Controversy Over “The Golden Compass”

Last Christmas I asked my family and friends to buy me books – lots and lots of books. I stacked them in my bookshelf, on the floor, under my desk – anywhere I could find room. Today I found a boxed set I had received from someone – it was Phillip Pullman’s “The Dark Materials” collection. I’ve seen the ads for the movie – looks pretty good. Talked to a friend of mine on the phone and told her what I was going to be reading this weekend. She yelled at me. Told me the books are anti-Christian, Pullman is an Atheist, and I should be ashamed of myself for even reading it. Oooh-kay.

Maybe they are, maybe he is . . . if it’s a good story, I’ll read it. Will it change my beliefs? No. It’s Fantasy – a place where there is magic and wizards and dragons and fairies and we never know where a story will take us.  But we prepare ourselves to enter a world of the unknown where anything is possible and everything is questionable because . . . well . . . it’s Fantasy!!

I’m curious what everyone out there thinks about this whole scenario – good or bad? Have you read the books or not?

PJacks