Mike Duran picks up on an interview with Grant Morrison in Wired. Morrison is a comic book author who currently works on the new 52's Action Comics title. Morrison is on a mission with his new book Supergods as detailed in the interview:

Wired.com: One thing I love about the Supergods thesis is that, by accepting these heroes as our new superhuman ideals, we’re pulling away from monotheism and perhaps even, through superheroes, upgrading the more realistic pantheism of antiquity.

Morrison: Yeah, I think it’s natural to get away from that, because monotheism came from a specific region in the desert, from a bunch of cultures who discovered written language around the same time. And really, in monotheistic culture, the book is the god. The actual text, whether that’s the Bible, Koran or whatever, inserts its instructions and commands into your brain like a programming code. And that was an interesting way of looking at the world, where a singular force was in charge. But pantheism is more like real life. We don’t have to believe these things actually exist, and I don’t think sophisticated people ever have, now or in the past.

Duran sees some blatant hypocrisy in this, writing:

Second, Where are the complaints about fiction / art being used as a tool for religious propaganda? Morrison’s intent seems openly religious: to re-introduce and indoctrinate a new religious worldview. Christians are regularly whacked for writing stories that seek to employ and sell a specific worldview. So how is Morrison’s intent any different?

The answer is that there is no difference except in our world, any viewpoint other than Christianity is seen as okay to push.

I've gotten the angry posts complaining that I wasn't explicit enough in labeling some of my works as Christians. I'll get very vigorous about labeling my stuff as Christian about the time that Grant Morrison gets vigorous about labeling his material as "pantheist."

Science Fiction is filled with authors who have no problem expressing approval of the New Age movement, of witchcraft, or of expressing total atheism.

A better question may also be, "Where are the Christian Grant Morrisons?" Where are the Christians who will be bold and talented at showcasing truth as Morrison is at showcasing falsehood? Hint to Christians: If we don't play a role influencing the culture, others will.

In addition, I have to say Morrison raises some bizarre points. The idea of making your ideal based on comic book characters who change drastically whenever their corporate offices decide to boost sales seems laughable. I'll be the first to say that certain Superhero stories and characters can provide life lessons, but I'd suggest that our ideal should be Someone who is the same Yesterday, Today, and Forever.