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CHRISTOBASH!
on ChristianAnswers.net-- the only website I've seen that counts the number of times in a movie that the Lord's name is used in vain. This time I guess I'll critique their critique of a movie I've actually seen-- The Golden Compass.
The moral rating is 'extremely offensive' which surprises me a little. Even though the books were full of atheism, the movie was what movie critics would call "a lighthearted romp" or something equally stupid. Even though it brought up some dark shit, like losing a part of your soul. I don't think it was morally wrong in any way, though I thought whatsherface was a disappointing Mrs. Coulter.
The Golden Compass” is being marketed to children. Your child watches the movie, wants the books, reads the books and gets a whole new perspective of God, which could doom him eternally.
So don't let the kid read the books! Or better yet, allow your child to develop his own views of spirituality instead of forcing your own religion down his throat!
Don’t be deceived. The movie is bait for the books.
I'm pretty sure that the movie wasn't made with an evil atheist agenda in mind, but then, Christian Answers seems to think that everything is an evil atheist agenda. The reason that The Golden Compass was made was to take advantage of the books' large fanbase and, ultimately, make monies.
Christian parents are no stranger to The Fight, and, although it seems a shame, we must take to the task once again, we have The Word as our two-edged sword.
That's right-- Christian Answers expects you to cleave your children in two if they start to show the smallest symptom of atheism.
“Our agenda is the Gospel of Christ—a message infinitely more powerful than that of The Golden Compass,' Mohler wrote. 'The Christian faith is not about to be toppled by a film, nor by a series of fantasy books.”
I don't understand why Christians are so afraid of their religion being toppled. They have more believers worldwide than any other religion.
Pullman has not been shy about his active disdain for Christianity or his own comments about the stories of Tolkien and Lewis. Here are his own words:
“The Lord of the Rings is just not interesting psychologically; there’s nothing about people in it.”
Why do they care what Phillip Pullman thinks about Tolkien? Anyone-- theist or atheist-- can agree at that Tolkien's characters are pretty flat. Worldbuilding was obviously his strongest suit.
His second-strongest suit was made in Italy of 100% tropical wool.
And his scorn for Lewis’s fantasy world has been widely documented.
“I hate the Narnia books. I hate them with a deep and bitter passion, with their view of childhood as a golden age from which sexuality and adulthood are a falling away.”
Gotta say I agree with him there. O NOEZ SUZAN CANOT HAZ LIPSTIK SUZAN IS 2 SEXUL 4 NARNYA NOWWW!!!!1
Here is a point Mr. Pullman hasn’t noticed about himself, because he’s been so caught up in his atheistic rhetoric, and that is his stories follow closely the very lines he so venomously discounts.
That's because he's Bible Man's secret identity.
Pullman is following in the footsteps of Lewis and Tolkien. Like them, he has created alternate worlds of fantasy that vividly manifest his own particular world view and his perspective on spiritual matters.
So he's a fantasy writer. Pullman didn't insult all fantasy fiction-- just Tolkien and Lewis.
Tolkien and Lewis established the foundation of modern fantasy storytelling, adding to that a beautiful sense of Christian love and friendship.
Fantasy existed long before those two, and Tolkien made way more impact that Lewis. Furthermore, Tolkien's work never even mentions God. Personally, I'm not a fan of the derivative shit based off Tolkien, because I only like fantasy when it's original. Phillip Pullman is original as hell, and he's a goddamn talented writer.
I believe we should not fuel this author’s negative view of Christianity or of his blatant declaration of being an atheist.
I don't want to live in a word where people are described as being 'openly atheist,' as if 'blatantly declaring' your nonreligion is something that a person is expected to be ashamed of.
We dare not focus on him so much that we wind up making him stand out, while we at the same time risk the Christian community looking like the villainous Christians in his stories.
His stories don't have villainous Christians. They have a flawed God who deserves to die. There's a difference.
The best way to expose Pullman’s lie is to respond like Christ himself: With grace and truth.
Wait; what's the lie? That God isn't a nice guy? That's not a lie, Christian Answers. That's fiction. Pullman is an atheist, which means that he doesn't believe in a god.
Lyra has no idea that the alethiometer is, in fact, the famed Golden Compass. She is told never to let anyone know she is in possession of it and that it measures “truth.”
