Just got this screen grab from google news:
I just want to say, if they are that stupid, that they think that this fictional movie is worth protesting and not eating over, then go for it. Priorities people! Priorities! I’m serious… we are talking about a movie. A fictional movie! Also, not trying to be mean, but I doubt some of them will make it long… I’m just saying. It is simply an observation, nothing more, nothing less.
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2008-11-08 21:59
Such a cute and funny remake of the show. Steve Carell is absolutely hilarious.
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2008-11-01 20:18
As a fan of other Kevin Smith movies, I was definitely pleased with his latest. It is raunchy, hilarious, and touching. That guy has the biggest heart, and is so good at making romance on screen believable. Also, as much as I was crushing on Seth Rogen before, I definitely love that guy even more now!
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2008-10-21 21:39
Much much much much much much much much much much much much MUCH better than the first attempt.
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2008-10-01 21:37
duh duh duh duh duh nananananana na na na! Fucking Iron Man, dude. Seriously.
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2008-09-29 21:03
I thought it was really cute, and very funny. Amy Poehler is hilarious, and Tina Fey can really do no wrong in my eyes; everything I have ever seen from her is comedic gold. Also, Steve Martin may just be one of the funniest guys alive. He is just hilarious.
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Maybe they’ll starve to death. Good old natural selection at work here.
People need to get a life.
Well, society survied the last temptaion of christ, dogma, passion of the christ, and I dare say, we’ll survive the da vinci code also…
how come there was nowhere near as much hooplah over the book? it can only mean one thing, all these religeous “fanatics” are illiterate, which explains their wacky interpretation of the bible
They seem worried about something. Why should Xtn people be worried, they have “the truth” on their side don’t they?
Good. Let the morons starve to death.
They are protesting because this movie is blasphemeing Jesus. You do not have to be a relgious fanatic to understand their point of view. You put them down because they are standing up for their beliefs….Christian Beliefs….Bet if it was a bullshit FICTIONAL movie based on Mohummed u morons would be screaming political correctness…lucky for u its not because at least these people are protesting in a peaceful way..were it about mohummed they wouldve burned Hollywood and You to hell…
In response to Jay…its not that Christians are worried about something, they just dont appreciate Jesus being used for fictional and entertainment purposes and yes we christians do know the truth and i feel sorry for people like you who have no faith.what an empty existance you must have.
With so many Christians being trained to believe that historical fiction is the unerring word of God, you shouldn’t be surprised that they are confused about this particular work of historical fiction.
They put the “JESUS!” in Jesus Christ, I swear…
I’m getting back in the swing of things so I’ll be back to your blog more often. It means I get to see that cute pic of you on your sidebar which make me smile
Isabella:
Um, no it’s not. It’s actually offering a FICTIONAL account of a differing opinion of what happened to Jesus. One that isn’t that far off from the truth. What it IS doing, is offering a different take that, scarily enough, may cause some people to question the validity of what they blindly follow.
Um, no. I don’t think that this is religious fundamentalism or the opposite, and I certainly don’t think that it should be handled as such. With that being said, I think that the religious fundamentalism towards ANY religion (Mohamed or any other figure included) is down right ridiculous. In fact, a lot of people do. Remember the cartoon debacle? That was more than a little “carried away”, don’t you think? As for the last part of your statement, uh, I haven’t said anything about Christians or Christianity; I said that these people have messed up priorities if they are THIS concerned over a fictional movie. That is speaking the rational of THOSE people, not the entire Christian faith… I’ll let you in on a little secret; I’m Christian! AND I THINK THAT IT IS CRAZY! (but then again, I do think for myself)
When I read things like this, it makes me really sad. It makes me sad because you refuse to question anything other than what you are told, and when others don’t bow down and obey, you hide behind the word faith, and say that they have none. That is cowardice, and frankly ignorant. If you have faith in Jesus, that is fantastic for you, but because someone else doesn’t, they don’t automatically have an empty existence; to even suggest that is elitist and disgusting.
