OK, so I went today to see a much anticipated movie, The Golden Compass. I have been hearing quite a bit about it all for a number of reasons, but wanted to see what all of the talk was about. Well after seeing it, I just have one question for the Christians who have been all up in arms about it….what is the big deal?OK, the book and the sequals are going to have a bit more to it, but after watching it, I do not see what all the fuss is about. There are certainly some things that speak out directly towards the church or towards any sort of theism in general. Are there not movies all the time which speak about things in which we as Christians are not for? This is just one of many movies ever released. The second point I would like to make and I believe this is the more important one. When things come out like this, I believe we do not need to be speaking out in fear, but rather speaking out through dialogue about such things. Creating avenues for people to converse and express things….rather than banning or vetoing them. Is this not what the movie is against in the first place? Not wanting people to speak out against things? In all honesty, this kind of behavior from Christians is a turn off for people. When I ask the question….what would Jesus do in this situation, I wonder if he would be standing up for something like this, or would he be using his energy elsewhere? If he did use his energy in this, how would he handle the situation? I am not convinced he would totally speak out and veto this, but I could see him meeting people whether while watching or at least afterwards to talk to them about it all.