But it's not the truth! It's all atheist lies!
“The Golden Compass” is a well-crafted film with top notch special effects and actors. It’s imagery is beautiful and exciting. It easily takes the viewer away into a fantasy world full of intrigue and wonder. Kids love this kind of stuff, and even most adults get a kick out of it, too. Don’t be seduced, however, by what’s on the surface. Underneath lurks many subversive, anti-religious messages which appear in euphemistic terms.
The movie seriously does not have have subversive, anti-religious messages, and it's not trying to 'seduce' anyone. That's the reason that they took out all the atheistic bits! They didn't want to offend Christians! So obviously, they weren't trying to convert unwitting children to a PATH OF LIESSS.
“The Golden Compass” avoids using the word “church” and instead calls it the “Magisterium,” an openly Roman Catholic term.
I don't think that's avoidance as much as style. 'Magisterium' conjurs a much different image to the mind than 'church.'
And, as you well may have read by now, even if you knew nothing of the Pullman books before now, God is “killed” in the end.
Why the quotations? Do they think that their readers can't handle the impact of god being killed without quotation marks? How is one "killed," exactly? Either you're killed or you're not-- that's what I think.
There are a number of twisted biblical references and a play on biblical names. There is some immodesty and sensuality seen in the character of Mrs. Coulter, who is shown always wearing form-fitting 30’s inspired dresses.
Dresses from the THIRTIES?! Egad! I can't have my children seeing that!
The consumption of alcohol is present in the movie, and there is a scene where 12-year-old Lyra takes a sip of wine and spits it back into her glass.
I don't see why it's a problem, since the consumption of alcohol is present in the Bible. And Lyra didn't even like the taste of wine!
At times, Lyra appears to be a sweet heroine, whose boldness is commended. But she is also very conniving, manipulative and deceitful, and when she acts in these ways, she accomplishes her purpose.
In my opinion, the conniving is what makes her a good character. Lyra would be a whole lot less interesting if she were a perfect 'sweet heroine.' And I don't want to know what kind of 'sweet heroine' you're taking on a daily basis, Christian Answers, but I'm sure it's a lot.
Pray for Philip Pullman.
What condescending bitchholes.
on ChristianAnswers.net-- the only website I've seen that counts the number of times in a movie that the Lord's name is used in vain. This time I guess I'll critique their critique of a movie I've actually seen-- The Golden Compass.
The moral rating is 'extremely offensive' which surprises me a little. Even though the books were full of atheism, the movie was what movie critics would call "a lighthearted romp" or something equally stupid. Even though it brought up some dark shit, like losing a part of your soul. I don't think it was morally wrong in any way, though I thought whatsherface was a disappointing Mrs. Coulter.
The Golden Compass” is being marketed to children. Your child watches the movie, wants the books, reads the books and gets a whole new perspective of God, which could doom him eternally.
So don't let the kid read the books! Or better yet, allow your child to develop his own views of spirituality instead of forcing your own religion down his throat!
Don’t be deceived. The movie is bait for the books.
I'm pretty sure that the movie wasn't made with an evil atheist agenda in mind, but then, Christian Answers seems to think that everything is an evil atheist agenda. The reason that The Golden Compass was made was to take advantage of the books' large fanbase and, ultimately, make monies.
Christian parents are no stranger to The Fight, and, although it seems a shame, we must take to the task once again, we have The Word as our two-edged sword.
That's right-- Christian Answers expects you to cleave your children in two if they start to show the smallest symptom of atheism.
“Our agenda is the Gospel of Christ—a message infinitely more powerful than that of The Golden Compass,' Mohler wrote. 'The Christian faith is not about to be toppled by a film, nor by a series of fantasy books.”
I don't understand why Christians are so afraid of their religion being toppled. They have more believers worldwide than any other religion.
Pullman has not been shy about his active disdain for Christianity or his own comments about the stories of Tolkien and Lewis. Here are his own words:
“The Lord of the Rings is just not interesting psychologically; there’s nothing about people in it.”
Why do they care what Phillip Pullman thinks about Tolkien? Anyone-- theist or atheist-- can agree at that Tolkien's characters are pretty flat. Worldbuilding was obviously his strongest suit.
His second-strongest suit was made in Italy of 100% tropical wool.
And his scorn for Lewis’s fantasy world has been widely documented.
