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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4077987.stm
Well, um, duh. And we all know that we can't have that:
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The director and screenwriter of the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials is to remove references to God and the church in the movie.
Chris Weitz, director of About a Boy, said the changes were being made after film studio New Line expressed concern.
The books tell of a battle against the church and a fight to overthrow God.
"They have expressed worry about the possibility of perceived anti-religiosity," Weitz told a His Dark Materials fans' website.
Well, um, duh. And we all know that we can't have that:
"You have to recognise that it is a challenge in the climate of Bush's America,"
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