In 2007, a film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass sparked a controversy that should never have happened. Critics condemned it for portraying religion—the Catholic Church especially—in a negative light. I’ve heard warnings ranging from its atheistic agenda to its being a story about two children who “kill God.”
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The Ransom
Hey, look what I found!”
A man brought his heavily burdened donkey to a halt and reached down to grab a small leather sack off of the cobblestone road before him. He and his traveling companion gazed at first curiously and then in delight as he upended the bag, from which cascaded a pile of heavy silver coins. He grabbed a handful and let them slide out of his grip as he greedily rubbed a few pieces together. Continue reading “The Ransom”
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