Comments on: Golden Compass article http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/02/golden_compass_article A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: charlie http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/02/golden_compass_article/comment-page-1#comment-70698 charlie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70698 Sorry for off topic here but I think this is a good idea....does anyone else?<br /> <br /> Margaret Downey, president of the Freethought Society is putting up the Tree of Knowledge in a public square next to other Club Displays like a Christmas Tree...<br /> <br /> http://www.dailylocal.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/Daily?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_article&r21.pgpath=%2FDLN%2FNews%2FLocal+News&r21.content=%2FDLN%2FNews%2FLocal+News%2FHeadlineList_Story_1172335<br /> <br /> There was a spot on Fox Noise Sunday Morning with Margaret Downey exchanging dialogue with a Priest....I thought she presented her idea eloquently....I dont have to tell you what I thought of the Priest and the rest of Blonds and Fiends Cast I mean Fox and Friends Cast.... Sorry for off topic here but I think this is a good idea….does anyone else?

Margaret Downey, president of the Freethought Society is putting up the Tree of Knowledge in a public square next to other Club Displays like a Christmas Tree…

http://www.dailylocal.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/Daily?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_article&r21.pgpath=%2FDLN%2FNews%2FLocal+News&r21.content=%2FDLN%2FNews%2FLocal+News%2FHeadlineList_Story_1172335

There was a spot on Fox Noise Sunday Morning with Margaret Downey exchanging dialogue with a Priest….I thought she presented her idea eloquently….I dont have to tell you what I thought of the Priest and the rest of Blonds and Fiends Cast I mean Fox and Friends Cast….

]]> By: DVanWechel http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/02/golden_compass_article/comment-page-1#comment-70701 DVanWechel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70701 I saw the Golden Compass last night. It was good. Not great, but good. Certainly worth seeing.<br /> <br /> I couldn't help but find irony in the overall message of the movie; that religion is there to tell people what to do and maintain control over them. And ironically, just to prove them right, churches across the country are attempting to stop their congregations from seeing the movie ? telling them what to do and trying to maintain control over them.<br /> <br /> Good stuff. I saw the Golden Compass last night. It was good. Not great, but good. Certainly worth seeing.

I couldn’t help but find irony in the overall message of the movie; that religion is there to tell people what to do and maintain control over them. And ironically, just to prove them right, churches across the country are attempting to stop their congregations from seeing the movie ? telling them what to do and trying to maintain control over them.

Good stuff.

]]> By: mryder66 http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/02/golden_compass_article/comment-page-1#comment-70705 mryder66 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70705 <blockquote>Margaret Downey, president of the Freethought Society is putting up the Tree of Knowledge in a public square</blockquote> I'm disappointed that they didn't call it the "tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil".<br /> <br /> That might have raised a few eyebrows.

Margaret Downey, president of the Freethought Society is putting up the Tree of Knowledge in a public square

I’m disappointed that they didn’t call it the “tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil”.

That might have raised a few eyebrows.

]]> By: FrenchAtheist http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/02/golden_compass_article/comment-page-1#comment-70708 FrenchAtheist Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70708 "[...]even though it is clear that the producers are watering down the most despicable elements -- so as to make money and not anger Christians[...]"<br /> -- William Donohue, president of Catholic League<br /> <br /> When Narnia has been released, nothing has been made to water down the christian elements in order not to anger the atheists. Double standard ?<br /> “[...]even though it is clear that the producers are watering down the most despicable elements — so as to make money and not anger Christians[...]“
– William Donohue, president of Catholic League

When Narnia has been released, nothing has been made to water down the christian elements in order not to anger the atheists. Double standard ?

]]> By: rna2dna http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/02/golden_compass_article/comment-page-1#comment-70713 rna2dna Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70713 Charlie wrote,<br /> <blockquote>I think this is a good idea....does anyone else?</blockquote><br /> <br /> Yeah, I like it. The religious book cover ornaments are ok too, because real live people should also have knowledge of the fairytale books. Also of note; the less then knowledgeable people have been allowed to have a christian tree and a sheep pen, which means that additional reality displays should be included too.<br /> <br /> Possibly helpful side note:<br /> I've at times been frustrated with the long URLs that run off the edge of my browser's display area, which in some cases effectively stopped me from looking at the links. As I was wondering how to complete Charlie's link I thought of a solution. Charlie had given enough information for me to pick out some keywords (in this case "tree of knowledge") that I was able to feed into my favorite search engine at scroogle.org like this:<br /> tree of knowledge site:dailylocal.com<br /> (all on one line)<br /> <br /> In this case the search returned one hit which was the article that Charlie pointed to. Please note: I'm not trying to get anyone to change their style of showing URL references, but only wanting to help anyone that might have a similar situation. Charlie wrote,

I think this is a good idea….does anyone else?

Yeah, I like it. The religious book cover ornaments are ok too, because real live people should also have knowledge of the fairytale books. Also of note; the less then knowledgeable people have been allowed to have a christian tree and a sheep pen, which means that additional reality displays should be included too.

Possibly helpful side note:
I’ve at times been frustrated with the long URLs that run off the edge of my browser’s display area, which in some cases effectively stopped me from looking at the links. As I was wondering how to complete Charlie’s link I thought of a solution. Charlie had given enough information for me to pick out some keywords (in this case “tree of knowledge”) that I was able to feed into my favorite search engine at scroogle.org like this:
tree of knowledge site:dailylocal.com
(all on one line)

In this case the search returned one hit which was the article that Charlie pointed to. Please note: I’m not trying to get anyone to change their style of showing URL references, but only wanting to help anyone that might have a similar situation.

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