Wednesday, November 14

If you've read today's "Life" or received forwarded emails abt the upcoming movie "The Golden Compass", you wld have known the uproar among Christians regarding the atheism and anti-God message behind the story which the author brings abt in this story...

an extract from a forwarded email i received from a brother in Christ...

The movie has been described as 'atheism for kids' and is based on the first book of a trilogy entitled 'His Dark Materials' that was written by Phillip Pullman. Pullman is a militant atheist and secular humanist who despises C. S. Lewis and the 'Chronicles of Narnia'. His motivation for writing this trilogy was specifically to counteract Lewis' symbolisms of Christ that are portrayed in the Narnia series.

Clearly, Pullman's main objective is to bash Christianity and promote atheism. Pullman left little doubt about his intentions when he said in a 2003 interview that 'my books are about killing God.' He has even stated that he wants to 'kill God in the minds of children'. It has been said of Pullman that he is 'the writer the atheists would be praying for, if atheists prayed.'

While 'The Golden Compass' movie itself may seem mild and innocent, the books are a much different story. In the trilogy, a young streetwise girl becomes enmeshed in an epic struggle to ultimately defeat the oppressive forces of a senile God. Another character, an ex-nun, describes Christianity as 'a very powerful and convincing mistake.' In the final book, characters representing Adam and Eve eventually kill God, who at times is called YAHWEH. Each book in the trilogy gets progressively worse regarding Pullman's hatred of Jesus Christ.

well, indeed if what has reported is true, then its really a cause of concern since the golden compass is the december blockbuster movie and its bound for box-office success just lk any previous blockbusters...can't you imagine how many unknowing patrons wld have gone for this movie, not knowing what they're in for? movies are meant to be entertaining but it doesn't mean values can't be compromised as a result...i really wld not bear to see the consequences or repercussions of this movie when its released on dec 7...

jel; 11:39 pm