People have the right to make a movie with a supposedly cutting-edge premise. Jesus was married? Gasp!
People also have the right to protest it by not eating their Mickey D’s.
I have the right to make fun of both of them.
With that said, call the story of Jesus into question and people skip dinner. Do it to Mohammed and shit burns to the ground. And people say Ron Howard, Hollywood, et al are brave? C’mon.
The professional right-wing protestors need a cause du-jour for this week.
No wonder people believe that dinosaurs and people lived together or that the world is only 8,000 years old.
I plan to see the movie this weekend with two of my heathen friends, not because I’m looking for proof of a vast Catholic cover-up, but because it seems like an interesting movie.
I’ve seen several history channel and discover channel features that have systematically debunked most of the book’s claims, so I know I’m in for a work of fiction with some top-notch actors and cool locations.
Still, the author apparently states in the book that while the narrative itself is fiction, the historical plotlines are based on fact. (Full disclosure: I haven’t read the book.)
I’ve known several christians, and even know a few now, and I can see where some of them would take an “eh, it’s just a movie” approach, and others would say “this work of fiction will expose huge numbers of people to an erroneous view of a belief system I hold dear; I plan to make my protest known.”
As another commenter pointed out, we’re not talking about burned cars and bombs, but peaceful protest. Not how I’d spend my time, but not altogether objectionable. And of course we know this sort of protest ALWAYS has the effect of giving free press to whatever it is thats being protested.
I’ve always said, if one TRULY believed in one’s religion, I imagine it would be difficult NOT to be a fanatic. To a committed Christian (or Jew, or Muslim, or Zoroastrian I imagine), nothing less than the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Protesting a movie seems like the least they could do.
Just sayin.
And here people we have classic examples of the moral decline of western society. Nothing is sacred anymore…tradition, values and morals are out and hedonism, sadism, gross representations of religious figures are in. People call it being ‘open minded’and ‘all in the name if Art’ but thats bullshyt for moral decline…people in western society have not only lost self respect but the ideologies that existed back in the old days…western society has declined because of it…take a look around u…religion which was once the drive behind teaching people right from wrong, values and morals is being turned into nothing but common entertainment…a beloved religious figure is turned into a source of entertainment and blasphemed to make a buck…look at the world u live in and the outcome because of all of this…before u shout ignorance look at the way things were when people had self respect, morals and values..wen ‘love thy neighbour’ was actually practiced…ive studied religion, from judaism, to christianity, to islam to hinduism to buddhism and judaism. Dont sit there on your high horse and tell me im ignorant. The decline in religion has led to the lack of respect for oneself in the west and this is y western countries are the way they are. Everything revolves around sex,money and me me me me me. LOok back in the past wen religion was a driving force….divorce rates were low, crime rates were low, the fabric of western society was stronger than it is today… The only thing held sacred these days is the latest Dior suit or ferrari that u have…think about it ppl…think long and hard…
Isabella, first of all, who is this directed at? Are you preaching to the entire “western civilization”? Because, um, they don’t all believe in Christianity. Second of all, being able to see past religion as “the only thing that drives morality and teaches right from wrong” isn’t hedonism and selfishness, it is actually called thinking for oneself, and being um, informed (since you don’t want to be called ignorant, which is the lack of knowledge about something). When you say:
what do you mean? People don’t have self respect or morals or values today? All people lack these things because they make a movie about a fictitious account of some religious story? (which by the way, is not blasphemous to Jesus, because it tells of him having children and actually having a life, more than the one that we “know”; that just sounds like extra (albeit “false” and fictitious) knowledge about his life, but nothing bad, right?) That means we don’t have those morals, values, and self respect you speak of? I believe that those values and morals do exist outside of religious influence, in fact, I think that those very principles have become misconstrued and used as weapons by the very people that you say posses them. Because, I think even without the movie a lot of those “values and morals” are long gone in many people that call themselves “compassionate” and “Christian” today. Or would you have me believe that the way Christians see it as their right to condemn anything they don’t like or care to understand is considered moral and value laden? To me, that is a bit of a bigger problem. Not only is that hypocritical, but it is just plain stupid. Saying that religion teaches morality and values, and then those same people condemning gay people, blacks, Jews, or any one else is just wrong, and you know it; I thought they had morals and values?
