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*St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Pine describes the movie as "atheism for kids," and Pullman as a "militant atheist and secular humanist" whose objective is to bash Christianity and "kill God in the minds of children."
*St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Pine describes the movie as "atheism for kids," and Pullman as a "militant atheist and secular humanist" whose objective is to bash Christianity and "kill God in the minds of children."
*"While 'The Golden Compass' movie itself may seem mild and innocent, the books are a much different story," the church bulletin says. "Each book in the trilogy gets progressively worse regarding Pullman's hatred of Jesus Christ." <ref>http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_541577.html</ref>
*"While 'The Golden Compass' movie itself may seem mild and innocent, the books are a much different story," the church bulletin says. "Each book in the trilogy gets progressively worse regarding Pullman's hatred of Jesus Christ." <ref>http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_541577.html</ref>
However the books have drawn public support from Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Williams has publicly endorsed the trilogy as a valuable tool for spiritual education and critical thinking<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/03/10/npull10.xml</ref>, and has been "delighted" to see schoolchildren attending the stageplay <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/03/17/bodark17.xml&page=1</ref>.
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