What do you make of His Dark Materials?

[Pielorinho]

Wrath, discussion of religion and politics on this board are always very problematic; referring to religion as "dangerous," even obliquely, fairly invites a fight. While you may have a very legitimate point, this board isn't the place to make it; if we can't discuss the books apart from the messages contained therein, I suspect we can't discuss the books at all here. Which would be a shame, since they rock so hard.

Daniel

 

[JacktheRabbit]

Wrath, discussion of religion and politics on this board are always very problematic; referring to religion as "dangerous," even obliquely, fairly invites a fight. While you may have a very legitimate point, this board isn't the place to make it; if we can't discuss the books apart from the messages contained therein, I suspect we can't discuss the books at all here. Which would be a shame, since they rock so hard.

Daniel

You are probably right. Negative comments about religion are pretty well impossible around here. So much in fact that saying you like a book that says negative things about religion is pointed to as a violation of the rules by the overly religious that abound.

 

[Pielorinho]

Doc, that may well be. May I humbly suggest that if you don't like that attitude, you open a thread in Meta about it? Not that it's not worthy of discussion, but Pullman's books are also worthy of discussion, and I don't want the two issues to get confused with one another.

Daniel

 

[mmu1]

No more pathetic than the number of blantantly religious books that are out there for children to read.

As an agnostic it must offend you some to see how children far too young to understand what they are being taught have religious views jammed down their throats.

If they were any other ideas we would call it brainwashing. But since it is religion it is ok. Riiiiiiiggggghhhhhht.

Actually, it doesn't particularly bother me what anyone is teaching their kids, as long as it doesn't result in, say, bombing abortion clinics, blowing up a bus, or being a whiny pissant who feels threatened by the beliefs of others.

What bothers me people trying to push a message on other people's kids. Religious or not. I'm not a big fan of something as blatant as Narnia, either.

Another thing that bothers me is people inserting idiotic "pedophile priest" remarks into a discussion, it's the equivalent of "Anyone who doesn't agree must be a Nazi" when it comes to talking about religion, and about as relevant.

 

[Eridanis]

Well, that's enough of that. As Pielhorino said, it's too bad.