The Golden Compass Movie - What's The Fuss?
Because of my www.presariosays.com articles, as of late people I know have started sending me emails before they pass them on to see if they are fake (which is funny because all I do is go to snopes.com to check their validity.) I received one about the Golden Compass today that holds a lot of truth that reads as follows (in italics):
Subject: The Golden Compass, a new movie... very disturbing to me
THE GOLDEN COMPASS, a new movie targeted at children, will be released December 7, 2007. This movie is based on a the first book of a trilogy by atheist Philip Pullman. In the final book a boy and girl kill God so they can do as they please. Pullman left little doubt about his intentions when he said in a 2003 interview that "My books are about killing God."
The movie is a watered down version of the first book and is designed to be very attractive in the hope unsuspecting parents will take their children to see the movie and that the children will want the books for Christmas.
The movie has a well known cast, including Nicole Kidman, Kevin Bacon, and Sam Elliott. It will probably be advertised extensively, so it is crucial that we get the word out to warn parents to avoid this movie.
You can research this for yourself. Start with this article on Snopes.com, then go to Google.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp
I looked on snopes.com and did the Google search as the email requested, and it was pretty accurate. Snopes.com marked the email to be TRUE, and both sides of the argument (Christians and atheists) on various websites are hailing the movie to be another move towards eliminating God and Christianity from the public view. The difference is that atheists see it as a good thing, and Christians are upset. The writer of the books series and force behind the movie, Phillip Pullman, is a well know atheist. Although any quote can be taken out of context, he did actually say in the 2003 interview with The Sydney Morning Herald that his books were about killing God.
Here is my opinion (you knew it was coming.) There are tons of positive movies out there – general feel good movies and children’s movies without the anti-Christian theme and subliminal messages released around Christmas. If you are going to take your children to the movies in December, go see one of those types of movies. If they are old enough, explain to them why it is that you are not supporting the movie. If we keep supporting the movement for the removal of God from everything – school, the pledge of allegiance, our money – we are setting ourselves up for failure. Although you won’t see me with any picket signs in front of a movie theatre, I just simply will not support the movie. I encourage all Christians to do the same.
- Presario
Subject: The Golden Compass, a new movie... very disturbing to me
THE GOLDEN COMPASS, a new movie targeted at children, will be released December 7, 2007. This movie is based on a the first book of a trilogy by atheist Philip Pullman. In the final book a boy and girl kill God so they can do as they please. Pullman left little doubt about his intentions when he said in a 2003 interview that "My books are about killing God."
The movie is a watered down version of the first book and is designed to be very attractive in the hope unsuspecting parents will take their children to see the movie and that the children will want the books for Christmas.
The movie has a well known cast, including Nicole Kidman, Kevin Bacon, and Sam Elliott. It will probably be advertised extensively, so it is crucial that we get the word out to warn parents to avoid this movie.
You can research this for yourself. Start with this article on Snopes.com, then go to Google.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp
I looked on snopes.com and did the Google search as the email requested, and it was pretty accurate. Snopes.com marked the email to be TRUE, and both sides of the argument (Christians and atheists) on various websites are hailing the movie to be another move towards eliminating God and Christianity from the public view. The difference is that atheists see it as a good thing, and Christians are upset. The writer of the books series and force behind the movie, Phillip Pullman, is a well know atheist. Although any quote can be taken out of context, he did actually say in the 2003 interview with The Sydney Morning Herald that his books were about killing God.
Here is my opinion (you knew it was coming.) There are tons of positive movies out there – general feel good movies and children’s movies without the anti-Christian theme and subliminal messages released around Christmas. If you are going to take your children to the movies in December, go see one of those types of movies. If they are old enough, explain to them why it is that you are not supporting the movie. If we keep supporting the movement for the removal of God from everything – school, the pledge of allegiance, our money – we are setting ourselves up for failure. Although you won’t see me with any picket signs in front of a movie theatre, I just simply will not support the movie. I encourage all Christians to do the same.
- Presario
Labels: anti-christian, atheist, children, christian, compass, controversy, evil, golden, movie
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