“I hate the Narnia books. I hate them with a deep and bitter passion, with their view of childhood as a golden age from which sexuality and adulthood are a falling away.”
Gotta say I agree with him there. O NOEZ SUZAN CANOT HAZ LIPSTIK SUZAN IS 2 SEXUL 4 NARNYA NOWWW!!!!1
Here is a point Mr. Pullman hasn’t noticed about himself, because he’s been so caught up in his atheistic rhetoric, and that is his stories follow closely the very lines he so venomously discounts.
That's because he's Bible Man's secret identity.
Pullman is following in the footsteps of Lewis and Tolkien. Like them, he has created alternate worlds of fantasy that vividly manifest his own particular world view and his perspective on spiritual matters.
So he's a fantasy writer. Pullman didn't insult all fantasy fiction-- just Tolkien and Lewis.
Tolkien and Lewis established the foundation of modern fantasy storytelling, adding to that a beautiful sense of Christian love and friendship.
Fantasy existed long before those two, and Tolkien made way more impact that Lewis. Furthermore, Tolkien's work never even mentions God. Personally, I'm not a fan of the derivative shit based off Tolkien, because I only like fantasy when it's original. Phillip Pullman is original as hell, and he's a goddamn talented writer.
I believe we should not fuel this author’s negative view of Christianity or of his blatant declaration of being an atheist.
I don't want to live in a word where people are described as being 'openly atheist,' as if 'blatantly declaring' your nonreligion is something that a person is expected to be ashamed of.
We dare not focus on him so much that we wind up making him stand out, while we at the same time risk the Christian community looking like the villainous Christians in his stories.
His stories don't have villainous Christians. They have a flawed God who deserves to die. There's a difference.
The best way to expose Pullman’s lie is to respond like Christ himself: With grace and truth.
Wait; what's the lie? That God isn't a nice guy? That's not a lie, Christian Answers. That's fiction. Pullman is an atheist, which means that he doesn't believe in a god.
Lyra has no idea that the alethiometer is, in fact, the famed Golden Compass. She is told never to let anyone know she is in possession of it and that it measures “truth.”
But it's not the truth! It's all atheist lies!
“The Golden Compass” is a well-crafted film with top notch special effects and actors. It’s imagery is beautiful and exciting. It easily takes the viewer away into a fantasy world full of intrigue and wonder. Kids love this kind of stuff, and even most adults get a kick out of it, too. Don’t be seduced, however, by what’s on the surface. Underneath lurks many subversive, anti-religious messages which appear in euphemistic terms.
The movie seriously does not have have subversive, anti-religious messages, and it's not trying to 'seduce' anyone. That's the reason that they took out all the atheistic bits! They didn't want to offend Christians! So obviously, they weren't trying to convert unwitting children to a PATH OF LIESSS.
“The Golden Compass” avoids using the word “church” and instead calls it the “Magisterium,” an openly Roman Catholic term.
I don't think that's avoidance as much as style. 'Magisterium' conjurs a much different image to the mind than 'church.'
And, as you well may have read by now, even if you knew nothing of the Pullman books before now, God is “killed” in the end.
Why the quotations? Do they think that their readers can't handle the impact of god being killed without quotation marks? How is one "killed," exactly? Either you're killed or you're not-- that's what I think.
There are a number of twisted biblical references and a play on biblical names. There is some immodesty and sensuality seen in the character of Mrs. Coulter, who is shown always wearing form-fitting 30’s inspired dresses.
Dresses from the THIRTIES?! Egad! I can't have my children seeing that!
The consumption of alcohol is present in the movie, and there is a scene where 12-year-old Lyra takes a sip of wine and spits it back into her glass.
I don't see why it's a problem, since the consumption of alcohol is present in the Bible. And Lyra didn't even like the taste of wine!
At times, Lyra appears to be a sweet heroine, whose boldness is commended. But she is also very conniving, manipulative and deceitful, and when she acts in these ways, she accomplishes her purpose.
In my opinion, the conniving is what makes her a good character. Lyra would be a whole lot less interesting if she were a perfect 'sweet heroine.' And I don't want to know what kind of 'sweet heroine' you're taking on a daily basis, Christian Answers, but I'm sure it's a lot.
Pray for Philip Pullman.
What condescending bitchholes.