hi, I stumbled across this thread/board, and wondered what you guys think of the archbishop of canterbury's statements this week saying that he thinks His Dark Materials should be part of religious education? He asks, "Should teaching about religion include teaching about its critics? There is every reason for seeing this as a good thing. Clarifying objections is one way of clarifying what is being claimed."

Personally I love the books, and I'm a Christian.. I think Pullman's argument isn't against belief in God, but rather against how sometimes human beings have corrupted the idea of religion, and used it as an excuse to do evil.

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