COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) _ A seminary president says Christian parents whose children have seen “Avatar” should talk to them about the movie’s philosophical bent.
The Rev. Alex McFarland of Southern Evangelical Seminary says “Avatar” presents a pantheistic world view, in which God is everything and everything is part of God.
He says the film also presents a negative view of capitalism, the military and, implicitly, of America.
McFarland says Christian parents whose children have seen “Avatar” should ask what they thought of the movie, and then explain their own beliefs.
While children can’t be shielded from everything, McFarland says they should be taught to discern the messages in the films they see.