When Philip Pulman's marvelous and intelligent books are explicity anti-church and anti Christian. Have they just not understood its deeper message?
2007-12-22 07:58:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I think Pulman's idea of killing a useless god describes the problem in Christianity too well. Blood will flow over this one.
It will prove Pulman's point precisely.
To them the monk was good.
2007-12-22 11:34:23 · answer #1 · answered by Tonic Black 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I may well be in a minority, but I don't consider the Harry Potter series to be evil--in fact, it's always impressed me as being more about good VERSUS evil, and no worse than Star Wars (where--surprise!--you can find many of the same themes).
The Golden Compass is, by its own author's admission, very anti-religion. Yes, they went light on that aspect ("dumbed it down," if you will) in the film, making it to be all about independence and thinking for oneself. Unfortunately, the books are much different than the watered-down version now appearing in a theater near you.
2007-12-22 16:48:43 · answer #2 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian and I lurrrve Harry Potter! As for The Golden Compass, I can't wait to see it, and I've heard it's not anti-Christian but actually anti-Catholic. Anyway, Christians these days have to put up with being called Bible Bashers and criticised greatly, so movies don't make a difference. =) Ah well.
2007-12-22 20:20:00 · answer #3 · answered by kaffrink28 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've never thought of Harry Potter as evil, and people shouldn't overreact with Golden Compass. It's just a movie.
2007-12-22 16:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by estrella82630 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i am a son of a pastor(priest) and our family likes harry potter but we have not seen the golden compass, but i think that the movie looks okay but in the third book of the golden compass trilogy, "a boy and a girl kill God to do what they please", so that is why Christians are saying the golden compass is an evil movie
2007-12-22 17:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by jake_c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These books aren't anti-Christian, they're anti theocracy - in other words anti-Vatican.
To suggest TGC is anti-religious is fundamentally flawed because its 'fantastical' plot elements, like magic and such, are ripped straight from other religions, mostly pagan style. This movie/book is simply condemning one religion and endorsing another. For an atheist to commend this movie for its apparent anti-Christian message would prove hypocritical, because they'd be saying one religion is okay while another isn't.
2007-12-22 16:06:07 · answer #6 · answered by Trajan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Christian and a fan of Harry Potter. Never heard of Golden Compass until last week. Maybe I'll see it to see why it's so controversial.
2007-12-22 17:13:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pullman's stance is specifically anti-Catholic as well as anti-christian. The very conservative Catholics are very angry about this. What's interesting is that the moderate and liberal Catholics like the idea that the books promote free will. Don't take someone else's word for it , but figure it out for yourself. Of course the Fundies are foaming at the mouth but that just happens as a matter of course. If freedom of thought were allowed, their congregations would disappear.
2007-12-22 16:06:46 · answer #8 · answered by Spyderbear 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Starting with Stephen, Christians have survived persecution for 2,000 years. The persecutions continue today in some form or another.
In the grand scheme of things, these books and this movie are inconsequential.
2007-12-22 16:54:22 · answer #9 · answered by Antioch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never seen Harry Potter as an anti-christian movie. I only see it as something to enjoy and not something to believe in.
2007-12-22 16:05:43 · answer #10 · answered by jibs91 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