The vast majority of the album's lyrics deal with anti-religious themes.
The song was considered controversial upon release, dealing with anti-religious themes.
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.
Indeed, contemporary issues are certainly the stuff of avant-garde treatment, and, not surprisingly, there seems little question these days that the most avant of the avant-garde is the art centering around homosexual, feminist, sexual or anti-religious themes.
The animus he developed toward the Roman Catholic Church, along with the Jack Chick tracts, influenced Diana's depiction of anti-religious themes in his work.
Even before its release, The Golden Compass was the subject of controversy over its perceived anti-religious themes.
Unlike many Western MMORPG's, the games feature prominent nudity and anti-religious themes.
MTV developed a strict policy on refusal to air videos that may depict devil worship or anti-religious themes.
Lyrical themes vary, either about the rage of a dragon (hence the name), death, war, lost love, Satanic or otherwise anti-religious themes (common in black metal), or combinations.
Nearly half of all posters of Azimzade were dedicated to anti-religious themes.