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...21st century contributions. New quotes come from the likes of British author Philip Pullman, the scientist Stephen Hawking, US President Barack Obama and late comedy host and jazzman Humphrey Lyttelton. Some are not as new as they seem.

In this article: Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Oxford Dictionary, Confucius, Terry Pratchett, US, Stephen Hawking, Philip Pullman, and Humphrey Lyttelton

...it upon themselves to dictate what people should or should not read. The power of organised religion is very strong in the US, and getting stronger because of the internet." Almost 4,000 attempts to ban books have been recorded over the past...

In this article: Philip Pullman, US, His Dark Materials, American Library Association, George Bush, Archaeologists, Guinea pig, Poppy, and Carnegie Medal

...was based on Northern Lights, the first book in the trilogy. Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League in the United States, described the books as "atheism for kids". Chris Weitz, the film's director, responded by saying: "I think...

In this article: Philip Pullman, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Roman Catholic Church, Christianity, God, Catholic League, His Dark Materials, Northern Lights, and AN Wilson

...various other things you can do to fight censorship as well. There are, as ever, many very excellent books on the list of ones people in the U.S. have tried to censor in 2008. Among many others: Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy;...

In this article: U.S., Wired.com, Scholastic, Inc, Harry Potter, The Kite Runner, His Dark Materials, Khaled Hosseini, Philip Pullman, and J.K. Rowling

...first published in the United Kingdom by Doubleday in 1995. The UK edition was illustrated by Nick Harris, while the United States edition was illustrated by S. Saelig Gallagher. Pullman originally wrote the story as a school play, and the...

In this article: The Firework-Maker's Daughter, Philip Pullman, Hamlet, Doubleday, and United Kingdom

According to Pullman, the publishers had become so attached to The Golden Compass that they insisted on publishing the U.S. edition of the first book under that title, rather than Northern Lights with the title used in the UK and Australia.

In this article: Lord Asriel, Marisa Coulter, Northern Lights, Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass, His Dark Materials, and Polar bear

Weitz said that New Line Cinema had feared the story's anti-religious themes would make the film financially unviable in the U.S., and so religion and God ("the Authority" in the books) would not be referenced directly. Attempting...

In this article: The Golden Compass, Chris Weitz, Magisterium, Philip Pullman, New Line Cinema, Mrs. Coulter, Roman Catholic Church, Tom Stoppard, and Northern Lights

...on that list, which is compiled from hundreds of independent book stores across the US. The film has received early critical acclaim in the United Kingdom with a four-star review from one of the country's leading national newspapers "The...

In this article: The Golden Compass, USA Today, His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman, New Line Cinema, US, Random House, Daniel Craig, Chris Weitz, and Nicole Kidman

...campaign" of atheism in the film "The Golden Compass," as Britons welcome the debate. William Donohue with the U.S.-based Catholic League distributed an e-mail warning of the "agenda" of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy, which "The Golden...

In this article: Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass, Catholic League, His Dark Materials, Christianity, St. Michael's College, Los Angeles Times, William Donohue, and Los Angeles