Posted by
Deornwulf on Monday, December 03, 2007 1:15:26 PM
In reviewing the Golden Compass and the rest of the Dark Materials trilogy (Courtesy of the public library), I am left with a burning question. Why does Pullman only kill the Judeo-Christian God? Do aetheists believe in Allah? Why are the muslims left out of this anti-theology screed of Pullman's? He also makes no reference to the Hindu or Buddha yet by his very words he holds any belief in a diety to be contemptible. Could it be that he believes those religions to be of little consequence?
Muslims particularly should find the entire Dark Materials trilogy worthy of condemnation, not only for the slights aimed at the People of the Book, but its denial of the teachings of his Prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon him. According to Pullman, Allah is nothing more than a tortured angel, a sham. There is no heaven, no glory in the Afterlife. One would think that the Mullahs would make some sort of public statement, especially those residing in Britain.
Personally, I hope the film flops. It is not worthy of the comparisons being made to the Lord of the Rings nor the Chronicles of Narnia (ironic, that.) I will look elsewhere for entertainment and I urge my two or three readers to do the same.