C. S. Lewis News

THE Vatican has attacked The Golden Compass as soulless, the US Catholic League wants Christians to boycott the film, saying it pushes atheism at children, while atheists have complained that it doesn't go far ... via The Sydney Morning Herald

“If you go owling you have to be quiet and make your own heat.”

Owl Moon Written by Jane Yolen Illustrated by John Schoenherr Philomel , 40 pp., ages 4 and up, $16.99 The Chronicles of Narnia Based on the books by C. S. Lewis Pop-ups by Robert Sabuda HarperCollins , 14 pp., ... via The Boston Globe

“My books are about killing God.”

The Golden Compass, a new movie based on books authored by self-described atheist Philip Pullman, is attracting a lot of attention and stirring controversy between Christian communities and Hollywood and her ... via Madison County Herald

“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”

Posted: Friday, December 28, 2007 ; Updated: 7:48 AM on Friday, December 28, 2007 This letter is in response to your Dec. via St. Augustine Record

“Let's focus on the name on the door.”

When Mark Zoradi took a job with the Walt Disney Company in 1980, one of his first assignments was to explore what was then a brand-new and barely budding market: Home video. via Today's Christian Woman

I suppose it's the greatest joke of all. Deliciously ironic as well. My Christian faith has been profoundly encouraged by those most eager to smother it. via National Post

“He is the master of pop-up books.”

Susan Danner, co-owner of Danner's Yarn, Gifts and Books, recommends reading and viewing The Chronicles of Narnia pop-up book by Robert Sabuda. via Star-Press

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world”

Updated 50 minutes ago This week I have had a couple of clear reminders that just because the holiday season comes around, it doesn't mean life becomes a fairy tale. via The Daily Tribune

“What Jesus Quoted from psalm 82 has nothing to do with the mormon doctrine of men becoming Gods! ”

Topic: Update: Romney says 'attacking religion' going too far after Huckabee questions The command Be ye perfect is not idealistic gas. via Daily Herald

“God and Christ are the objects of LDS worship. Even though Mormons believe in the ultimate deification of man, nothing in LDS literature speaks of worshipping any being other than the Father and the Son. Latter-day Saints believe in "one God”

Topic: Update: Romney says 'attacking religion' going too far after Huckabee questions "God and Christ are the objects of LDS worship. via Daily Herald

“There is no truth; if you're looking for it, go do something else. Objective truth is baloney.”

L ast week, a truth-loving friend sent what he found to be inflammatory comments uttered by the documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog. via National Catholic Reporter

“Unless Moses comes down with two stone tablets from Brokeback Mountain to tell us something different.”

"I did it as a tribute to Galileo Galilei, who received a similar [three-year] sentence from the Catholic church for saying the earth rotates around the sun." -- Manuel Prez, a judge in southern Chile, who ... via National Catholic Reporter

Topic: Update: Romney says 'attacking religion' going too far after Huckabee questions It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most ... via Daily Herald

“There were several stores last time that made sure they were the 'Narnia' headquarters. They were the most successful ones.”

Suppliers are reducing the number of tie-in products for the forthcoming second installment of the "Narnia" movie series, but hoping their more focused offerings will provide another sales harvest for Christian ... via Christian Retailing

“Aren't you going to read to us?”

From the day my children were born I read to them each night before bed. That they couldn't possibly understand what I was saying didn't bother me in the least. via Ithaca Journal

Each holiday season, the "Good Morning America" anchors recommend some of their favorite coffee table books of the year. via ABC News

“Atheism for kids. That is what Philip Pullman sells”

Two epic, family-aimed fantasy films apparently stand on opposite ends of the religious spectrum. via Arizona Daily Star

From an interview with the Dark Materials author: His story is a rival to the narratives put forward by two earlier Oxford writers, J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and C.S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of ... via Atlantic Monthly

"The Golden Compass" proved a mild fantasy at the box office, pulling in $26.1 million, a modest opening weekend compared to such recent December heavyweights as "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of ... via ABC12.com

Many happy returns : Rereading a novel after many years can bring new revelations about its depth and intent. via BrothersJudd Blog