Isabella, if you believe that people are without religion, and therefore without morality and value and self respect, I have to say, that what you have said is a pretty ignorant statement. I don’t sit on a high horse, as I am afraid of heights, but I can tell you one thing, I don’t base my self respect on my beliefs in something that may or may not exist, and that may or may not be believed by someone else. I think that is why they call it self respect, it is the respect you have for yourself; which to me, doesn’t require the belief in God or anything, really, well, other than yourself. Is that where some people get part of their self respect? Sure! If that works for them, great! But I don’t think that works for everyone, and nor should it have to.
And in one final note, I just want to point out that when you say this:
I assume that you are not factoring in the present climate of religious influence in all of that? I assume that you don’t count that fact that there are several religious leaders and organizations pretty much doing every single thing you mentioned that you consider “why western countries are the way they are”. Before you say that it is solely religion based (or in this case, you say the lack thereof), I would truly examine what is ACTUALLY going on in the world today; not just what YOU see going on. You just might be surprised, and possibly see outside of the box. Keep in mind, the people that are at the top, running this country, believe the very same things that you are touting as the pinnacle and example of values and morality. Wow, that sentence just makes me shudder.
I am, and that is totally making me wet.
LOL! So wet that she slipped out of her chair! LOL!
What I don’t get about the statements made by Isabella and people like her is, isn’t it God’s responsibility to judge us all? In fact, doesn’t the Bible say not to judge others? Or, he without sin casts the first stone? Do these people read their own stuff?
Anyways, go on with the hunger strikes…
These protesters are a bunch of insecure children. If they were truly possesed of faith, they wouldn’t be threatened by these new (fictional) ideas. I think Dan Brown is a shitty writer and his books are laughable, yet these dumbass protesters are more laughable still. Anyone who really likes the book, or anyone who really hates it, (for religious reasons) are all idiots in my book.
Number 1- i have not made any judgements, i have only stated facts..
Number 2-Imagine somebody made up a ficticious story about your mother.THe story was about her being a child prostitute, drug addict, who went on to molest you…hmmm does that sound sick?? Does it insult you in any way?? (im obviously expecting you to say no) but we all know that it would…Now imagine that this ficticious story of this mother of yours that you had so much respect and love for was printed and distributed around your community…how would u feel?? would you feel insulted? and to make matters worse they were making MONEY from it by selling it…
Jesus is a big part of many ppls lives whether u choose to acknowledge it or not…and this bullshyt movie has insulted them because it is a story which the AUTHOR HAS CLAIMED HE HAS MADE UP ABOUT JESUS CHRIST….HE HAS INSULTED A SACRED FIGURE…BUT YOU DONT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GET YOUR HEAD AROUND THAT…
“INSULTED A SACRED FIGURE…BUT YOU DONT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GET YOUR HEAD AROUND THAT…”
Isabella,
Do you think you have some right not to be insulted. When someone insults me, I usually don’t mind. The only time that an insult gets under my skin is when I see some truth in the insult. Your line of thinking is very similar to the rioting muslims that protested the Muhammed cartoons. So you don’t like it, BFD. It doesn’t have a direct effect on your life one way ot another.
If you can’t take a shitty movie with a grain of salt, I’m surprised you don’t fall down more.
Sorry, I can’t take anyone seriously that argues religion with words like ppl, bullshyt, and u…
And by the way Isabella, I don’t care what anyone thinks about me, my family, my friends, or any spiritual leader in which I believe just as I don’t expect them to care what I have to say.
