I have received the emails and letters about the movie The Golden Compass. I have decided not to let my children see the movie. I am not into boycotting movies, stores, restaurants and etc. but I can decide where I will and will not spend my money. I have discussed the movie with my sister but other than that I have pretty much left it alone. If someone was to ask me my opinion about it I would tell them but I am not out on the roof top screaming not to see the movie. After reading this article though it kind of makes wish I would have.
First the lovely author of this article calls me a religious fear monger and then later while talking about the book says she wonders how much reading someone that denounces the movie actually does anyways. I believe if I were more educated I just might take offense to that statement. I wonder if in all the reading she does if she has ever read the bible. They always go to the same argument that isn't your faith strong enough to watch something like this and that they believe in allowing everyone to have the right to chose whether or not to watch the movie. Well that seems funny to me because as soon as it comes to evolution and creationism boy their beliefs go out the window. Isn't their belief in evolution strong enough to withstand creationism being taught also? As for me being strong enough in my faith to watch it, I have no worries that I could watch it and still believe in Jesus as my Savior. However like I have said before I am not putting trash like this in my head anymore because once it is there it is always there.
2 comments:
I applaud your decision! We have made the same. Sure my faith, etc, can handle it; but today I choose to do things that make the Lord proud and glorify Him :)
Col. 3:2-5, 17 "Let Heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things here on earth. So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust, and shameful desires. Don't be greedy for the good things in life, for that is idolatry. And whatever you DO OR SAY, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through him to God the Father."
I had a pastor say once that your home and everything around you, including friends and things you do, should be acceptable enough that if Jesus Himself would ring the door, you would say, come on in OR let's go see this movie together, Jesus.
That should be the deciding factor in everything..the famous WWJD?
And, no, that doesn't mean What Would Jonathan Do LOL
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