Every year someone gets really really rich off the back of bashing Christians. For the record, Christians bring it on themselves. This year, a new movie about some old books is causing a fevered pitch of 'down with Hollywood' chants from unbashful hate-filled Christians. Mind you, there is a shred of validity with their claims.

Seems as though the books promote atheism--to the MAX! This ain't your regular atheism, but the belittlement of people who have faith and the notion of a 'higher being'. Here are some coherent thoughts on the book from this article:

Contrary to mass emails, 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. 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.

Fair enough. But I'm actually going to read the book before engaging in debate. I bet they're pretty good. What I hate about the whole situation are those secular humanists (I thought these people died out long ago; do Universities still house these dinosaurs?) who go out of their way to play the 'greater than thou' attitude.

Come on! I expect and receive that kind of rhetoric from far right-wing Christians, not 'regular' and 'critical' thinkers called atheists (or whatever it's called now.) Every single coherent atheist that defends their faith (or lack thereof I guess) has ALWAYS played the 'I'm better than the world because I don't have faith' card. These people play the same game as everyone else so poo poo on you and your views, give me something more solid than that garbage.

(Take a look for yourself to some comments on blogs about Golden Compass bans and note how all those bashing Christians add one line smirks and quips lording their 'reason' lack of 'indoctriniation' over everyone else.) i.e.

Anyway, a good laugh therefore!

Or even this in our own blog,

I rofled at this one. Seriously guys, on the floor laughing. At first I was confused then I saw the "Blog Categories" and it all made sense.

Bah, same intolerant people different title.