The sky is falling! Atheistic film is out to destroy our nation — NOT

People of faith everywhere should start to quake and even quiver, because apparently the atheists are out to destroy America, starting with the evil movie “The Golden Compass,” which will destroy the faith of our children.

At least that’s the fear a well-meaning evangelical Christian recently expressed in our local newspaper. To read this gentleman’s comments is to return to those days of yore when demons were hiding under each bush and bed to grab unwary innocents and plunge them into eternal fire.

In the real world, good readers, it’s just a movie. It’s based on a book which has been around for a decade or more. And according to one recent BBC story, the movie has been criticized by some because it isn’t as anti-religious as it should be!

I’ve been around long enough to know at least two things about the outrage and controversy which surrounds anti-religious or anti-Christian films: 1) the films rarely change ANYONE’S faith or morals for good or bad, and, 2) earnest “believers” who protest or boycott such films generally make them a success at the box office. Back in the 1980s (1990s?) “The Last Temptation of Christ” hit the theaters amid dire warnings from religious folks that it was a blasphemy which would lead a generation away from God. Today, most people can’t even remember who played Jesus in the film. Big deal.

Please don’t base your faith on what a novelist or movie “teaches” you. Base your faith on thoughtful considerations and genuine, personal commitments.
[tags]Golden Compass movie, religious controversy, atheism, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]

November 27, 2007 | Filed Under Cultural News, Entertainment News