Saturday, December 01, 2007
Review: The Golden Compass - Embracing and glorifying child sacrifice
Published on 2 December 2007 in Family / Marriage
Source: Doug Britton Books - Family & Marriage
http://www.dougbrittonbooks.com/
If you think it's a good idea to sacrifice (in other words,
to kill) a boy in an effort to destroy God, then you will
love the Golden Compass (the first in a series of three
popular books) that has recently been made into a movie.
I like science fiction, and I've read a lot of it. A few
years ago I read the Golden Compass. At first I was
impressed by the vivid writing and creative story line. As
I read, though, I began to sense that something was wrong
with the book.
However, I was completely unprepared for the ending in
which one of the major characters imprisoned and then
killed a boy as part of a plan to challenge and eventually
kill God.
It was the most horrifying example of child abuse I have
ever read in literature, yet the killer was portrayed as a
heroic person trying to destroy God. What at first seemed
to be a creative and compelling story line descended into
well-written evil in which child-murder is portrayed as a
way to gain spiritual power, and God is portrayed as a
horrible being.
The producers of the soon-to-be-released movie version of
the Golden Compass have removed some of the most evil parts
of the book. They say, however, that if enough people pay
to watch the movie they will make two followup movies that
are more "true" to the books.
Consider carefully the message you would be giving to the
producers by paying money to watch this movie. Consider too
whether or not this is the type of message to which you
want to expose yourself and your children.
Please feel free to forward this email.
Doug Britton
Sacramento, CA
doug@dougbrittonbooks.com
http://www.dougbrittonbooks.com/ ¶ 7:52 PM
Source: Doug Britton Books - Family & Marriage
http://www.dougbrittonbooks.com/
If you think it's a good idea to sacrifice (in other words,
to kill) a boy in an effort to destroy God, then you will
love the Golden Compass (the first in a series of three
popular books) that has recently been made into a movie.
I like science fiction, and I've read a lot of it. A few
years ago I read the Golden Compass. At first I was
impressed by the vivid writing and creative story line. As
I read, though, I began to sense that something was wrong
with the book.
However, I was completely unprepared for the ending in
which one of the major characters imprisoned and then
killed a boy as part of a plan to challenge and eventually
kill God.
It was the most horrifying example of child abuse I have
ever read in literature, yet the killer was portrayed as a
heroic person trying to destroy God. What at first seemed
to be a creative and compelling story line descended into
well-written evil in which child-murder is portrayed as a
way to gain spiritual power, and God is portrayed as a
horrible being.
The producers of the soon-to-be-released movie version of
the Golden Compass have removed some of the most evil parts
of the book. They say, however, that if enough people pay
to watch the movie they will make two followup movies that
are more "true" to the books.
Consider carefully the message you would be giving to the
producers by paying money to watch this movie. Consider too
whether or not this is the type of message to which you
want to expose yourself and your children.
Please feel free to forward this email.
Doug Britton
Sacramento, CA
doug@dougbrittonbooks.com
http://www.dougbrittonbooks.com/ ¶ 7:52 PM
