November 13, 2007 Archives

As her life has unraveled before our eyes, much has been made of the mother-daughter rift between Britney Spears and her mother, Lynne. One possible reason for the rift might be found in the recent news that Lynn Spears has signed with Christian publisher Thomas Nelson to co-write a memoir that will be released close to Mother's Day in 2008.

While I am glad that my fellow blogger Kris Rasmussen has offered additional commentary (and commentators) on Philip Pullman, "The Golden Compass," and the question of God and atheism in the book/movie, I'd like to respond to her implication that (a) I am somehow offering an extreme position about Pullman (her post title is "A More Moderate Point of View"), and (b) that I think all Christian critics of Pullman are extremists.

My position about Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is moderate. I am basically advocating that people:

(a) read the books cover to cover;
(b) not boycott movies because they might lead to kids reading wonderful literature; and
(c) not ban these books from school classrooms and libraries out of fear.

How is that not moderate? Because I say these things passionately?