Partners 303: Dede's B-day, Golden Compass

Dede Robertson is 80! Monday, December 3 was a big day at the Christian Broadcasting Network in Virginia Beach, VA.

Dede Robertson, the wife of well-known Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson just turned 80. Her birthday was announced the same day her son Gordon Robertson was publically acknowledged as the new CEO of CBN. Pat also reported that CBN has now reached it's goal of 500,000,000 people who have called a CBN center around the world to accept Jesus as Lord!! That's correct: 500 million! Half a billion. Comparatively few churches in America seem to know or publicly acknowledge how incredibly fruitful CBN is all over the world. History will show that CBN has been a major evangelistic harvest machine for the Lord in dozens of nations. God's Church should be very proud of CBN.

The Church everywhere should also be proud of Dede Robertson. She has raised four wonderful children, one of whom will now lead CBN into the future. Another daughter, Ann, helps lead major CBN department.

May I suggest that we now honor this wonderful woman who has helped build CBN and the Kingdom in more ways that we will ever know.

If you want to send a card or gift, send it to

Dede Robertson,
CBN
977 Centerville Turnpike
Virginia Beach, VA 23463

Emails can be addressed to her through this email address: partners-editor@cox.net
Fax's can be sent to her via: 757-226-6205


The Golden Compass: This new movie is a well told tale that is chock full of evil. This Christmas season's newest child's fantasy film is anything but that: is is not fantasy; it is theology--of the darkest kind, describing the real spiritual world we live in. This is not merely children's entertainment; it is video propaganda based on the author's (Philip Pullman) strongly anti-religious, anti-authority book series. In a 2003 interview, Pullman stated that his books—a trilogy titled, His Dark Materials—were about "killing God."

It is not to help us enjoy Christmas; it seeks to destroy Christmas.

Black is White: children have cuddly animal demons (sic) that the Magesterium (Church) wants to take away. Only the witches can help the children keep their demons and save the day.

This would be overly-done religious parody if the author of the movie was not dead serious about his intentions. He actually believes that God is evil and people must be protected from Him and His Church. It's a very old premise. A snake in the Garden of Eden thought of it first.

But it's only a fantasy film, right. What kid will really understand all that theology or care about the author's published intentions? Mark Early, President of Prison Fellowship writes:

"But it is just a story, isn't it? Of course, it is. But as Philip Pullman himself once wrote, "'Thou shalt not' might reach the head, but it takes 'Once upon a time' to reach the heart." That is exactly the point made in the new book The Pied Piper of Atheism, which draws the connection between Pullman's fantasy tales and the legendary figure who stole children away by playing music that appealed to their emotions."

Whatever captures your imagination will capture your heart. Strong fantasy can be to children what porn is to adults: seductive and self-destructive.

Pastors and parents: please protect your flocks from this wolf in sheep's clothing.