The Golden Compass, Selling Kids to Atheism? |
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 Dec 6 2007, 02:28 PM
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Ok so i'm sure you've all heard of The golden Compass[Idk why you shouldn't if you didn't becausethey've been advetsing it like hell.].
And some beleivers are boycotting this movie because they think it sells kids to Atheism. So my question is, from what you've seen in the previews, do you think that this movie does sell atheism to kids. From what i've seen, no. I mean I don't really no the story or anything but it doesn't look so bad to me. IT looks like a fantasy, kind of like narnia but you know, written by an atheist. So what do you think? |
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Dec 6 2007, 02:59 PM
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Failed? The books were great. Not so much the third one, but The Golden Compass itself was, at least.
Anyway, The Chronicles of Narnia had distinct Christian themes, so that could be boycotted just as easily. 'Could' being the operative word, though, as the Christian majority seems to be most afraid of people being deterred from their beliefs. There is no obligation for literature (or the movies based off of it) to support any sort of belief or lack thereof. Pretty sure most kids just watch these things for the entertainment value anyway. If a kid is clever enough to realize the religious or atheist themes in a movie, then chances are, they're clever enough that they're going to be informed enough to question their beliefs eventually anyway, so it really makes very little difference. |
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Dec 6 2007, 03:06 PM
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QUOTE(CowerPointyObjects @ Dec 6 2007, 02:59 PM)  Failed? The books were great. Not so much the third one, but The Golden Compass itself was, at least. Mmm, the books might be really good but sometimes movies lack that. I think the only movie adaptation of a book to sucessfully pull it off was the LOTR trilogy. I'm the ultimate Harry Potter anti-fan...  |
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pureimaginationx23 The Golden Compass Dec 6 2007, 02:28 PM
S-Majere The only redeeming feature of this movie would be ... Dec 6 2007, 02:34 PM jeanna well i have a feeling the movie will get a lot of ... Dec 6 2007, 02:42 PM pureimaginationx23 Exactly! so i don't see why the catholic c... Dec 6 2007, 03:02 PM
Peanups QUOTE(pureimaginationx23 @ Dec 6 2007, 03... Dec 7 2007, 07:39 PM Synesthesia QUOTE(S-Majere @ Dec 6 2007, 02:34 P... Dec 6 2007, 03:07 PM Insurmountable I heard it was a book...and it has a talking polar... Dec 6 2007, 03:44 PM Synesthesia QUOTE(Insurmountable @ Dec 6 2007, 03:44 ... Dec 6 2007, 03:58 PM Insurmountable QUOTE(Synesthesia @ Dec 6 2007, 03:58 PM)... Dec 6 2007, 05:40 PM puppydgtails There is a really good article on Snopes.com about... Dec 6 2007, 04:37 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(puppydgtails @ Dec 6 2007, 05:37 PM... Dec 6 2007, 04:39 PM puppydgtails QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 6 2007, 01:39 ... Dec 6 2007, 04:46 PM brooklyneast05 i'm saying why would he need to believe in som... Dec 6 2007, 04:52 PM pureimaginationx23 QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 6 2007, 04:52 ... Dec 6 2007, 05:17 PM puppydgtails QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 6 2007, 01:52 ... Dec 6 2007, 05:24 PM jeanna QUOTE(puppydgtails @ Dec 6 2007, 06:24 PM... Dec 6 2007, 07:03 PM brooklyneast05 so u think that the fictional writers believe in g... Dec 6 2007, 05:23 PM pureimaginationx23 QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 6 2007, 05:23 ... Dec 6 2007, 05:50 PM brooklyneast05 why don't people just take a book for what it ... Dec 6 2007, 05:31 PM puppydgtails The church doesn't push their beliefs onto peo... Dec 6 2007, 05:43 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(pureimaginationx23 @ Dec 6 2007, 06... Dec 6 2007, 06:32 PM MissFits QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 6 2007, 08:32 ... Dec 6 2007, 09:19 PM pureimaginationx23 QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 6 2007, 06:32 ... Dec 7 2007, 12:04 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(pureimaginationx23 @ Dec 7 2007, 01... Dec 7 2007, 12:22 PM Joss-eh-lime QUOTE(pureimaginationx23 @ Dec 7 2007, 09... Dec 9 2007, 01:29 PM Relentless Woah, I never heard of that, it sells "Atheis... Dec 6 2007, 06:45 PM brooklyneast05 ^ i know right Dec 6 2007, 06:56 PM doiink I LOVED THE BOOKS. and really, it's not that b... Dec 6 2007, 09:08 PM ersatz Woooooooow, hahaha. Christians don't push thei... Dec 6 2007, 09:49 PM Joss-eh-lime I had no idea it was anything religious.
