Controversy Report: Philip Pullman and the Golden Compass (Part II)
It’s been a bit since my original post, so I thought it was about time for a follow up.
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Backlash over the film has continued as the December 7 release date approaches. Religious groups in the US and Canada continue to speak out against the themes contained in both the book and the movie, resulting in the book being pulled from the shelves of Halton Catholic Schools in Toronto. Publishers Weekly also reported on the controversy in its weekly Children’s Bookshelf newsletter.
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Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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I’ve been following this story too. Have you seen the article in The Atlantic? It’s a fascinating look at the religionization (I know, that’s not a word!) of the story. There’s a link over at my blog.
I just read the Atlantic article (thanks for the tip!). Interesting stuff indeed. I’m thinking the to-do about the book and movie is far from over.
i think people should mind there own and stop telling others what they can and can’t watch on tv if our movies are that bad then take off the new’s thats very bad … it gives people something to look froward to in ENTERTAINMENT.. not like we all believe in the things we watch any ways.. everyone has a choses to watch what they will and we all have that choses in to let our kids watch it as well so stop hating on what we call ENTERTAINMENT… THANKS