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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, 04:37 PM
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There is a really good article on Snopes.com about this movie. I beleive this is the proper link... http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp
The writer is an atheist, and although word has it that the movie edition is a watered down book version, the theme is about children on the move to defeat God. It seems a little odd to me that the writer Pullman does not believe in God yet, he writes Him into his story line. How can you kill something you don't believe exists in the first place?! |
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Dec 6 2007, 04:39 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(puppydgtails @ Dec 6 2007, 05:37 PM)  There is a really good article on Snopes.com about this movie. I beleive this is the proper link... http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp The writer is an atheist, and although word has it that the movie edition is a watered down book version, the theme is about children on the move to defeat God. It seems a little odd to me that the writer Pullman does not believe in God yet, he writes Him into his story line. How can you kill something you don't believe exists in the first place?! lol... books kill dragons, fairies, goblins, monsters, ect all the time. so the author must believe in them right?!?!?!?! j.k. rowlings believes voldemort is real, for sure |
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Dec 6 2007, 04:46 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Dec 6 2007, 01:39 PM) lol... books kill dragons, fairies, goblins, monsters, ect all the time. so the author must believe in them right?!?!?!?! j.k. rowlings believes voldemort is real, for sure So what you're saying is you think he believes in God if he's writing about it, or that we write abotu things we don't necessarily believe in? |
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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 CowerPointyObjects Failed? The books were great. Not so much the thir... Dec 6 2007, 02:59 PM
S-Majere QUOTE(CowerPointyObjects @ Dec 6 2007, 02... Dec 6 2007, 03:06 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 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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