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November 29, 2007
It's been a while
It's the holidays. What can I say? We choose to celebrate a secular, yet traditional, Christmas over here. To each his own.
That being said, after reading this quote from Phillip Pullman:
I would race to see the movie. Yes, that movie. It looks to be a fun movie and the kids and I are going to go and enjoy without looking for hidden agendas and subliminal messaging. I am even more likely to go now. Do you see anywhere in that quote where he says that believing in god is a bad thing. No? It must be there, right? Because the Catholic League is saying that's what he means. I see him saying that religion is bad and that would be bad for business for the Catholic League. And, as cynical as it is, non-profit or not, that's what religion seems to be for the most part these days--a business. If no one went to these giant warehouse churches how could they afford to operate? What if people simply chose to congregate in small groups and worship together without pomp or ceremony? Gasp.
The whole thing just makes me crazy. The Nativity Story was in theaters last season and I didn't protest the theater. I didn't picket outside. I didn't organize press conferences. I just chose to spend my money on other movies. That's it. And you know what? I trust that my kids could have seen that movie and come away with their own beliefs still intact having possibly have learned something about other people. Do I think that kids are going to be leaving organized religion in droves after seeing/reading the trilogy? Nope. They will still be forced to attend until they can decide on their own what they believe. Some will stay. Some will go. And it will have nothing to do with an armored polar bear.
Posted by michelle at November 29, 2007 06:47 PM