As I said earlier …

It was due to pressure from them ( Catholics ) that a large part of the fictional religious undertones were removed from the movie to begin with, and yet they still complain.
Removed from a movie for PUBLIC concumption. A public that includes non-catholics.
They lobby for religious based laws which affect non-catholics as well as catholics.
The Religious lobby machine is second only to the entertainmanet lobby machine.
Their religious values are forced onto all as I said, through government or force.

The book is VERY different from the movie.
Read it if you’re allowed to.
Bet the kids at that school aren’t

Good.
More power to you.
Just don’t force me by law to believe as you do.
Or should I say, as christian history shows, by law or death.

I am well aware that Christianity isn’t the only religion to impose death on
those that didn’t follow it.
History shows many faiths that used murder ( and some that do now ) to impose
their ‘truths’

Using political lobbying is simply another means to the same end.

Forcing the world to believe as you do

Happy holidays.

It appears Stan is QUITE sensitive about this subject.
I notice that not once has he tried to actually dispute
anything I have said with anything other than name calling.

THAT’S very telling in itself.

Regardless of what ‘religion’ you lobby for, it’s SUPPOSED to be my
constitutional right to live by the religion that I wish to.
As was mentioned before .. Separation of Church and State.
This was put into the constitution for a reason.
Our founders came here to ESCAPE religious tyranny ( one of many reasons )
and this clause of the constitution was SUPPOSED to make it so religious tyranny
could never again rear it’s ugly head.
People have a tendency to forget history though, so the mistakes of the past continue to
return to haunt us.
Everyone should be able to worship as they see fit, read and view what THEY believe is
suitable for themselves, and not have some anyone decide what is or is not
suitable by anyone else.
Lobby for tyranny if you wish, or lobby for choice, but if tyranny ends up the
‘majority’, revolution WILL follow. It’s historically inevitable.

Hmmm,
Really …

Show me a quote from hippy that supports what you just said ?
Sounds more like Hippie wants a world where everyone chooses for themselves.
Sounds more like Hippie wants true separation of church and state, kind of
like what the constitution calls for.

Sounds like you, on the other hand support a world ruled by your religion,
regardless of what others wish to believe.

Guess that makes you a liar, and a tyrant.

Tyranny of the minority is also tyranny.

If you’re in the US, and people like Stan have their wish, you will live your
life according to a book, or else, whether you believe the book or not.

That’s the kind of world The Golden Compass is about.
That’s why the Catholics are so sensitive about it.
It’s the world they ( like Stan ) want.

Compare the book’s Church controlled government to real history.

How did the catholics act during that time when they WERE the government ?

It’s kindof like looking in a mirror, and they don’t like the face they see.

Really ?
It was due to pressure from them that a large part of the fictional religious undertones
were removed from the movie to begin with, and yet they still complain.
Removed from a movie for PUBLIC concumption. A public that includes non-catholics.
They lobby for religious based laws which affect non-catholics as well as catholics.
The Religious lobby machine is second only to the entertainmanet lobby machine.
Their religious values are forced onto all as I said, through government or force.

Quote-
Absolutely right.
They DON’T have the right to force them on me or my children, however, or
through government or force deprive me or mine the knowledge of choice. -End Quote

That is not happening here. The Catholic school board is a private institution, and governs those who choose to be there, and abide by its governance.

Absolutely right.
They DON’T have the right to force them on me or my children, however, or
through government or force deprive me or mine the knowledge of choice.