I first read The Golden Compass about 10 years ago. It took years for the second and third to come out. Not having heard about the author's opinions on religion beforehand, I never even really noticed those atheist views within the books! All I can say that in terms of a fictional novel, they were really great entertaining storys! Having heard about the controversy, all I can recommend is for you all to treat it as a story/movie to enjoy. Don't look that deeply into it! Enjoy it like you'd enjoy lord of the rings, harry potter, chronicles of narnia, etc!
Peggy |