Meryl Streep as Aslan in 'The Magician's Nephew' sparks Christian backlash: 'Creative vandalism'

Confirmation that actress Meryl Streep will voice Aslan in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of C.S. Lewis' "The Magician's Nephew" has prompted backlash from some who claim it's an affront to the classic Christian allegory.

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”