As
a scholar of religion, a liberal Christian (yes, we do exist), and a
lover of great fantasy literature, I am deeply saddened by the growing
wave of fearful-to-the-point-of-hysterical online chatter about Philip
Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, which was sparked by the
upcoming Dec. 7 release of the film version of the first book, "The Golden Compass."
Just last week my fellow Beliefnet blogger Rod Dreher fed the frenzy. His Crunchy Con post waxes poetically and mournfully about his "children losing God, especially before they have a firm hold on Him," particularly" to the work of a man who openly says he wishes to destroy God in the minds of his audience"--and thus, according to Dreher, who threatens to suck all the happiness out of life. Dreher ends with an insulting generalization about liberals, and how "because liberals refuse to take God seriously, [we] have trouble understanding people--Jews, Muslims, Christians and others--who do."
Give me a break.
Read more HERE.
HT: Collide Blog
