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29 November 2007
Catholic Group Says 'Compass' Preaches Atheism
 The Catholic League, the country's largest Catholic lay organization, is stepping up its campaign to discourage families from seeing The Golden Compass when it opens on Dec. 5. The League is receiving indirect help from the author of the book on which the movie is based, Philip Pullman. In an interview with CBS News Correspondent Richard Roth, Pullman said, "Religion is at its best when it is furthest away from power. ... As soon as it gets its hands on power, it's no good." But, appearing on CBS's The Early Show, Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League said that the movie "teaches atheism to kids. Phillip Pullman is very open about this. The movie is basically innocuous, but parents may want to say to their kids, 'You know what? A great Christmas present would be to buy his Dark Trilogy, the name of the three books.' Now you've introduced your kids to atheism. I don't think most parents want to do that."
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