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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Falwell
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December 07, 2007 3:50 PM<BR><B>To:</B> fc@list.falwell.com<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Does 'The Golden Compass' Point Kids Toward Atheism?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Does ‘The
Golden Compass’ Point Kids Toward
Atheism?<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
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face="Times New Roman">“The Golden Compass” is New Line Cinema’s huge gamble: a
sprawling film fantasy that boasts a high-profile cast, a tale of mystery and
magic, astonishing special effects and a $180 million budget.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It opens in 3,528 theaters this
weekend.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The film is also a source of great controversy, as it is
based on the first in a trilogy of novels (“His Dark Materials”) written by
militant atheist Philip Pullman.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The Catholic League’s Bill Donahue has been one of the
voices at the forefront of the opposition campaign.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Saying the books “denigrate
Christianity, thrash the Catholic Church and sell the virtues of atheism,” Mr.
Donahue has called on Catholics to boycott the movie.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Ted Baehr, who heads the Christian Film and Television
Commission, recently told Fox news that while he hasn’t seen the movie, he and
staffers have read the trilogy.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">“We have to see the film before we make (any)
evaluation,” Mr. Baehr said.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But he
warned, “Children who buy into this are going to be trapped in a sad, desperate
world.”</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The cause for concern comes directly from Mr. Pullman’s
own words.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The iconoclastic <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Pullman</st1:place></st1:City> told the Sydney Morning News in 2003,
“My books are about killing God.”</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">In addition, Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom from
Religion Foundation, told Fox News, in a separate interview, that Mr. Pullman
wrote the trilogy “to counter the pernicious Christianity of C.S. Lewis’
‘Narnia’ series.”</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Indeed, Mr. Pullman seems to be have an evangelistic
fervor regarding his non-belief, having participated in a DVD designed for
11-year-old British school children titled “Why Atheism.”<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The DVD series touts itself as being “a
comprehensive introduction to the secular philosophies of Atheism and
Humanism.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Pullman is one of six
people featured on the DVD who “do not believe in God.”</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">While the new movie is said to have diluted the overt
messages of atheism, there is still cause for concern, in my
mind.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><o:p><FONT
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Christians in
a Secular Culture<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Christians have every right to have a voice in the world
of entertainment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We may not get
much favorable treatment from <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Hollywood</st1:place></st1:City>, but we do have a vote.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And that vote is cast with our
wallets.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">And so I will not waste my time or money on “The Golden
Compass” and I have encouraged my <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Thomas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Road</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Baptist</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> flock to avoid the film, as
well.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">I hope pastors across the nation will do the same, not in
a knee-jerk way, but in a reasoned manner that points to the
Bible.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Author Dinesh D’Souza, author of The New York Times
bestseller “What’s So Great About Christianity,” reminds us that Mr. Pullman’s
books, and perhaps the movie, are part of what he terms “an atheist propaganda
campaign” aimed at young people.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">“They are aiming to indoctrinate young people against the
religious beliefs of their parents during a time when most Americans are
celebrating religious holidays,” said Mr. D’Souza.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><o:p><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Therefore, parents need to be on
guard.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><o:p><FONT
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">I believe pastors also need to ensure that the young
people in their churches understand the background of this movie and its
creator.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is already enough
pressure on Christian young people to abandon their core Christian
beliefs.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Finally, Christian parents, we would be well advised to
remember how, when we were kids, the things of the world often held great
fascination for us.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So too are our
children sometimes gripped with fascination over things that are not good for
them.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">I suggest we have options on hand — such as the “Narnia”
books or other Christian alternatives — to offer our kids when we talk about
“The Golden Compass” and why we don’t believe we should see the
movie.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Remember, as James 1:15 tells us, when desire is
conceived it gives birth to sin.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Let’s prayerfully do our best to help our children keep their hearts and
minds on Jesus Christ, amid this world of many
temptations.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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