The Christian Post reports the Church of Scotland had rejected the call to boycott The Golden Compass, instead describing the story as a hagiography, ‘The Church of Scotland said she is “one of the powerless who turns out to be a saint, and so the film is an invitation to dialogue on human purpose and destiny, the abuse of power, the making of choices and the meaning of life.”‘ The Church will instead release a leaflet accompanying the release, hoping that it will help stimulate discussion among and engage young people in its congregations in a way they can relate. Read more.
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Wow. Thumbs up for the Church of Scotland!
I agree with Bruce. 😀
Oh my god; somebody saw sense.
Now, this is the way to do it.
I very much respect the Church of Scotland, they seem be aiming the right way in their pursuits. As a fellow Christian, I am proud to see that there are others who see the good virtues of this book series!
Guys,
You can view the first 5 minutes of TGC in Yahoo Movies!
This is good.
Yeah when I saw the movie, the beginning was fascinating.
Anyway, I saw the books as a metaphor for that not stupid “killing God” or “devil worshiping” coming from sources that don’t even include the books or even Philip Pullman!!! Please convince other churches about this> :]
thank you, sanity.
This is why I love the Scots.
lol,yes,the scots rule!
Respect.
The first five mintues of the movie has been posted at hisdarkmaterials.org
It looks excellent!
i live in america.
Where can you sign me up?!
I’m moving to Scotland!
Finnay!!! Someone tells Bill Donahee to shove it!
Yay! Go Scotland! But I do live there. 🙂