I still ... Dec 6 2007, 11:42 PM Uronacid Honestly, the Christians who are boycotting this m... Dec 7 2007, 09:40 AM Call911Quick I don't see how it was Aethist.
I'm a Chr... Dec 7 2007, 11:33 AM puppydgtails Why does everyone seem to think I'm trying to ... Dec 7 2007, 03:53 PM pureimaginationx23 QUOTE(puppydgtails @ Dec 7 2007, 03:53 PM... Dec 8 2007, 12:29 PM Call911Quick I think people ignored my post?
I'm a Christi... Dec 7 2007, 08:21 PM kryogenix QUOTE(Call911Quick @ Dec 7 2007, 08:21 PM... Dec 9 2007, 01:42 PM Steven QUOTE(kryogenix @ Dec 9 2007, 12:42 PM) P... Dec 9 2007, 02:42 PM brooklyneast05 ^exactly
QUOTEWhy does everyone seem to think I... Dec 7 2007, 11:09 PM Moderator I mean there a lot of movies dedicated to Christia... Dec 8 2007, 12:49 PM OhSoDanny If this is selling atheism, then what is the churc... Dec 8 2007, 02:22 PM kryogenix Yeah, I too have heard that the anti Catholic aspe... Dec 9 2007, 04:22 PM Steven Damn, I had intentions of going to see it but mayb... Dec 9 2007, 10:08 PM Michelle Yes, kind of like how reading Harry Potter will tu... Dec 10 2007, 07:02 PM superstitious QUOTE(Michelle @ Dec 10 2007, 06:02 PM) Y... Dec 30 2007, 12:12 PM Steven QUOTE(superstitious @ Dec 30 2007, 11:12 ... Dec 30 2007, 11:25 PM stacygreen QUOTE(Steven @ Dec 30 2007, 08:25 PM) Are... Dec 30 2007, 11:31 PM NoSex QUOTE(stacygreen @ Dec 30 2007, 10:31 PM)... Dec 31 2007, 06:22 AM superstitious QUOTE(NoSex @ Dec 31 2007, 05:22 AM) The ... Dec 31 2007, 09:44 AM NoSex QUOTE(superstitious @ Dec 31 2007, 08:44 ... Dec 31 2007, 11:18 AM superstitious QUOTE(NoSex @ Dec 31 2007, 10:18 AM) And ... Dec 31 2007, 12:02 PM Steven It will. I got a zit on my nose from reading it. ... Dec 10 2007, 07:03 PM brooklyneast05 i saw this movie last night, it was eh, okay i gue... Dec 30 2007, 12:05 PM Spirited Away Atheism promotes itself; there's not need for ... Dec 30 2007, 12:55 PM Bishinobi ^That's a shame. Dec 31 2007, 12:09 PM Call911Quick ^not allowed to watch fantasy?
Wow Mormons have s... Jan 9 2008, 05:03 AM pureimaginationx23 QUOTE(Call911Quick @ Jan 9 2008, 05:03 AM... Jan 9 2008, 03:00 PM yrrnotelekktric Even after watching the movie, i see SOME elements... Jan 9 2008, 02:57 PM ersatz And that's also mainly Orthodox Jews; most Ref... Jan 9 2008, 04:44 PM CowerPointyObjects Or Conservative Jews, which is way more common tha... Jan 16 2008, 12:24 AM ersatz You're talking about Mr. Mormons are weird, ri... Jan 17 2008, 05:40 PM yrrnotelekktric ^I agree. I don`t find rules of Jewish people ... Jan 18 2008, 05:23 AM DeadlyKitten okay. its just a MOVIE! movies arent real. I b... Jan 20 2008, 11:56 PM |
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