Let's not confine this to Islam, though. Monty Python's "Life of Brian" was banned in many places and countries. And both Godard's "Je vous salue, Marie" [Hail Mary] and Scorcese's "Last Temptation of Christ" provoked vehement protests from many Christians, some of it violent.
Personally, the most gratuitously pornographic film I've seen in recent years is Gibson's "Passion of the Christ" (and I don't think much of claims concerning its historical accuracy either). I wouldn't dream of banning it, however. Francis On 4 Jan., 20:39, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > "I'm not sure what the definition of blasphemy is but I know it when I see > it." > > And a cartoon of a prophet with a bomb strapped to his head ain't it. > It comes down to letting a ruling body decide what the definition is > going to be. I'm not fond of that notion. I say let folks say and > print what they like and let the readers decide. I would be against > subsidizing such enterprises however. > > IMHO, bowing to the threats and intimidation of a few crazy Islamists > is no way to run a country. I'd rather take the fight to them and > work openly as well as clandestinely to bring freedom to the countries > that support such oppression. Iran, in particular, seems to be > screaming for help. > > -Don > > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:13 PM, frantheman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Given that there was an attempted murder on the Danish cartoonist Kurt > > Westergaard last week, and that the subject has come up in the > > "Muslims making you nervous" thread, I thought I'd open a new thread > > to discuss this particular issue. Molly asked two questions: > > > On 4 Jan., 19:56, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Is your question "can God be mocked" or should there be laws in any > >> country that penalize citizens for doing so? > > > Two questions, really. > > So I'll start this with Molly's usual question, what do YOU think? > > > Francis > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
