Comments on: Golden Compass loses its way

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:46:37 +0000

My comments are truisms and justified , if you read it again my point wasn`t about the `individual` as a paedophile but the church covering it up and (most importantly) NOT reporting the matter to the police , moving the individual to a different parish or whatever but and to repeat my point – NOT reporting it – er… fact . It a searchable point , if you wish to do so – “sensationalist shit” my arse . That this occurs above ground level management and to my knowledge has never been condemned by the upper church authorities leaves them with no moralistic upper ground to preach from – QED .

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:10:48 +0000

I liked the book, but you know what they say, the movie is always worse then the movie.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:12:32 +0000

To the above paedophile comment, unjustified. It’s the individual that becomes a paedophile, anything the media tells you is probably sensationalist shit, there’s normally an agenda behind it so must be taken lightly.

I don’t see why the catholic church is at arms about the situation. Just because the opinion of the book/film differs from their religion? All this talk is playing right into the hands of the dick movie producers, who at the end of the day are the ones who see to make a profit from it. The media likes to exaggerate to increase sales, the film companies like to exaggerate to increase sales. Wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if this is blown amazingly out of proportion. Don’t let them win, don’t pay to see the movie.

By: Right on

Right on — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:41:56 +0000

‘When the church gets its act together and kicks out its paedophiles that it has knowingly hidden in its ranks , then maybe I`ll listen to them’

Right on and Catholic kiddie lovers at that!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:13:37 +0000

When the church gets its act together and kicks out its paedophiles that it has knowingly hidden in its ranks , then maybe I`ll listen to them ….. and then ignore them . The church taking a higher moral or ecclesiastical ground , see my first sentence really .

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:11:37 +0000

It just a movie, dont watch it if you dont like it, that simple.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:07:18 +0000

This is why Richard Dawkins wrote the book ‘The God Delusion’; to enlighten these misguided people. Religion is virus; most are indoctrinated when they are young for a reason; they willingly accept what their elders tell them as true, without means to argue against this proselytizing. Propagating an endless cycle of unquestioning belief.

By: Carl E. Olson

Carl E. Olson — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:22:29 +0000

Catholic heresy

A sloppy use of the word “heresy.” The issue with Pullman’s books is that they openly attack and misrepresent the Catholic Church and Catholic beliefs. Pullman has made it clear in numerous interviews that he hates the Christian understanding of God, as well as “organized religion,” by which he mostly means Catholicism. Since this is the case, is it really so intolerant and narrow minded for Catholics to critique the books and point out errors in the same? That is what Vere and Miesel have done. In other words, they have responded to Pullman, not by making ad hominem attacks or name-calling, but by engaging his public claims.

By: huh

huh — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:19:18 +0000

Huh? That made no sense, meth0d.

Nobody’s saying atheists should “shut up,” they’re saying most people believe in God and aren’t interested in atheism. Demanding that people buy what they don’t want? That’s the RIAA’s gameplan. Good job there!

By: meth0d

meth0d — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:54:46 +0000

zealots are nuts, which is interesting to note that these zealots often do “unchristian” things such as shut up if your an atheist i a bit too much