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'''Philip Pullman''' is the atheist author of ''[[His Dark Materials]]'', a [[trilogy]] of [[fantasy]] novels for [[young adult]]s where the ultimate victory is killing the Judeo-Christian [[Yahweh|God]].  
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'''Philip Pullman''' is the atheist author of numerous novels, including the Ruby Lockhart series, Count Karlstein, I Was a Rat, and ''[[His Dark Materials]]'', a [[trilogy]] of [[fantasy]] novels for [[young adult]]s where the ultimate victory is killing the Judeo-Christian [[Yahweh|God]]. Despite the apparently anti-religious theme, there are many morals in the story that the church, if it paid attention, would notice are actually very religious. Morals are in no way unique to religious people.
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Critics brand his books subversively anti-religious. Defenders say it's all good fun.  
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Critics brand his books subversively anti-religious. Defenders say that as they are novels, it is hard to brand them as a serious threat to anyone's beliefs. Pullman stated in TIME that he had all the political purpose of anyone who has ever said "once upon a time". He has also stated that he has no problem with the Church unless it gains political power. Until recently he has denied that the series was written to balance against Narnia.
    
==Pullman's views on religion==
 
==Pullman's views on religion==

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