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What is the controversy in the movie The Golden Compass?
The Golden Compass series has an undertone that some argue is a direct, if subtle, attack on the Catholic Church and it's power. Read More »
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Why is The Golden Compass so controversial
According to the Catholic League's official website, William Donohue believes the movie makes atheism appealing to kids. Read More »
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Why has the Golden Compass been so controversial?
There's 2 schools of thought here (at least in my view): 1) you can read the book and form your own opinion about the religious aspects or 2) you can read the opinions of others on the internet (articles, papers, etc) and try to argue your ... Read More »
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he's agnostic, not atheist. he doesn't have a real stance on the issue. they don't kill god in the books, they kill a guy pretending to be god who's abusing his power and causing hell. the magisterium is supposed to be allegorical to the ca...
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The Golden Compass is all about freedom and thinking for yourself. There are some that say it's anti-church because there is a church like power that tells people what to do and the others fight for their rights to know the truth, but it is...
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Probably because they haven't read the book. Philip Pullman, particularly in certain circles in the U.S. has been accused of being an atheistic anti-religious demon; This is ridiculous.. he is not anti religion, but anti theocracy, which is...
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In the book, "the Church" is threated by a golden compass that allows you to glimpse the future. Isn't interesting/ironic that the real church is threatened by the book the The Golden Compass in the real world?
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By now I'm sure someone has told you about the "athiest" message... I guess the real problem as people who are devout see it isn't so much the film itself...even high ranking church officials have said it's a really good fantasy film which ...
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Read the trilogy His Dark Materials. By first reading the book The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. Read the second book of the trilogy The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman. Read the third book of the trilogy The Amber Spyglass. Continue the...
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Power can make us forget about the safety and happiness of those we love, it can blind us in many ways, but there are those, who are not lured in by the temptations of power, who will follow their fate and change our destiny for better or f...
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