One of the criticisms about the movie Avatar is that it pushes a pantheist (Pan=all Theo=God, Pantheist=all created beings are manifestations of God) agenda. I disagree. Yes, there is an indigenous tribe that follows a this animistic faith, but James Cameron is a man of detail. All indigenous tribes, especially those in an environment only of other similar tribes, as in the movie, are pantheist. The movie gives an accurate description of such faith as it would exist on another planet in such an environment, or even as it existed on our planet prior to the call of Abraham. Continue reading →