On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:15 PM, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
Agreed. Artists and performers need freedom to express themselves. Certain forms should have a Mature label and be kept off the street corners but book burning and banning is what other countries do. Not mine. I hope. I heard enough about Gibson's snuff flick to avoid it. I read books and go to the movies for enjoyment. Didn't sound like fun to me. I liked Avatar. AKA Dances With Smurfs. That's entertainment. -Don > 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. > > > -- 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.
