12/19/2007
What year is this again?
A rare “religious” comment from me:
From Reuters regarding The Golden Compass:
In the film version all references to the Church have been stripped out, with director Chris Weitz keen to avoid offending religious cinema goers.
Still, some Catholic groups in the United States have called for a boycott, fearing even a diluted version of the book might draw people to read the bestselling trilogy.
< *GASP*> They might READ A BOOK? Well, clearly this is a terrible influence. A movie inspiring someone to read and think… for… them…..selves. AH! I’ve spotted the problem: the Catholic groups don’t want people thinking! Well…good luck with that! Too bad this isn’t a few hundred years ago where you could just shut down the theatres and send the people involved with the movie and Pullman down to the dungeons to confess all their sins. (rolls eyes)
Look, I’m not against people having spirituality - I’m not against people practicing any certain religion (and yes, I believe spirituality and religion are separate things, it’s just for some - their religion supports their spirituality
) - but I do have issues with ANY religion (or church of that religion) that tries to do all the thinking for an individual. This is at the heart of my issues with any radical sect, branch, or religion. Man has free thought and free will and the urge to exercise it.
And you know what? If you are so worried that someone will see a movie or read a book and leave your church, then you never really had a true follower anyway….they were already dissatisfied with something. Maybe these groups need to focus less on condemning books and movies and more on real problems, like the homeless, the poor, the mistreated, and others in need.
End religious commentary.
sparta at 1:20 pm
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Well, this is the Roman Catholic church we’re talking about. These are the people who for centuries cultivated illiteracy and superstition among their congregations. They claimed it was a sin for a layman to read the Bible. They’ve still got a stranglehold on a disturbingly large amount of the world. Which is not to say the protestants are any better. And I needn’t tell you the number of ills forced on the world by islamist extremists in the years since World War II.
Religion is a disease.
CommentbySir Not Appearing in this Blog — 12/22/2007 @ 1:32 pm