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This is a fascinating analysis of CS Lewis and The Chronicles of Narnia by Andrew Rilstone. This particular entry deals with the way people can twist Lewis' words to make the thematic elements sound much worse than Lewis intended them to be. It's also interesting (and sad) that Phillip Pullman and J.K. Rowling (among others) fall into this trap so easily.
I enjoyed the His Dark Materials trilogy for the world Pullman created and the characterizations. I wasn't keen on the fierce anti-religion aspect but I recognized that Pullman had set up a 'straw man' in the religion of the stories. He had created a state religion that was extremely close-minded and was everything religion should not be. Therefore, one is set up to dislike it. However, since I know that Catholicism in the real world in no way resembles Pullman's vision, I can take it as an entirely fictional world with a made-up 'religion-gone-bad', if you will. And I do love the books in that context.
I enjoyed the His Dark Materials trilogy for the world Pullman created and the characterizations. I wasn't keen on the fierce anti-religion aspect but I recognized that Pullman had set up a 'straw man' in the religion of the stories. He had created a state religion that was extremely close-minded and was everything religion should not be. Therefore, one is set up to dislike it. However, since I know that Catholicism in the real world in no way resembles Pullman's vision, I can take it as an entirely fictional world with a made-up 'religion-gone-bad', if you will. And I do love the books in that context.