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Originally Posted by AnthonyCook

Having actually read the books and read comments by the author himself, it's clearly anti-religious.

Is that a problem? Of course not.

In fact: http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp

Books of the trilogy have sold more than 15 million copies around the world, with Northern Lights winning the Carnegie Medal for Children's Literature in 1995 and in 2007 being awarded the 'Carnegie of Carnegies' for the best children's book of the past 70 years. The Amber Spyglass, the final book of the series, won The Whitbread Prize in 2001, making it the first children's book to do so.

"My books are about killing god."

I do plan to see the movie, it was a part of my childhood and I find it to be an interesting commentary on religion.

Is it an effort to indoctrinate children into an atheist view? I very much doubt it. But its certainly an attempt to allow critical thinking about current abusive and corrupt powers that affect us.

Besides, the notion that the Catholic League feels its an attempt to indoctrinate children is quite funny in itself.

Religion is rooted in fear and ignorance, and it thrives best when these conditions are maintained.

Well said