Ellen Johnson on Fox & Friends 11/09/07 Golden Compass Media Bias against atheists

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In the early AM. Hope someone else can stomach FNC and watch.

American Atheists Media Alert
http://www.atheists.org

ELLEN JOHNSON ON FOX TOMORROW
(FRIDAY, NOV. 9), GOLDEN COMPASS,
MEDIA BIAS

ELLEN JOHNSON, President of American Atheists, will the interviewed tomorrow morning (Friday, November 9, 2007) on the Fox News Channel program "Fox & Friends" beginning at 6:50 AM ET. Check local listings.

Ms. Johnson will be discussing the censoring of "anti-religious" segments of film "The Golden Compass" based on the book of the same title by Atheist writer Philip Pullman. The movie version, in production, has been attacked by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, which claims that the film has a "stealth Atheist agenda."

Ms. Johnson has a brief video comment now airing on the American Atheists web site about this issue. Visit http://www.atheists.org and click on the video icon.

For more information and to check local listings, visit http://www.foxnews.com/foxfriends/index.html . A story on the controversy over "The Golden Compass" can be found at http://cbs11tv.com/watercooler/local_story_310213053.html

WHO & WHAT: Ellen Johnson, President of American Atheists discussing the controversy over the soon-to-be-released film "The Golden Compass"

WHERE: Fox News network show "Fox & Friends"

WHEN: TOMORROW, Friday November 9, 2007 6:50 AM ET, check local listings

(AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights for Atheists, Freethinkers and other nonbelievers; works for the total separation of church and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.)

Rather like Ellen's futuristic background in her video comment.
:-)

Related: Atheist's Children's Novel Adaptation Coming To Theaters in Dec?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=263&topic_id=27958&mesg_id=27958

[Az]

1. Stealth?!?

What stealth? The author said he wanted to write an anti CS Lewis book from a humanist perspective. Its an openly humanist story. Nothing stealth about it.

[John Gauger]

5. They are just trying to discredit us and the film.

If we can only get our message out by being sneaky it means that our message is not legitimate. Same thing for the film. If the messages in the film are less-than-straightforward then it can't be on the level. This of course shows a distrust of subtlety and nuance as well. Sort of an anti-intellectual thing thrown in on the side.

[progressoid]

7. Stealth means they weren't paying attention.

and they are surprised there are this many heathens in a "christian country".

[and-justice-for-all]

2. Why did they edit the most important parts of the film?!!

Fuck me that pisses me off to no end!!! what a bunch of shit that is!

[onager]

3. Kidman comment

The star of the film is Nicole Kidman, who happens to be Catholic. In previous interviews, Kidman said she would not do a film that was anti-Catholic.

Wonder if she'd do a film that was anti-$cientology?

:rofl:

[NMMNG]

4. Gah!

If the fundies don't like the "message" they don't have to see it. It's certainly not going to harm anybody. Did we picket their precious S&M Jesus movie? No, we just let it be.

Freaking hateful control freaks make me want to scream.

[skepticscott]

6. Payback is a bitch

The fundies and the right wing blogosphere got to jerk off over The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe last holiday season. They got to enjoy their blatently anti-atheist, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, anti-Hindu movie, so they can grit their teeth and live through this.