My thanks go out to Pete Vere, JCL, my guest blogger for this post. Pete Vere is the co-author, with Sandra Miesel, of "Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children's Fantasy" published by Ignatius Books, and available at AtheismForChildren.com. Well, I finally saw the Golden Compass yesterday. I was asked by several concerned Catholic and pro-life organizations to review the film, which I did with another pro-life activist and a Calvinist preacher. It tries to whitewash the books, which are the bigger danger. As far as anti-Christian content, it wasn't completely stripped from the film. But it was subtle. I picked up the following: - Polar bear smashes an Iconostasis. - The use of the word "Magisterium" for the bad guys. - The Magisterium's agents use the title "Fra" and wear something similar to Roman collars. - The Magisterium's headquarters is very similar in its architectural design to St. Peter's Basilica and the Piaz...
