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So yes, I celebrate this one, as well as Redacted and Lions for Lambs and several others. Their failure goes into the win column for this country—and our kids.

Well, I'll agree with you on Redacted. But I wouldn't put the Golden Compass in the same territory.

This controversy seems a lot like the hubbub over the Harry Potter movies. Anybody that thinks a movie about fighting armored polar bears poses a serious threat to faith should re-examine their own.

Have you read the books or are familiar with the His Dark Materials trilogy or the author? Redacted, or Lions for Lambs don't bother me so much because they are movies targeted towards adults. Same with Farenheit 9/11. If this were a movie trying to teach the values of atheism and how Christianity were evil in a mature adult context, I wouldn't care either. But it's a children's movie. I'm not a Christian either!

A book series that aims to indoctrinate kids into thinking physical pleasures of the flesh are more important than spirituality, that the Christian religion is a fraud, that homosexual angels are the 'good guys', etc... is not something I have any interest in my children seeing.

I also think its of value to inform our other FRiends who may have children who think the movie is another Narnia, or Harry Potter, that it's not what they think it is.

You have a problem with any of that? :-)

I actually don't see how Redacted and GC are different. Both are created intentionally to undermine people's values (American patriotism and Christianity). I suggest you read the 'His Dark Materials' series. If you don't want to buy, you can easily read the synopsis on the internet. In the last book, the 13-yrs old characters are having sex and finally accomplish their mission: to kill God!

HP books/movies, while also have some values that Christians don't agree, were not written intentionally to undermine Christianity.

Suppose Osama Bin Laden is a good author, and he writes a very good fiction with a very anti-American message. I just don't see why any American (except the rabid leftist) want spend their money on a movie based on that book.

“This controversy seems a lot like the hubbub over the Harry Potter movies. Anybody that thinks a movie about fighting armored polar bears poses a serious threat to faith should re-examine their own.”

LOL thats funny. It poses a serious threat to our children. It pushes ideas that many Christians find offensive. This movie is about killing God and the polar bears are only there to attract children and soften the message.

Your comment sounds just like the people that say TV doesn’t effect our children. That must be why companies spend millions on advertising.

Anybody that thinks a movie about fighting armored polar bears poses a serious threat to faith should re-examine their own.

No one is making the argument that "fighting armored polar bears poses a serious threat to faith". You committed the straw man fallacy. You have presented your opponents beliefs in an inaccurate light. Perhaps you would like to restate your argument without using a fallacy.

By the way, have you seen this film?

This controversy seems a lot like the hubbub over the Harry Potter movies. Anybody that thinks a movie about fighting armored polar bears poses a serious threat to faith should re-examine their own.

Try reading this book and see if you come away with the same conclusion. It is one of the few books in my life I have read that I am truly sorry I slimed myself reading. I threw the series away in the trash after the first book so that no kid would ever be exposed to it. I can not remember ever throwing an other book away before because of content I resale them if I do not like them.

I enjoyed reading the Harry Potter series even used it as a teaching tool in my home school program.