If a movie generally does not change one's beliefs, why all the fuss about the Golden Compass?

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The majority said No to my last question.

Ahh... Shady and others, my point exactly!

Answer 1

because theists lack something called "tolerance".

if it isn't synched up to thier beliefs, it is the spawn of satan and must be obliterated so NO ONE can enjoy it or partake in that activity.

Answer 2

Generally because Christians are fed up with people saying the 10 commandments isn't a good thing and not a fit moral guideline(this is a fad . the 10 commandments have been around longer than this train of thought) plus the Christmas season is the celebration of Christ's birth which nobody had a big problem with until the PC religion(and their police) started becoming fashionable(another fad) with whines and complaints about separation of church and state(which isn't in the Constitution only that there would be no national religion). The only thing they don't whine about is large sales.
You can only push people so far against the wall and bully them.. (movies with anti-Christian messages are the norm in this decade; like endings in movies where evil triumphed was in the 70s).
Its all about garbage into a mind.. garbage out of the mouth.

Answer 3

Because, people view children as mindless receptacles for rhetoric who are compelled to do what they are told and believe whatever they are told, without any critical faculties whatsoever (although, this tends to be true on the matter of Tooth Fairies, et al.). This is not the case, but it does not prevent parents from thinking that it is so.

Answer 4

I think the simplest answer is fear. Those who would boycott the movie are afraid that it might lead their children to read the books which could in turn cause them to embrace atheism or question their religion.

My question is if a person is strong in their faith, why would they fear a story changing their mind or their child's mind. I think it begs the question: are they skeptical of their religion and therefore afraid that the slightest challenge might change someone's mind.

It also highlights one of my major issues with organized religion which is promoting belief by minimizing the influence of outside sources.

Answer 5

Christians have the right to monitor what their children watch. They don't want their children seeing things like the Golden Compass anymore than atheist or other-faith couples wanted their children to see the Passion of The Christ.

Answer 6

who says movies don't change beliefs? i know a lot of foolish people who think they can make stuff happen when they point a wand at other things.

God help the generation who thinks that penguins blame us for global warming and causes them to go surfing.

Answer 7

I whole-heartedly agree. If religious belief is the proper way of life and is stronger than anything in their lives, then how can a simple children's movie be expected to crumble their belief system.

The truth is that they know they live a scam, and are afraid to admit it. Fortunately, the spell on the world is finally being lifted....it just takes time.

Answer 8

Who says a movie cannot affect one's beliefs? How many lives were changed forever by seeing the Passion of the Christ? And sadly, how many lost faith after seeing the Da Vinci Code?

Answer 9

As an atheist I can only think of one reason... Because when the line between fact in fiction is so blurred by faith in religion, it is only natural that a fictional movie would threaten your way of life.

Answer 10

Perhaps for the same reason so many non-Christians fussed about the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe when it came out. (I saw that for myself on CNN, not just quoting propaganda.) Some people just want everything their way.

Answer 11

Maybe some people are afraid that it'll make such a forceful case for atheism that they'll have to change their beliefs, despite the fact that they haven't before.