received an email today from a fellow church member (directed by our Reverend) regarding the movie which read:
The movie has been described as "atheism for kids" and is based on the first book of a trilogy entitled "His Dark Materials" that was written by Philip Pullman.
Pullman is a militant atheist and secular humanist who despises C. S. Lewis and the "Chronicles of Narnia". His motivation for writing this trilogy was specifically to counteract Lewis' symbolisms of Christ that are portrayed in the Narnia series. Clearly, Pullman's main objective is to bash Christianity and promote atheism. Pullman left little doubt about his intentions when he said in a 2003 interview that "my books are about killing God." He has even stated that he wants to "kill God in the minds of children".
While "The Golden Compass" movie itself may seem mild and innocent, the books are a much different story. In the trilogy, a young streetwise girl becomes enmeshed in an epic struggle to ultimately defeat the oppressive forces of a senile God.
Another character, an ex-nun, describes Christianity as "a very powerful and convincing mistake."
In the final book, characters representing Adam and Eve eventually kill God, who at times is called YAHWEH. Each book in the trilogy gets progressively worse regarding Pullman's hatred of Jesus Christ.
an atheist as defined by the dictionary is a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings. in short, an atheist is a person who hates God. specifically, Pullman has professed that he is "trying to undermine the basis of Christianity belief".
thus to support our faith in Christ, we like most Christians have decided NOT to watch this movie and to promote boycotting it. maybe you think 2 less tickets sold wouldn't mean much, but at least it shows our willingness in our faith in our God.
