The Golden Compass, a book review
Catholic priest reviews Phillip Pullman’s The Golden Compass trilogy and advices believing parents not to panic but to do their homework.
Duration : 0:9:58
Catholic priest reviews Phillip Pullman’s The Golden Compass trilogy and advices believing parents not to panic but to do their homework.
Duration : 0:9:58
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Eventhough I’m an …
Eventhough I’m an agnostic I listened to your reasonable and well informed review and I enjoyed it. I love it that you recommend parents to read with their children, because that’s good in many levels. You treat the book as the work of fiction that it is, regardless of the author’s intentions and implicatures. I think your review is great because you refer to other religions with respect and good will.
Really, you’re a true gentleman.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
I found Pullman …
I found Pullman book to be very interesting. I have read all of his books and I find that the so called “preaching” of the autor added made the story in the last two books more interesting. And as for christains and chatholics complaining about the first movie this only just the begining. I to am an athiest like Pullman and found nothing to be offended by, its a fictional book in a fantasy world. If you don’t like it go and read your violent, bigotry bible than go ahead.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
We know that few …
We know that few parents are going to read these books with their children. A trilogy will be made from them and many souls will be turned away from religion and possibly lost forever. The objective of the author was to convert the reader and now the viewer.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Obviously you have …
Obviously you have NOT read it, hence you are a fool, misguided in your own racismm, chism and utter ignorance to the truth which is the KORAn.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
I like this review. …
I like this review. I don’t like MJED1978.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
I like this review. …
I like this review. I don’t like MJED1978.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Koran sucks, so you …
Koran sucks, so you can go rape your 30 wives and then blow yourself up, you terrorist.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
This is a very good …
This is a very good review. It is truly sad when you see people attacking the trilogy without even reading it. A very informative, and yes, INTELLIGENT review!
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Koran is better …
Koran is better than bible, and im not just saying that, listen to it on youtube
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Fantastic review. …
Fantastic review. Very informative without jumping to ridiculous ‘over the top’ conclusions. Nice setting as well.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
There is a book …
There is a book i’ve read called the Bible, which blatantly attacks all other religions. It says they are tools of Satan. I think we should all try to keep the children away from this book because it promotes bigotry.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Here are a few …
Here are a few Catholic Scientists.
Nicolaus Copernicus the Heliocentric Universe (priest;Erwin Schrodinger Wave Mechanics;Antoine Laurent Lavoisier Revolution in Chemistry;Andreas Vesalius Anatomy;Enrico Fermi Atomic Physics;Marcello Malpighi Microscopic Anatomy;John von Neumann the Modern Computer;Gregor Mendel inherited genes (Catholic monk; Alexander Fleming Penicillin;Louis Pasteur the Germ Theory of Disease;Georges Lemaitre, Catholic priest “Big Bang”
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
jazzx proves the …
jazzx proves the priest point perfectly. Everyone has heard of the Galileo case but nothing else. Many don’t even know that Galileo received all of his data from Copernicus a Catholic priest in good standing with the Church. There have been countless scientists from all denominations and religions.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
“Prepare them for a …
“Prepare them for a lifetime of intelligent faith …”
I’m sorry - what was a fairly balanced review for the most part came apart … like you said .. when you started getting preachy!
You quote scientific achievements of believers but fail to mention that guys like Galil .. I won’t even finish his name, you’ve heard it before. Your church once denounced as heresy any scientific finding that contradicted its interpretation of the bible and had the scientist arrested.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
It’s finally good …
It’s finally good to see a Christian with an open mind and also one who has actually READ the material. Thank you, and pass the word. This trilogy doesn’t deserve the beating it has received without a just reading. Appreciate the unbiased review.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
P.S. - Glad to see …
P.S. - Glad to see ya here too!
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
I have not read the …
I have not read the book or seen the movie yet. But I already saw a lot of fiction movies, and you are not supposed to believe it. That’s why it’s called fiction. How can anyone convince someone to be an athiest by proving his/her point with the existence of the evil realm? It does not make sense. You cannot say “I do not believe in God, but I believe in satan.”.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
I like his cool …
I like his cool composure.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Try sparknotes. …
Try sparknotes. It’s faster to read, if you can’t get the book, and is non-bias. I used it for my other school books. He does try to kill God, it’s not just rumors.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
I didn’t agree with …
I didn’t agree with anything you said in this video, however, you put across a very strong argument and I really admire you for doing so.
I’m an Atheist who would gladly listen to anything you have to say.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Yeah the first Book …
Yeah the first Book and the movie takes place with the girl hero going to the north pole. Cool snow around the preacher
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
If thats what the …
If thats what the Father was going for then I cant question it. I hvnt read the book, but I thought the movie looked kinda cool.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Actually, if you …
Actually, if you read the book or at least saw the trailer for the movie. The snow kinda matches it.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Why the are …
Why the are you outside? Im sorry Father, but seriously, you being outside is just distracting. I mean its clearly cold. I bet you’d feel a lot better if you were inside. You being outside adds nothing to the review.
Who reviews a book outside?
Whatever.
Maybe Im the only one who finds it distracting.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Hmm… I don’t know …
Hmm… I don’t know. I didn’t read the books, I sorta just read the synopsis from wikipedia. However, if it was really hinting of some form of higher power, how come a detail such as that hasn’t been mentioned in the synopsis? It could’ve reduced the amount of religious scrutiny.