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Posted on 06/12/07

Is The Golden Compass pointing away from God?

EDUCATION REPORTER

Despite the flurry of controversy over The Golden Compass, people who have read the book vehemently disagree about its religious message.Detractors argue that Philip Pullman's children's fantasy novel - which has been pulled off school library shelves by some Catholic boards in Canada - is a forceful attack on the Catholic church and serves as a vehicle for promoting atheism to children.

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