strong belief and it will not be swayed by any movie. I do not think other Christians will be swayed either by this movie. I do not like the undertone of the author of this movie though. That is my point in telling Christians, atheists will not and cannot understand. That is why I said "Christians" don't go see this movie. Sorry for all the atheists who chose to come in here anyway....
2007-10-29 06:52:08 · update #2
more Hollywood filth
nor surprised
ill keep preaching Jesus
2007-10-29 06:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
I'm an atheist, but I think you're insulting many Christians.
Movies are meant as entertainment, and I really don't think Christians are so shallow as to be swayed by a movie. Go watch it.
Heck, I've read some large portions of the Bible. I'm still atheist, why would a movie make a Christian not a Christian?
2007-10-29 13:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by Crypt 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
You know, I don't get what peoples' problems is. Why limit things? Reading stuff doesn't make people do it, and besides... Let's say your kid/s were interested in another religion, or even not interested at all, does it really matter? If they don't harm anyone, there's nothing wrong with it.
I guess I'm just tired of Christians being prejudiced, and bigots. I know some are not, but I'm mean the ones that are. Anti-Gay, Anti-other religions, Anti-Non religious, Anti- way too many things.
2007-10-29 13:51:09 · answer #3 · answered by Dark Serenity 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I can't speak to Pullman's intent, but if anyone (including children) has their faith altered by the His Dark Materials stories, they weren't very faithful to begin with.
#SPOILER# The reason this book is considered so anti-christian is that "God" dies at the end. But, if you actually pay attention to the story, you should know that it isn't really God. It's just some creature from another dimension claiming to be God. You could interpret the whole series as a cautionary tale. "Pretending to be God will get you killed."
2007-10-29 13:50:54 · answer #4 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So, what you are saying is our children don't have the right to choose what they wish to believe in? We are to program them to be Christians. They cant decide on their own? I'm not an atheist but I believe that each person has the GOD GIVEN RIGHT to choose what they wish to believe. You are going to boycott a film based on your belief system. Why don't we just ship you off to the middle east and you can go hang out with the rest of the religious extremists.It don't matter if you are Islam or Christian but when you start ranting and raving and ounding your Bibles or Quaran's, you guys are just driving the rest of humanity up the wall.Why cant we all live in peace. We listen to your opinions so why cant you listen to others?
2007-10-29 13:52:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I probably wouldn't have known anything about the religious aspect of this movie. I think it's great that there's entertainment out there that shows there are more people in the world than just Christians. Thank you.
2007-10-29 13:54:15 · answer #6 · answered by Brooke 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So you want all Christians to refuse to see a film, because it's not pro-Christianity. Wow. Hey, are you going to burn the book it's based on as well? Or at least take some scissors down to your local library to cut out all the non-Christian symbolism.
2007-10-29 13:51:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What if Pullman is right? Christians need to expose their minds to the work of non-believers. I am a non-believer but I welcome Christians into my home to discuss their ideas. I'm not afraid of contamination. I'm afraid I might miss something if I just dismiss them. If Christianity is the truth, it should be able to withstand any criticism.
2007-10-29 14:11:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
who cares. Movies are supposed to be entertainment, and just because you see a movie or read a book doesn't make you a bad person, or make you believe whatever the story is about. It's MAKE BELIEVE.
2007-10-29 13:47:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
What gives you the right to tell other people what movies they are or are not allowed to watch? Movies are for entertainment. If your faith is so weak that a film can destroy it, you have serious issues.
2007-10-29 13:48:04 · answer #10 · answered by Keltasia 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Well, we certainly wouldn't want to expose our children to any alternative viewpoints. They might wind up *gasp* thinking for themselves.
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For what it's worth, I am definitely *not* an atheist.
2007-10-29 13:47:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