The Golden Compass, Atheism and Where You Put Your Money

One of the more interesting emails I have been getting (the count is up to three) is an exhortation not to go see the Golden Compass, based on the first book in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, which opens this Friday. I have been told that by doing so, I will be undermining my faith in God and “supporting” atheism.
This email has me thinking. Not just about whether or not seeing the Golden Compass amounts to a tacit “approval” of atheism (I plan to see it and fully expect to be a devout Christian still when it’s over), but …read more