|PIC1|Religious activists at the Catholic League have urged Christians to boycott Philip Pullman's movie-adaptation The Golden Compass, due to be released this Christmas, over fears children seeing the movie will give up on God.
The film, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, is a creation from one of the stories of the atheist author Pullman's controversial His Dark Materials Trilogy.
Catholic League officials have condemned the film and books by Pullman, which they claim "bash Christianity and promote atheism to kids".
League president William Donohue told America's Entertainment Weekly magazine: "Parents might be inclined to say, `Hey, our kid really enjoyed the movie, why don't we buy him His Dark Materials for Christmas?'
"(It) introduces the kid to atheism. (It's) a stealth campaign."
However, rather than take offence to the criticism, the movie director Chris Weitz has welcomed the attention offered, pointing out that the Catholic League also boycotted the movie adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, which went on to become one of 2006's biggest cinema hits.
He said, "It will make more people see the film".
-
5 things to know about Pope Leo XIV
-
Trump denies any involvement in AI pope image amid Catholic backlash
-
Jeremy Clarkson warns Christianity is 'in danger' amid falling birth rates
-
More people are going to church than before the pandemic
-
Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass sends a defining message of faith in a distracted world
-
China clamps down on foreign missionaries
Most Popular
related articles
Religious row takes over Hollywood blockbuster of Philip Pullman novel
Religious row takes over Hollywood blockbuster of Philip Pullman novel
News
The unyielding faith of one woman that shook an empire
In the year AD 203, a young woman named Vibia Perpetua stepped into a Roman arena in Carthage, North Africa. The crowd jeered, wild beasts prowled, and death was certain. Yet she did not hesitate.
Joy in the journey – serving King Jesus, meeting King Charles
Nicki Duncalfe said 'yes' to God's call, leaving behind comfort and career to support her husband’s mission flying with MAF, raise her boys cross-culturally, and live out her faith in extraordinary ways.
Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass sends a defining message of faith in a distracted world
Standing beneath Michelangelo’s towering fresco of the Last Judgement, newly elected Pope Leo XIV delivered his first papal homily in the Sistine Chapel, setting a bold and unmistakable tone for his pontificate. His message: reclaim an authentic vision of Jesus Christ or risk living in a state of “practical atheism”.
China clamps down on foreign missionaries
China has imposed sweeping restrictions on Christian practices.