In my last post I gave a link to a Baptist Press article on the upcoming movie, The Golden Compass. I have since discovered a copy of this book in my home. It seems my son, who is away in Arizona in the army, owns a copy. My daughter also told us she has read it and that it was a "great book." It was given to her to read by a seventh grade English teacher. Having not read it myself, I can't say whether:
- the teacher had not read the book and was therefore unaware of it's anti-Christian message,
- she had read it, but the message was so subtle she didn't catch it, or
- she had read it and agreed with the message, and therefore sought to pass it on to the kids.
The most recent edition of The Christian Index (the official newspaper of the Georgia Baptist Convention) has a review of the book and movie that may give you more information. I also found reading the author's own words on his web site very informative. In his FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Pullman says:
His Dark Materials seems to be against organised religion. Do you believe in God?
I don't know whether there's a God or not. Nobody does, no matter what they say. I think it's perfectly possible to explain how the universe came about without bringing God into it, but I don't know everything, and there may well be a God somewhere, hiding away.
Actually, if he is keeping out of sight, it's because he's ashamed of his followers and all the cruelty and ignorance they're responsible for promoting in his name. If I were him, I'd want nothing to do with them.
For further reading...
www.FamilyLifeCenter.net Why Golden Compass is Anti-Catholic CD Helps Parents & All Christians
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp
And in the Interest of Fairness....
Pullman not promoting atheism in ‘Golden Compass’
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