And if thats true I dont want to see the movie or finish the books!
2007-11-28 09:45:33 · 11 answers · asked by ahrenbarin 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I hope so!
...but it's doubtful, since the hype has leaned toward atheism and not towards anti-Christianity.
2007-11-28 09:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by ►solo 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes, the author is an Athiest and the book allegorically refers to God as this force that tries to control people, but really does not exist in the end. So, there are some things we (as Christians) can do about this. Here are our choices:
1. We can accept this movie as a secular belief which should actually challange us further to stand our ground and trust our faith is not what these books or movies (or secular culture in general) portray to be God, but instead seek the truth and cling even more to it. One friend of mine said "Ah yes the Golden Compass, definately not a book for children, but nonetheless it shows us what a church is like without god, something we need to realise for ourselves before we have someone like this author have to point it out for us!"
2. Fear this movie and the books and try to discourage people (especially our children) from seeing it and simply do our best to stop these beliefs from spreading. But in the end, what will that do really?
3. Simply ignore the movie go back to our Christian lives as if it never happened.
4. Read the books, see the movies but only see them as fictional writing and nothing else (as we would Harry Potter or any Disney Fairytale).
Depending on how strong your faith is, I would personally choose 1 or 3.
2007-11-28 10:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by Smiley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No no, adam and eve don't try and kill god, finish the books, be inspired by the creative and well put together ideas and then judge whether or not your religious beliefs can be swayed this easily by a movie.
2007-11-28 16:25:02 · answer #3 · answered by Pie Man 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't read the books, but that's what I hear. I don't get that impression at all from the preview for the movie, but I couldn't say for sure.
....why would that make you boycott the movie? If your faith is strong, you should seek out opposition in the interest of strengthening your beliefs even further.
2007-11-28 09:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by AM Enforcer 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
What if in the book Zeus, Vishnu, Ganesha, Gaia, or any other god-figure was killed off? Would you still watch the movie or finish the books?
2007-11-28 09:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by ultraviolet1127 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I always check every rumor with urban legends, snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/...
And yes, the movie does have anti-religous themes.
2007-11-28 14:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The writer is an atheist... so why not add in some fictional characters... like god, eve and adam?
2007-11-28 09:49:12 · answer #7 · answered by Judo Chop 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
haven't read TGC, but the first Klingons killed their gods
so i hope you're not a Trekkie
2007-11-28 09:48:59 · answer #8 · answered by grandfather raven 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Kinda. But it's all allegory, and it's incredibly well written.
If your beliefs can't stand up to opposing views then they're not really worh having.
2007-11-28 09:48:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
dont even start them...its all sounding disgusting..satan stinks!!
2007-11-28 09:49:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