Originally Posted By Eric Paddon Since the DVC threads have been closed I might as well start a new one to note this interesting analysis of the double standard employed by the media regarding their treatment of Mel Gibson's "The Passion Of The Christ" as opposed to their treatment of "The Da Vinci Code." A double standard which adds up to only one thing: A very hostile view of traditional Christianity that fits the definition of bigotry to a tee if any other faith were involved. <a href="http://www.mrc.org/SpecialReports/2006/report052306_p1.asp" target="_blank">http://www.mrc.org/SpecialRepo rts/2006/report052306_p1.asp</a>
Originally Posted By gadzuux So if I understand your hypothesis - if any work of fiction, whether book or movie, questions the christian claim that jesus was the "son of god" and "divine", that equates to bigotry? In other words, we're all supposed to share your faith, and if we don't then you're oppressed. Consider that you might be overly-sensitive on this topic and less than objective.
Originally Posted By Eric Paddon It is bigotry when a movie that tells the traditional story is subjected to the kind of media treatment "Passion Of The Christ" was subjected to, but "Da Vinci Code" is given free publicty galore and free passes ad nauseum with not one skeptical question from reporters regarding the underlying motivations behind this film and that of the filmmakers. As the report I cited states so eloquently, "The news media are not obligated to genuflect to an orthodox Christian worldview. But they have declared, at least in lip service, a devotion to accuracy and fairness and journalistic skepticism. Coverage of The DaVinci Code displays how those principles are routinely ignored." The only thing I as a Christian am asking for is equal treatment. If I have to see my beliefs subjected to an assult of epic proportions from the media when a film supporting the traditional telling comes out, the last thing I should have to see from that same media is marshmallow treatment of a film that pushes a phony idea of an evil conspiracy responsible for pushing a fraud down through the centuries. It isn't me who's overly sensitive, but rather those who prefer to just let their own personal animus towards conservative Christians blind them to some obvious facts regarding media conduct that is documented in black and white and is there for all to see. Or do you have evidence to suggest that anything cited in the report is somehow not true?
Originally Posted By Eric Paddon Another eloquent summation from one who isn't even a Christian, but who often has keen insight into the animus the elites feel toward Christianity. <a href="http://www.donfeder.com/" target="_blank">http://www.donfeder.com/</a>
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Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Tsk, tsk, touchy aren't we? >> No... just very bored by the same-old, same-old. We will all be better off if we get rid of this pro-Christian, anti-Christian crap. There is plenty to argue about with politics. Why bring religion into the mix?? Frankly, I would like to see any thread discussing religion Admin'ed. They are a no-winner for all involved.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://newsbusters.org/node/5418" target="_blank">http://newsbusters.org/node/54 18</a> >>Like most of his fellow critics, the Times A.O. Scott gives a ho-hum thumbs down to "The DaVinci Code" (in which a mortal Jesus is at the center of an elaborate fraud, with the Catholic Church as a murderous conspiracy) but doesn’t see anything to get offended by: "In any case Mr. Howard and Mr. Goldsman handle the supposedly provocative material in Mr. Brown's book with kid gloves, settling on an utterly safe set of conclusions about faith and its history, presented with the usual dull sententiousness. So I certainly can't support any calls for boycotting or protesting this busy, trivial, inoffensive film. Which is not to say I'm recommending you go see it." Contrast Scott’s "so what?" attitude toward "The DaVinci Code" with his treatment of Mel Gibson’s "Passion of the Christ." Back in 2004, Scott excoriated "Passion" for its Biblically accurate scenes of violence: "The Passion of the Christ is so relentlessly focused on the savagery of Jesus' final hours that this film seems to arise less from love than from wrath, and to succeed more in assaulting the spirit than in uplifting it." And of course the Times found the Mohammad cartoons so offensive the paper wouldn't even print them for fear of offending Muslim sensibilities. Apparently, Christian sensibilities don't merit quite the same level of concern.<<
Originally Posted By Eric Paddon Well sorry, but I'm more bored by politics because no matter how passionate I am about politics, the same-old, same-old assault on the President ultimately offends me a lot less than does an all-out assault on the principles of my faith. And given how there's unfortunately a lot of bigotry towards Christianity of late in the public arena, it's a little hard to avoid making comment on that, if one's faith ultimately matters to the individual to begin with.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://newsbusters.org/node/5408" target="_blank">http://newsbusters.org/node/54 08</a> Not going to bother posting the article, just go read it for yourself
Originally Posted By Darkbeer One more.... <a href="http://www.taemag.com/issues/articleid.19176/article_detail.asp" target="_blank">http://www.taemag.com/issues/a rticleid.19176/article_detail.asp</a>
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Originally Posted By Eric Paddon It's another brilliant analysis of the double standard. If Mel Gibson has to be asked by Diane Sawyer if he's an anti-Semite because of his film, then Dan Brown, Ron Howard, Ian McKellen etc. should be asked point-blank if they are anti-Christian bigots and be asked to explain themselves in detail and not dismiss the idea in a puff-and-fluff lovefest with Perky Katie.
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Originally Posted By mele Here that, Darkbeer? He's talking about you. ;-) Posting different poll results about the President over time is different than creating a 3rd or 4th thread in less than a week specifically about this movie (and specifically after those threads were closed) is obsessive. But yes, the tit-for-tat "republicans good/democrats bad" and vice versa is extremely tedious.
Originally Posted By Eric Paddon Since the movie is ongoing and generates new news and new commentary on it, as well as the fact that the ongoing coverage is an evolving story, I don't think it's accurate to say that everything surrounding this story has become a closed subject. If OTOH, I were making a new thread about this months after the fact that would be another matter, but so long as it's still a fresh story generating new insights on the coverage, then it's still worth commenting on from my standpoint.
Originally Posted By mele So, we can look forward to more of your DVC threads when the movie is released on dvd and starts generating more "news"?
