GOD==PROFANITY??

richardj · Post by **richardj** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:10 pm

This is shirley a sign of the End Times--

This world is going down the tubes

MPAA places Christianity in same category as sex, violence, profanity

Be sure to forward this to your friends and family!

Dear Richard,

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is now warning parents of movies which contain a reference to the Christian faith, equating Christianity as being on the same level of sex, violence and profanity when it comes to objectionable material.

The MPAA is controlled by Hollywood moguls known for their bitter opposition to Christianity.

A new family film featuring miracles and a pro-God theme has earned the PG rating because it would offend non-believers. The MPAA refuses to give movies which promote the homosexual lifestyle a similar warning. In other words, MPAA warns parents if a movie has Christianity presented in a positive manner but refuses to warn them if homosexuality is presented in a positive manner.

Facing the Giants is the story of a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure. Due to the Christian content, the MPAA rated it PG, placing it in the same offensive category as sex, violence and profanity.

Click Here to read a good Scripps Howard News Service article about this issue.
[ URL: http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?acti...-FAITH-06-07-06 ]

The plot includes several prayers being answered, a medical miracle, and a mystic who delivers a message from God. The scene which MPAA found most offensive was a discussion between the football coach and a boy named Matt. The coach says the boy needs to stop bad-mouthing his father and get right with God.

The boy replies: "You really believe in all that honoring God and following Jesus stuff? Well, I ain't trying to be disrespectful, but not everybody believes in that."

The coach responds: "Matt, nobody's forcing anything on you. Following Jesus Christ is the decision that you're going to have to make for yourself. You may not want to accept it, because it will change your life. You will never be the same."

That, says the MPAA, is very objectionable and parents need to be warned.

SHOCKING!

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:46 pm

While I have no problem with either side of the coin, if they warn about Christian content, which in a way is understandable I guess for other religions, though I can't think of any that have a problem with Jesus (know next to nothing about any religion), and they really don't warn about homosexual content (if it's as overt as God's influence over events is in this movie), homosexual content is worth placing at least a PG rating on as well.

However, I would like to see a movie with a G rating and homosexual content before reading anything too deep into this.

(On another note, I do wonder, how the hell does a PG rating prevent this movie from doing well? Or is it merely the fact that it's being rated higher and some random movie with homosexual elements isn't?)

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:07 am

UUMMM-I'm a little confused-but---

The point is--Since when is talking to someone about Christianity objectionable to the point that the movie has to warn parents?

That's just INSANE!

Secondly, the point was made that, allthough they warn about Christianity, they don't warn about homosexual content.

( As we all know-Hollywood is blatantly pro-homosexual):sick:

The bottom line for me is it's another example of basic morality being scewered.

Good is bad & bad is good.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:09 am

richardj wrote:

UUMMM-I'm a little confused-but---

The point is--Since when is talking to someone about Christianity objectionable to the point that the movie has to warn parents?

That's just INSANE!

Secondly, the point was made that, allthough they warn about Christianity, they don't warn about homosexual content.

( As we all know-Hollywood is blatantly pro-homosexual):sick:

The bottom line for me is it's another example of basic morality being scewered.

Good is bad & bad is good.

Well, Brokeback got a R for Sexual Content and Language, I think.

As for warning parents, I'm with you there, I'm really straining to see who will be offended by this. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but I doubt anyone can be offended by what appears to be God answering a prayer *shrug*

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manadren_it · Post by **manadren_it** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:31 am

richardj wrote: This is shirley, a sign of the End Times--

Hello Shirley, but why are you a sign of the End Times?

... wait. You mean YOU are the anti-christ?

[sorry, I couldn't resist]

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:34 am

Reminds me of an ol' gag from Airplane...

"...stop calling me Shirley!"

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manadren_it · Post by **manadren_it** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:56 am

sintekk wrote: Reminds me of an ol' gag from Airplane...

"...stop calling me Shirley!"

That was the first thing that came to mind, but that joke really doesn't work here. I mean if I'm going to pull a bad joke, I at least need to stick to the text, even putting the comma in was a bit of a stretch.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:58 am

manadren wrote:
richardj wrote: This is shirley, a sign of the End Times--
Hello Shirley, but why are you a sign of the End Times?

... wait. You mean YOU are the anti-christ?

[sorry, I couldn't resist]

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:00 am

manadren wrote:
sintekk wrote: Reminds me of an ol' gag from Airplane...

"...stop calling me Shirley!"
That was the first thing that came to mind, but that joke really doesn't work here. I mean if I'm going to pull a bad joke, I at least need to stick to the text, even putting the comma in was a bit of a stretch.

Yeah, well, it's a bad joke, whatcha going to do, make it worse?

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manadren_it · Post by **manadren_it** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:07 am

bah, you shirley aren't familiar with the official rulebook of bad jokes and puns.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:12 am

manadren wrote: bah, you shirley aren't familiar with the official rulebook of bad jokes and puns.

If you have Real Player, here's a sound for how I reacted to that joke:
http://www.80stvthemes.com/ra/TPIRLOSE.ra

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manadren_it · Post by **manadren_it** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:15 am

sintekk wrote:
manadren wrote: bah, you shirley aren't familiar with the official rulebook of bad jokes and puns.
If you have Real Player, here's a sound for how I reacted to that joke:
http://www.80stvthemes.com/ra/TPIRLOSE.ra

hehe - swank! The exact response I was hoping for.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:17 am

Thought you'd appreciate that

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:10 am

Wow that's horrible that they're doing that. That's the US for ya. Anti God Goverment... I dont understand how Bush lets these things go through, since he's aperently Christian, even though his decisions are not always christlike... such as the war of oil.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:23 pm

Red Squirrel wrote: Wow that's horrible that they're doing that. That's the US for ya. Anti God Goverment... I dont understand how Bush lets these things go through, since he's aperently Christian, even though his decisions are not always christlike... such as the war of oil.

The MPAA is not part of the government. It’s an independent organisation funded by the major film studios. Participation in the rating system is voluntary (even for cinemas), and it has no legal force. I’m sure most government officials would disapprove of what the MPAA is doing, but there’s nothing they can do.

A rating system is most useful if it targets the typical United Statian. If an [s]extreme[/s] extremist group (liberal or conservative) is in charge of the ratings, the system will lose its trust with most people. I may be getting the wrong picture from my eighteen years of life in Tennessee, but certainly the average United Statian wouldn’t mind exposing young children to Christianity. Therefore, it shouldn’t be enough to raise the rating. (However, the rating could be raised if a majority of the population ever became hostile toward Christianity.)

EDIT: “Extremist” is more appropriate.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:12 pm

They could at least make a seperate rating for it, like call it Religion or something.

Simply put, whoever the antichrist is/will be, he wont have much work to do, since the goverment, and other "deciding" organizations such as the MPAA are already doing a good job at making sure people are away from God. I'm guessing classics like Jesus of Nazareth rate as restricted.

Pretty sad, really.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:02 am

Red Squirrel wrote:

Simply put, whoever the antichrist is/will be, he wont have much work to do, since the goverment, and other "deciding" organizations such as the MPAA are already doing a good job at making sure people are away from God.

HOW ABOUT THIS?

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