Militant atheistic work His Dark Materials — upon which the upcoming movie The Golden Compass is based — will also be adapted into a fantasy video game. Unfortunately for us, it looks great: a good aventure theme, lots of action and intrigue, eye-catching graphics and a pleasant instrumental musical score. Take a look:

and a listen:

Even if the game (like the movie) has stripped the story of its atheistic doctrine, children are likely to be seduced by it and attracted to the books. Don’t think so? Consider this quote, from the video-game composer Jaimie Christopherson:

Just a week before signing on to do the music for the game, I came across the trailer for The Golden Compass film. When I saw that trailer, I was thinking to myself the movie looked so cool that I wished I could do a score for a fantasy adventure project like that. I guess the universe listened, and I was instantly thrown into that world. … After doing a bit of research online I discovered that the film and game were based on a book series titled “His Dark Materials” that has quickly gained a pretty big fan base all over the world. I went out and bought the book right away.

Unless you want your kids to start turning to “the universe” and grow increasingly distant from God and the Faith, boycott the movie, the video game — and above all, the book series!

See also:

• A warning for parents
• The atheistic compass
• Zenit interview of the authors of Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children’s Fantasy
• The Catholic League’s response to the movie
• Steve Wood’s His Dark Materials: An Urgent Warning for Parents