Here is an article I wrote for our website at North Cobb Christian about the movie The Golden Compass that will be released tomorrow.<\/p>\n
The Golden Compass
\nby: Megan Strange, Dean of Student Life<\/p>\n
Several NCCS families have asked what our school\u2019s position is on \u201cThe Golden Compass\u201d which will hit theaters nationwide on Friday, December 7th.\u00a0 Our position on this movie and all other media will always be to defer to 2 Corinthians 10:5 \u201cWe demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n
Too often Christians are known for what they are against rather than what they are for.\u00a0 Sometimes the statements we make against things cause people to shy away from Christianity or conversations about spiritual things.\u00a0 Our desire as a school is to educate our students to process everything that they see, hear, and experience and to filter it through the Christian worldview that they are developing.\u00a0 We are challenging them to dig deep into God\u2019s word for the truth and to see what the Bible has to say about how we are to impact the culture for Christ.\u00a0 In the Bible it doesn\u2019t say that we are to avoid the culture, but instead to engage the world and live in front of them the example of Christ.\u00a0 Titus 2:7-8 says, \u201cIn everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anytime you take your family to see a movie, you have to decide if this is something you want to expose your family to.\u00a0 We want to help you by providing some information about this movie.\u00a0 If you choose to see it, please spend some time discussing it as a family.\u00a0 I have included some articles below that will give you a few different perspectives on the movie.\u00a0 I hope you will find these to be helpful resources.<\/p>\n
As always, thank you for the opportunity to partner with you as you seek to raise children that will impact eternity.<\/p>\n
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