From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Compass_(film) :
"On October 7, 2007 the Catholic League called for a boycott of the film. League president William A. Donohue said he would not ordinarily object to the film, but that while the religious elements will be diluted from the source material, the film will encourage children to read the novels, which he says "denigrate Christianity" and promote "atheism for kids." "
Gasp! God forbid children read something that encourages them to think critically (yeah I'm being sarcastic here). I don't get it...If you have faith, what are you exactly afraid of? If religious views can be swayed by reading a series of fantasy novels, then maybe the basis is not so sound after all...And noone makes a racket about children being brainwashed by reading Chronicles of Narnia. What's this double standard all about? Where does this criticism/controversy put us regarding freedom of speech, respecting others' rights to express their religious views, etc.?
Parents mostly have control of their children. If they find the movie at odds with their beliefs, then they can keep their children from seeing it. But trying to stop this movie from being shown is ridiculous...It's almost like saying "we're not going to publish the books either, lest children read them and become atheists". It is so ironic how the books criticize the stronghold of the Church (or organized religion in a broader perspective) over humanity, and the institution being criticized validates the concerns by acting exactly the way criticized.
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