I just don’t care.
Isabella, you are showing us your ignorance; most of religion is NOT A FACT. As much as people that believe in it want it to be, it is all a story of some event (usually referred to as a creation myth) that people believe and have faith in. By stating that you are “just stating facts” by saying that religion does this and religion does that, and it is right and we are wrong, blah blah blah, you are showing that you truly don’t know what religion actually is; and if the things you refer to as being “caused by religion” are in fact, only caused by religion, well, I don’t think I am going to be the only one that is shocked.
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Have you ever stopped to think that shit like that happens every single day, Isabella? Yes it’s tragic, but if people want to write about it, they can… it’s this little thing we have called the First Amendment, here in the US. I mean, I don’t expect it to stick around forever, but for now, you can say whatever you want. If I get mad, that’s great, but I honestly don’t think a story about my mom (albeit fictitious) would really effect anyone other than her and me. And, correct me if I’m wrong, but the story that we ARE talking about (not about my mom, but thanks for choosing her as an example, considering they don’t even compare at all… my mother is hardly the religious figure these days) does NOT portray Jesus as a “child prostitute, drug addict, who went on to molest you”, I thought it just focuses on what would have happened if he married Mary Magdalene, and had children? I thought that is what ALL Christians wanted out there (well, except for us gays, we are going to burn in hell for even wanting to marry someone, right?), was to get married and breed. Why is it so horrible to think that Jesus might have wanted to as well? I mean, he was created in the image of man by God, right? He was sent here to be our savior, because he was, in essence the embodiment of us, right? That’s why his death was symbolic enough to God to forgive all of our sins, right? Or do I have it wrong, Isabella? I don’t think that I do. So, until I see a story about Jesus, or any other religious figure for that matter, that portrays him as a rapist, prostitute, child molester, or otherwise, I will hold my judgement. You can think whatever you want about this movie, that is fine (I NEVER even suggested that you shouldn’t), but I can too. And I can think that the people that are boycotting and starving themselves over a half-assed work of fiction are actually afraid that it might challenge their beliefs, so they are scared of it… because I can.
Wow… someone is getting upset. Am I challenging you to think for yourself, Isabella? Because it seems that you are ignoring what I have been saying, remember that I said I am a Christian! So, yeah, I know that Jesus is a big part of people’s lives! DUH! But, this story HAS NOT insulted a sacred figure, it is just a story that MIGHT have happened. If you don’t believe it, then don’t worry about it! Who cares! If you don’t believe it, then you shouldn’t!!! You even said that the “AUTHOR HAS CLAIMED HE HAS MADE UP ABOUT JESUS CHRIST”, um, Isabella, not to sound like a bitch, but it sounds like you are getting all upset at yourself, now. You admit that it is made up and fictitious, and yet you are still mad because I agree and say “who cares” vs. “I’m not eating because this movie is BS”. Get over it already! I am sure that you can spend your days doing much more productive and interesting things!
One more thing… since I am answering your questions, why aren’t you answering mine? I mean, that is how we have a discussion, correct? And, not to sound mean (seriously), when you are having a discussion with someone in print, and you are trying to make an argument, the argument is more effective when the spelling is correct and your argument is grammatically correct. Just a thought.
Man, I wish I were religious. Then I could totally lose some weight while claiming moral superiority!
In all seriousness, though, I read through these comments about how great life was when religion was all-important and all I have to add to this thread is two words: The Crusades.
OMG, Isabella is who I was in high school and some of college, before I found out what my parents had been teaching me my whole life was not the ABSOLUTE. I guess my question to Isabella is “Who are you trying to convert?” Just be secure in who you are and what you believe. Everybody knows that by being an example of your faith and not preaching it, is the only way to allow people to really understand who you are!!!
To Duane, girl, you know how to get those religion threads going!!!!
Miss you, I hear Andy is coming your way!!!!