Kidman: Film’s Anti-Religion Message ‘Up For Interpretation’

A boycott has been called for the film "The Golden Compass" by the Catholic League, who view the film's themes on power and authority as a covert attempt to teach atheism to children.

November 27, 2007 at 2:43 pm - CBS News
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RobT415   December 3rd, 2007 - 10:13 pm

The trailer made the movie seem very much like the Chronicles of Narnia which really got me interested. I then went to the Golden Compass website and read and listened to the information on the movie. I was greatly troubled, not because of any reference to the church or christianity, but because of its blatant preaching of Shamanism. Spirit guides aka Daemons (read demons) are said to be the norm and if you don’t have one, you are said to be missing a part of yourself. Christians believe that 1/3 of the angels followed Lucifer in rebellion against God and were cast out of Heaven and now known as demons. To turn the term daemon into a part of you that you need to contact or channel to be complete is offensive to christians not because of our closed-mindedness but because it exposes children everywhere to demonology.

Yukkione   December 4th, 2007 - 2:03 am

RobT415, wow hard to believe that there are still those that would decry “shamanism and Spirit guides” and then tout a different set of supernatural myths. It’s a story Rob…a movie, get a grip. You dont want to expose children to some made up myths yet you are all to happy to expose them to one of the most violent, sadistic, eviil books ever written, and then tell these same children that that are at their core evil and are doomed to hell unless they say the right words. You are the ones we should be watching out for. Not the writters of stories and scripts for movies.

Michael   December 4th, 2007 - 3:22 am

This world will eventually pass. Let us not judge those who seek answers to questions. Let the question be asked. Yukkione, your comment regarding the church is flawed at best. I don’t remember Christ authorizing any man from any church the authority to do anything that you are falsely claiming.

Mankind is inherently flawed, and thus a church run by mankind will also experience flaws. You look upon the past to justify your hatred and ill-will towards a symbol that has brought stability into a very unstable world, for well over 2000 Years. Most of your fantasy creatures were created in 1992 in a little game known as Dungeons and Dragons. Now you’ll have a few new action figures for you secret secret collection. Don’t be too embarrassed.

Your interpretation of Christ’s words and his true followers are flawed. I am not here to attack your beliefs, but when criminalizing a God whom 89% of Americans say that they believe-in, you need to understand the true foundations of the church. Not the liberal media who depends on murder, death, kill, mayhem to sell you their products, and certainly not the classical scholar interpretation of events that were executed by power hungry expansionists. If you would like to know what God has in-store, if you would like to know how much he loves you, if you are truly seeking truth and light, I would only say you need to fall to your knees and pray for his forgiveness. My God is your God. His mercy is great. Even for Hollywood Jews and secular Liberals who ironically are hell bent on proving that heaven does not exist.

I will pray for you. I hope you will find what your looking for in this life.

Michael   December 4th, 2007 - 3:25 am

This world will eventually pass. Let us not judge those who seek answers to questions. Let the question be asked. Yukkione, your comment regarding the church is flawed at best. I don’t remember Christ authorizing any man from any church the authority to do anything that you are falsely claiming.

Mankind is inherently flawed, and thus a church run by mankind will also experience flaws. You look upon the past to justify your hatred and ill-will towards a symbol that has brought stability into a very unstable world, for well over 2000 Years. Most of your fantasy creatures were created in 1992 in a little game known as Dungeons and Dragons. Now you’ll have a few new action figures for your secret secret collection. Don’t be too embarrassed.

Your interpretation of Christ’s words and his true followers are flawed. I am not here to attack your beliefs, but when criminalizing a God whom 89% of Americans say that they believe-in, you need to understand the true foundations of the church. Not the liberal media who depends on murder, death, kill, mayhem to sell you their products, and certainly not the classical scholar interpretation of events that were executed by power hungry expansionists. If you would like to know what God has in-store, if you would like to know how much he loves you, if you are truly seeking truth and light, I would only say you need to fall to your knees and pray for his forgiveness. My God is your God. His mercy is great. Even for Hollywood Jews and secular Liberals who ironically are hell bent on proving that heaven does not exist.

I will pray for you. I hope you will find what your looking for in this life.

Michael   December 4th, 2007 - 3:26 am

This world will eventually pass. Let us not judge those who seek answers to questions. Let the question be asked. Yukkione, your comment regarding the church is flawed at best. I don’t remember Christ authorizing any man from any church the authority to do anything that you are falsely claiming.

Mankind is inherently evil, and thus a church run by mankind will also experience evil. You look upon the past to justify your hatred and ill-will towards a symbol that has brought stability into a very unstable world, for well over 2000 Years. Most of your fantasy creatures were created in 1992 in a little game known as Dungeons and Dragons. Now you’ll have a few new action figures for your secret secret collection. Don’t be too embarrassed.

Your interpretation of Christ’s words and his true followers are flawed. I am not here to attack your beliefs, but when criminalizing a God whom 89% of Americans say that they believe-in, you need to understand the true foundations of the church. Not the liberal media who depends on murder, death, kill, mayhem to sell you their products, and certainly not the classical scholar interpretation of events that were executed by power hungry expansionists. If you would like to know what God has in-store, if you would like to know how much he loves you, if you are truly seeking truth and light, I would only say you need to fall to your knees and pray for his forgiveness. My God is your God. His mercy is great. Even for Hollywood Jews and secular Liberals who ironically are hell bent on proving that heaven does not exist.

I will pray for you. I hope you will find what your looking for in this life.

MadMonk   December 4th, 2007 - 2:09 pm

Ahahahahaaaaaa! I love it when religious folk get into a tizzy over a movie or book! Is your faith that weak? Pray, if pray you must, but I don’t see much difference in your praying and some shaman communing with his diety of choice.

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