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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Atheism For Kids

The US Catholic League is hoping that a new "atheist" Hollywood blockbuster [trailer] does not meet box office expectations ... so they immediately launched a 2-month-long protest campaign to ensure that it does:

The Catholic League also called for a boycott of the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code but it went on to become one of the highest-grossing movies of 2006.

Remember the Da Vinci Code? That film introduced ten new flavours of CRAP (I think there was a cross-promotion with Baskin Robbins). If that film could cash in, imagine what a little controversy will do for The Golden Compass, which early reviews are calling "a jolly ol' atheist romp in the tradition of a CGI-enhanced Christopher Hitchens drinking binge."

'Cause let's face facts, moderate Christians like the Archbishop of Canterbury do not move product:

Although he is a self-professed atheist and a supporter of the British Humanist Association, Pullman has found support from some Christians – most notably Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams. They point out that the English writer’s negative portrayal of the "Church" in “His Dark Materials” amounts to an attack on dogmatism and the use of religion to oppress, not on Christianity itself. Williams has gone so far as to propose that “His Dark Materials” be taught as part of religious education in schools.

Williams is NEVER going to get on Entertainment Tonight. But what I really want to know is, where the hell was The Catholic League when Babylon 5 was almost cancelled in its fourth season? If they'd boycotted that show for its atheism during its third season, they could have boosted the ratings enough to guarantee a solid fourth season and then we wouldn't have had to endure all that lame "Remember Byron" stuff from the cobbled-together fifth season ...

... you don't even know what I'm talking about, do you?

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