The Golden Compass?

Question

I think that The Golden Compass is very disrespectful, no matter what religon you are, you just don't go around slandering others' religons, you know? Not just Christians/Catholics, I just don't think a girl in a search to kill God is respectful or good for any child of any religon to watch. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Answer 1

i totally agree with you
a friend recently forward a message to me:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp

There will be a new children's movie out in December
called "The Golden Compass". The movie has been
described as "atheism for kids" and is based on the
first book of a trilogy entitled "His Dark Materials"
that was written by Phillip Pullman. Pullman is a
militant atheist and secular humanist who despises 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. Clearly, Pullman's
main objective is to bash Christianity and promote
atheism. Pullman left little doubt about his
intentions when he said in a 2003 interview that "my
books are about killing God." He has even stated that
he wants to "kill God in the minds of children". It
has been said of Pullman that he is "the writer the
atheists would be praying for, if atheists prayed."

While "The Golden Compass" movie itself may seem mild
and innocent, the books are a much different story.
In the trilogy, a young streetwise girl becomes
enmeshed in an epic struggle to ultimately defeat the>
oppressive forces of a senile God. Another character,
an ex-nun, describes Christianity as "a very powerful
and convincing mistake." In the final book, characters representing Adam and Eve eventually kill God, who at
times is called YAHWEH. Each book in the trilogy gets
progressively worse regarding Pullman's hatred of
Jesus Christ. "The Golden Compass" is set to premier
on December 7, during the Christmas season (and
staring Nicole Kidman), and will probably be heavily
advertised. Promoters hope that unsuspecting parents
will take their children to see the movie, that they
will enjoy the movie, and that the children will want
the books for Christmas.

Answer 2

Obviously if people hold to a cheished belief and it is attacked then they would not be inclined to support it. People who are saying it is just a movie probably are not holding strong views of Christianity. If something they were into was attacked they would probably not want to support it either. I made up my mind this week that I would not spend money to see the Golden Compass. No one told me to do that it was my own decision. If another Christian goes to see the film that is up to him or her. I would not tell them they should not see it. I would just tell them what I know about it. This is a topic for a person's own conviction since the Bible does not prohibit a beliver from seeing movies in general. They may want to evaluate further. I have read several articles about it and seen the promo (the first 5 minutes) and i know enough to know what it is about. Animals are called demons in the opening intro of the film. Animals which are depicted as pets or friends are being passed as as a demon which would make younger childern more accepting of the idea of demons. If there is an organized boycott so what? Is there not freedom of the press and freedom to not partake in some of that press also? If this movie is not a big financially grossing picture then it will persuade some movie producers not to make these kinds of movies. I just hope people who boycott have their own pesonal understanding about the movie otherwise they will not seem that rational to protest something they may not understand.

Answer 3

It is just what the world needs - like it or not religions will eventually die - throughout history there has been thousands of religions - some more popular than others - but all will eventually give way to reason like it or not! and if you ever step outside the box and think about the god of the bible yes he is bad - i cant imagine why a supreme being capable of great things would act like a human - oh that's right its a fictional tale imagined by people thousands of years ago

Answer 4

Well, it seems to me that Moses did his best to symbolically kill off the gods/false idols of Egypt.

Free speech is better than censorship (my view).

For 1,000 years, European Catholic priests were married to women until the European Pope killed off that idea. That and other reasons caused the Reformation.

Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] theologian, and church reformer. He is also considered to be the founder of Protestantism.[2]

Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the sole source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians are a general priesthood.[3] According to Luther, salvation was attainable only by faith in Jesus as the Messiah, a faith unmediated by the church.[4] These ideas helped to inspire the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization.[4]

Answer 5

I think its insane that people are going to boycott a movie, just because of a supposed message. First if a movie makes you feel insecure in your beliefs, then obviously they aren't that strong to begin with. Second God transcends time and space...killing him is impossible...so who cares if a fiction girl in a fictional book, in a movie supposdly kills him...it can't happen. Third the church in this movie is portrayed as the evil in this world. I am Christian and go to the church...but I think the church being so unaccepting of other beliefs, lifestyles, and scientific ideas is a true shame...the church isn't evil but like everything else in this world it has its wrongs. So to end I would just like to say, those of you who are boycotting this movie really need to find some other way to fulfill your life...go volunteer and spread God's message...don't get worked up over a movie nobody will remember in 2 years.

Answer 6

I agree with you. But I look on such movies as fantasy or entertainment only. You are right to be so discriminating though. I am a Christian but I do not mind fantasy books giving us a lesson about life. So I do not take those stories seriously.

Edit: Now that I've seen the one responders site about the author wanting to kill God in the minds of children, that is not is not a good idea. I think that is a most disrespectful of all religions.

Answer 7

I totally agree with you, and although many of you aren't going to like my answer, I don't care. Pullman is just attempting to erase christianity from America, so Im just gonna sit at home, and drink hot cocoa, like I'm sure many Christians in America will do as well when this movie airs.

Answer 8

well i've seen and heard many many religious people slandering others' religions, and have been subjected to it myself. so that point you bring up is false.
and the neither the movie nor the books include a girl searching to kill god. first off, no one ever, at any point, actually kills god. they kill an angel who only claimed to be the creator, and wasn't.
secondly, the girl never searches particularly to kill god. first she searches for her kidnapped friend roger, then she follows her father into new worlds, where eventually she meets the old angel claiming to be god.
in fact, she herself didn't actually even kill the angel claiming to be god. the fact is that she found this really old angel locked in a glass box. she felt sorry for it, and opened the box and the angel just faded away.
so no one kills god AT ALL in the books, and no one intentionally kills the angel claiming to be god.
so i really don't see what all the fuss is about.

Answer 9

Disagree. The movie is not a direct attack against Christians and Catholics, it's fiction. Freedom of speech, there is nothing you can do to pull the movie off screens.

Answer 10

And so what now? Do you want to imprison the author? Do you want to kill him? There are numerous works of fiction I don't agree with. But I'm mature enough to accept that other people have opinions and views different than my own. I'm not so fragile that I spin out of control and foam at the mouth over it.

Most of the time I simply choose not to read or watch those works. It may shock you but sometimes I do. But I never whine that someone has no right to express their opinion.

Tell me where did you hear the nonsense you're writing? It's obvious you know nothing about the book.