Because when Christians start warning the culture about something dangerous, we often get a backlash. That's why I mentioned the story details that might seem a bit trifling. He uses his stories to twist and distort familiar biblical accounts of creation, fall, and redemption, making heroes of those who rebel against religion, and having one of his "good" characters even say, "The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake." It's sort of a Da Vinci Code theme for kids.īut I suggest that we should do more than just read the e-mail and press "Forward." If we really want to be able to speak out against Pullman's ideas, we must know what we are talking about.
God is actually presented as completely unreal in The Golden Compass there are only angelic beings who try to set themselves up as God and are defeated.)īut the part about Pullman hating the idea of God is completely accurate. (For example, contrary to what the e-mail cites, Jesus is mentioned in the books, and the girl and the boy at the center of the story do not kill God, though they are present when a being calling himself God is killed. Unlike many other e-mails that get circulated, The Golden Compass e-mail is not a hoax, though, in fairness, there are some incorrect details. It says that Pullman's fantasy trilogy is openly anti-Christian. I am referring to the e-mail that is circulating about the upcoming fantasy film The Golden Compass, based on the book by Philip Pullman. One of my colleagues received it from five different people no less!
A lot of Christians have, including many of us here at BreakPoint. All of you have probably received the e-mail by now.
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