I've seen several messages on here about how Christians are being forced to watch a movie with which they disagree. I've read that it's being forced down their throats.
Are atheists are tying up Christian children, taking them to movie theaters, and holding their eyes open while they watch the movie or something?
Based on the uproar, it seems like atheists must somehow be forcing the Christians to watch the movie (even if it's not exactly the scenario above).
Is that really what's going on, or do some people just have a persecution complex?
2007-12-06 04:27:37 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Rebel, are you serious about your date walking out on you and still asking for a ride home? That's pretty funny. (Also, I'm sorry it didn't work out.)
2007-12-06 04:33:06 · update #1
aren't you forcing them? I have been. Just last night I found some christians hanging out by the local church, tied them up, sewed their eye lids open, and forced them to watch it
it's for their own good though, honest
2007-12-06 04:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by bregweidd 6 · 18⤊ 4⤋
Can you give a specific example where anyone said that they were forced to watch it?
Very few Christians would say that.
We are forced in a way to endure atheist propaganda in our schools, especially in the Colleges, in movies, on TV, music, etc.
Much is in the form of consumerism, which is eating away at our whole society. Come on, free thinkers, how has consumerism choked the life out of our families, our communities, and stolen our happiness? Think about the husband and wife both working to pay for that fancy car they don't need and paying off that credit card full of eating out, going to the movies, buying every plastic piece of junk at wally world, the boat and the lake house. Why are you surprised when you find out that your son is skipping school and smoking crack?
My kids read harry potter, so did my wife, I have no problem with it. The Davinci Code is an admitted work of fiction, it is sad that so many will believe it as gospel truth without ever learning the real gospels and studying the real history of the Church though. But the feeble minded will believe anything.
Peace!
2007-12-06 04:49:01 · answer #2 · answered by C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
American Christians have never had to deal with actual religious discrimination and are pretty much used to calling the shots. This makes the touchy, outspoken segment that everyone (including most Christians) despises start throwing a fit whenever an opposing viewpoint is displayed.
I've read The Golden Compass, The Amber Spyglass, and The Subtle Knife many times and have never found any kind of 'atheist propaganda' in any of the books. There are a few pokes, maybe, but nothing that a 5th-grader would pick up on.
2007-12-06 04:36:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think that they would say that people are forcing them because of all of the advertisement that this movie is getting. Honestly, they are just afraid that because atheists have a movie out, we will make more and more and eventually brainwash everyone in to becoming an atheist. They know the movie looks good, they are probably just afraid to get "brainwashed", and I definitely do think that some Christians have a persecution complex.
2007-12-06 06:36:09 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not aware of people that think they are forced to watch anything but I am sure they exist. What makes America great is that we have the freedom to choose to watch whatever we want to. If you want to watch the Golden Compass then awesome. If not then awesome. If I could wave a magic wand I would make it so that nobody could infringe on the rites of others unless it meant physical harm. As Christians, I wish we would view the Golden Compass as we would any other humanist movie. At least the creators are up front about the underlying metaphors.
That's my 2 cents.
Hope that helps.
2007-12-06 04:37:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
To start out, boycotting any movie is an expression of freedom of speech as long as the boycott is peaceful and the protesters don't physically stop anyone else from entering the theater. As far as Christians "forcing their beliefs on others," that cliche is so overused, it's getting down right irritating to hear or read. What beliefs that Christians profess do you object to: "Love Your Neighbor As Yourself", "Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Unto You" ? Do you have a problem with the "Thou Shall Not Kill" or "Thou Should Not Commit Adultery" from the ten commandments? I think that : the atheists and agnostics (a minority)are trying to impose their values on the rest of us. The majority of people believe in a higher power even though not everyone practices a formal religion or worships in a church, synagogue, or mosque. You propose that atheists might want to boycott schools because they delude children with Bible stories. The fact is, that teaching Bible stories isn't allowed in public schools.If parents send their children to parochial schools, there should be a reasonable expectation that religion will be taught. All in all, your arguments are very specious
2016-04-07 21:47:15 · answer #6 · answered by April 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, forced where do you get your info. You are actually saying nobody is forcing you to watch it so what's the big deal. I agree except children are easily swayed and believe anything unless taught the differences by there parents. It would be like letting your son or daughter spend the night with a bunch of sexually immoral people. At the end of this series GOD is defeated by sinful people.
God will have the so called last laugh every knee will bow before the Lord and there will be nothing you can do about it.
2007-12-06 04:42:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you are misrepresenting. The objection is the hidden messages to innocent children. If Christians don't want their children influenced by the movie, they don't have to go. They also have a right to object to a movie that is based on a book that basically is designed by a person who hates Christianity. If you knew of a movie or book that did this to your beliefs, you would also have that right. Perhaps you objecting to the Christians on this point because you don't like Christianity. Am I right? Probably.
2007-12-06 12:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by Ed H 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
How can someone be forced to watch a movie? Are they offended by the previews. I'm not sure what the uproar is but I can't help to smile at the thought of "taste of your own medicine"
2007-12-06 04:31:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Yep, you got it. The enforcers are out in their jackboots as we type, rounding up all the Christians and forcing them into crowded theaters to watch 1984, er uhm, I mean, The Golden Compass.
2007-12-06 04:31:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
You got it all wrong, I only force the film down those peoples' throats that refuse to watch it. It's not like I don't give them a choise... and I only use just enough force to make sure the film goes down properly... I don't want them to choke on it... and I always give them plenty of water with it.
It's for their own good really.
2007-12-06 04:48:13 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