The Golden Compass Movie Debate....

I doubt that the reason this movie is being made is to draw children into atheism. More likely the book had a good plot so they wanted to make a movie about it. Not everyone in this country is Christian. I, for one, am looking forward to it but won't be able to see it until it is out on DVD or cable (can't afford the movies with 4 kids). My kids will watch it with me just like they did all the Harry Potter movies and Narnia and the Lord of the Rings. We don't believe in god. But, I don't think people should go around judging the movies and books if they haven't actually read them and just because the author or Snopes or whatever says the books are about killing god doesn't mean that when you read it you will pick up on that. I have talked to many people (including Christians) that have read the books and never picked up that they killed "god" in the end. It went right over their heads. I haven't read the books but from snippets I have seen it seems like the books are more about killing the idea of needing a god or "killing" the idea of needing an organized religion to dictate a person's life. Which I agree with since I am an atheist. I don't believe you need religion or god to live a good, moral life. And in the book/movie the church/religion torture people so why would you want to keep them? The movie takes place in a different dimension. It isn't our world.