Evidently the Pullman movie is not as bad as the books. The problem remains that very often the films draw the viewers to read the book.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re in any doubt about Philip Pullman\u2019s intentions, here are his own words:<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018I\u2019m trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief,\u2019 says Pullman. \u2018Mr. Lewis [C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia<\/span>] would think I was doing the devil\u2019s work\u2019\u201d (from the Washington Post<\/span>, Feb. 19, 2001). And, \u201cI\u2019ve been surprised by how little criticism I\u2019ve got. Harry Potter\u2019s been taking all the flak\u2026. Meanwhile, I\u2019ve been flying under the radar, saying things that are far more subversive than anything poor old Harry has said. My books are about killing God\u201d (from the Sydney Morning Herald<\/span>, Dec. 13, 2003).<\/p>\n h\/t St Mary Magdalene Brighton and Bonfire of the Vanities.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Evidently the Pullman movie is not as bad as the books. The problem remains that very often the films draw the viewers to read the book. If you\u2019re in any doubt about Philip Pullman\u2019s intentions, here are his own words: \u201c\u2018I\u2019m trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief,\u2019 says Pullman. \u2018Mr. Lewis [C.S. Lewis, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n