As a rule I'm not one to pass judgment on someone or something unless I am satisfied I have the facts. Too often people rush to judgment with little or no information to support their claim and this can lead to many problems and even undermine a persons credibility in the future, i.e. The Little Boy who Cried Wolf. That being said I want too inform you of the new children's movie The Golden Compass, while I haven't seen the movie (it opens this Friday, December 7th) or even plan to see it, I have done a fair bit of research on the trilogy of books upon which the movie is based.
The author of the trilogy His Dark Materials is Philip Pullman, a professed agnostic, atheist, and secular humanist. Pullman lives in England and the first book in his trilogy Northern Lights(released in the U.S. as The Golden Compass) is the basis for this movie. The second book in the trilogy is titled The Subtle Knife with the third named The Amber Spyglass. Concerning the underlying purpose for his trilogy, Pullman has stated "My books are about killing God" along with "trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief."
The movie and the book which inspired it are reportedly the least offensive of the three in the trilogy, a design to get parents to let their guard down and allow their children to read the books. In The Golden Compass book, one character who is an ex-nun describes Christianity as "a very powerful and convincing mistake." In the last book The Amber Spyglass the two child heroes participate in the dissolution of a senile, pretender God who has falsely passed himself off as the creator of the universe.
I hope this is enough to convince parents that this movie and Pullman's books should be avoided but we should not ignore their existence. If your children are old enough you should discuss this movie/book with them because it is most certain that other children will see this movie and be talking about it.
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