do not watch the golden compass!!! it kills god!!!

November 23, 2007

do not watch the golden compass!!! it kills god!!!

Oh brother. Seriously?!?!?!

I've been getting a lot of forwarded emails lately telling people to avoid watching The Golden Compass because it's anti-Christian… because it kills God… because it's out to fool people and brainwash children by bashing Christianity and promoting Atheism…

sample: 

The Golden Compass
It is coming out on December 7th. It is marketed for children and in the end they kill God and everyone can do as they please. It stars Nicole Kidman, which will help to make it seem mainline and OK.
 
However, it is written by Phillip Pullman, a proud atheist who hates Christianity and wants to "kill God" in the minds of children. The movie is a "dumbed-down" version of the first book in a trilogy which themes get progressively darker and darker.
 
Please pass this on so that unsuspecting parents won't be lured into it. We all know that Satan's best works are ones that seem nice and harmless on the top. This seems to fall into that category.
 
Most of all, read for yourself what Snopes has to say about it.
 
http://snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp

Go on, just go to that snopes link and read more.

Great bejeezus, this is like The Da Vinci Code all over again. The funny thing is that while religious zealots out there claim that Pullman's trilogy is a brainwashing attempt against God and Christianity, what they're doing is exactly religious propaganda at its finest! "Don't watch The Da Vinci Code" … "Don't watch The Golden Compass" … Well golly, if they're condemning these writers and these books, then they're no better.

To be honest, Pullman IS an avowed atheist, and his books are - to put it lighty - "challenging". But time and time again, I will always say that this is exactly what Christianity needs: challenges. Things to challenge your faith. If your faith is strong enough, then it shouldn't be rocked by these kinds of things. Also, if parents know how to raise and guide their child in the correct Christian manner, then no amount of anti-Christian propaganda should be able to undo that. Also, I don't consider Pullman's works anti-Christian per se. It's more about abuse of the doctrine and religion. So, seeing all these emails… god… religious zealots do blow shit so far out of proportion, it really is annoying.

I'm not anti-christian. I'm not an atheist. If anything, I guess I'm just a non-practicing catholic… an agnostic of sorts, if anyone want to put a label to it. The fact that Pullman's books challenge the church and organized religion in general is reason enough for me to support him.

Plus, the film simply looks badass.