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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I would not have said The Golden Compass was very critical of
religion in general – only the Ministerium which is not mentioned as a
religion. There is no mention of one or more gods. There is no ritual or liturgy
of any sort. The garb of the Ministerium is not unlike the garb of the well-to-do
others in the movie. And, of course, it is always OK to be critical of someone
else’s religion </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;
color:#1F497D'>L</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>I have not read the books and don’t know if they portray
them as a religious group. The only religious reference was to gathering
knowledge being heresy – similar to the Catholic Church in the middle
ages and some religious groups now. However, such thinking is not restricted to
religions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Your mileage may vary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Caelin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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elfsea-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Miss M Brow<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 08, 2007 16:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Barony of Elfsea<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Elfsea] The Golden Compass<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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While I am a huge fan of the books and enjoyed the movie thoroughly, I am not
sure that it would be appropriate for 7 year olds unless they were very
mature. It is indeed highly critical of religion; the comparison of the
movie's Ministerium (the bad guys) to the Catholic Church is
unmistakable. If I were you I would see the movie without the kids first,
then decide... don't take anyone else's word on it. I agree about Beowulf
being inappropriate for young ones... it was almost too much for me in a few of
the scenes, and there were things in Beowulf that *I* would not want to have to
feild a 7yo's questions about...<br>
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Rua<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From: ewilson618@tx.rr.com<br>
To: elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org<br>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:50:27 -0600<br>
Subject: [Elfsea] The Golden Compass<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
am really interested to hear the SCA reviews of "The Golden Compass"
so I hope those of you that are going will let us know how it was.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
would like to take my kids (the 7 year old twins, almost 8) but I am
concerned that it is PG-13. My husband and I saw Beowulf and, while we
had fun, we did not think it was appropriate for them. They have seen the
Harry Potter movies, including the PG-13 ones, in the theatre, but we
prescreened them and talked about the scarier parts first. Also, please
let me know if the film is mostly done as an adventure story in the Narnia vein, or
if it is extremely critical of religion (as opposed to just generally critical
of conformity). There are a lot of things floating around out there about
the books that it is based on, and I haven't read them so I am not sure what to
believe.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cristianna
(still trying to protect those young minds a little longer)</span><span
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