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After reading this intelligent post
Mother Crone's Homeschool: The Golden Compass...yet another panic wave for the religious right
and then this inane letter to the editor;
On Dec. 7 a new movie will be released titled "The Golden Compass." This will be advertised as a children's movie, a fantasy, much like the Harry Potter series. This is not the case. "The Golden Compass" is from a trilogy by Philip Pullman. Mr. Pullman is a militant atheist; the purpose of his book and the movie, as well, which has been toned down somewhat so as not to be offensive to believers, is to undermine the Christian faith and promote atheism. (Silly me, I thought it was to make money) It is his hope that parents who are not aware of this and who take their children to see the movie will be moved to buy the trilogy for their children as a Christmas present.
Most atheists promote their ideas through dry academic treatises, but the masses do not pay attention to that. They do, however, pay attention to fantasy and fiction, and this is where Pullman is dangerous; he promotes atheism through a children's story. Parents who wish to protect the faith of their children are advised not to permit them to attend this movie.
HARRY P. MILLER Diamondhead
I decided to read the book for myself. In my humble opinion Christians have nothing to fear from this book. If the children in question are clever enough to decipher the anti-Christian message then I am sure they will be able to apply their own critical thinking skills to decide what they believe.
The main character in the book is Lyra who has a curious prophecy attached to her (which everyone but her seems to know) "she is destined to bring about the end of destiny. But she must do so without knowing what she is doing, as if it were her nature and not her destiny to do it. If she's told what she must do, it will fail; death will sweep through all the worlds; it will be the triumph of despair, forever. The universes will all become nothing more than interlocking machines, blind and empty of thought, feeling, life....."
Other characters in the book
- Alasandra's Book Cub ~ The Amber Spyglass
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Animals
Alasandra's Book Club ~The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
After reading this intelligent post
Mother Crone's Homeschool: The Golden Compass...yet another panic wave for the religious right
and then this inane letter to the editor;
Fun and fantasy can disguise a dark message
On Dec. 7 a new movie will be released titled "The Golden Compass." This will be advertised as a children's movie, a fantasy, much like the Harry Potter series. This is not the case. "The Golden Compass" is from a trilogy by Philip Pullman. Mr. Pullman is a militant atheist; the purpose of his book and the movie, as well, which has been toned down somewhat so as not to be offensive to believers, is to undermine the Christian faith and promote atheism. (Silly me, I thought it was to make money) It is his hope that parents who are not aware of this and who take their children to see the movie will be moved to buy the trilogy for their children as a Christmas present.
Most atheists promote their ideas through dry academic treatises, but the masses do not pay attention to that. They do, however, pay attention to fantasy and fiction, and this is where Pullman is dangerous; he promotes atheism through a children's story. Parents who wish to protect the faith of their children are advised not to permit them to attend this movie.
HARRY P. MILLER Diamondhead
I decided to read the book for myself. In my humble opinion Christians have nothing to fear from this book. If the children in question are clever enough to decipher the anti-Christian message then I am sure they will be able to apply their own critical thinking skills to decide what they believe.
The main character in the book is Lyra who has a curious prophecy attached to her (which everyone but her seems to know) "she is destined to bring about the end of destiny. But she must do so without knowing what she is doing, as if it were her nature and not her destiny to do it. If she's told what she must do, it will fail; death will sweep through all the worlds; it will be the triumph of despair, forever. The universes will all become nothing more than interlocking machines, blind and empty of thought, feeling, life....."
Other characters in the book
- Mrs Coulter (who we discover is Lyra's Mother) represents the church. Believing 'dust' to be evil she has created the Oblation Board (aka Gobblers). They kidnap and perform unspeakable, unethical and cruel experiments on children. She has also managed to imprison Lord Asriel at Svalbard (the stronghold of The Bears).
- Lord Asriel ( who we discover is Lyra's Father) represents science. Even though he is imprisoned at Svalbard he has managed to acquire everything he needs to perform his experiments and lives in luxury. He is just missing one thing a child to sacrifice.
- The Gyptians - they are the most admirable as they are willing to raise money and manpower to rescue both the gyptian children and the land lovers children that have been kidnapped by The Gobblers. They also keep Lyra safe after she escapes from Mrs. Coulter even though it is very dangerous for them and there is a huge reward for Lyra.
- The Bear (Iorek Byrnison) -having been exiled by the other bears (even though he should be their King) he agrees to help Lyra and the Gyptians rescue the children. He then goes with Lyra to Svalbard to rescue her Father and regain his Kingdom. He also tries to help her save Roger, from Lord Asriel's evil clutches.
- The Bear (Iofur Raknison) - his desire to be human allows him to be manipulated by Mrs Coulter and Lord Asriel. Lyra uses his desire to be human to trick him into fighting Iorek Byrnison for the Bear Kingdom.
- The Witches - There are different clans with different allegiances. Serafina's clan is friendly with the Gyptians and helps them rescue the children, but another clan attacks Lyra and The Bears and prevents her from getting to Roger in time.
- Lee Scoresby - (The balloon pilot, who I suppose you could say represents materialism as he is being paid for his help) Helps Lyra and the Gyptians rescue the children, then takes Lyra, Roger, & Iorek to Svalbard with the help of Serafina and her witches.
The story ends with Lyra alone (except for her daemon, Pantalaimon) deciding that she has to find 'dust' before her Father & Mother do.
- Alasandra's Book Cub ~ The Amber Spyglass
To be honest I didn't care for the final book in Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy. I was pleased that Lyra's Mother & Father did rise to the occasion and sacrificed themselves for her. I am glad Will did get a chance to know his...
- Welcome To Landover Baptist Church
I love Eireann's tongue in cheek look at the CoH. Eireann has a wicked sense of humor that I enjoy a great deal. So I dropped by some of the post. These people are truly sick God wants us to prevent every unsaved person in Freehold, Iowa from from...
- A Side Dish Of Homeschooling
I was very sad to read that one of my favourite bloggers would no longer be visiting the CoH as she was tired of the 'spiritual, holier then thou tripe', some of the contributors post. She wanted a carnival about homeschooling, instead she was...
- Only Christians Deserve Kids?
Spiritual parenting, according to my Women's Study Bible notes, seeks to impart to children a love for Scripture, a commitment to a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus and a link to an organized body of believers in which children can serve...
- Alasandra's Book Recommendations
Instapundit offers these book recommendation for kids in the intermediate and middle school grades. Alasandra adds these to the list. Harry Potter (series)Artemis Fowl (series), Eoin Colfer has also written other books that would be suitable for younger...