Should the rest of start protesting blatently Christian films? Keep things even?
2007-11-30 18:05:25 · 24 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For the record I don't care if there is a Christian movie, I just don't go and see it. I just don't see why Christians don't feel the same way. I think it's pretty hypocritcal is all
2007-11-30 18:08:51 · update #1
Ok fine, what about Veggie Tales? I don't seen anyone going bonkers over that and it is blatently pro-Christian
2007-12-01 02:16:05 · update #2
Baseball, I respect your beliefs as long as they don't interfere with mine. And I'm sorry, I know you mean well, but my soul isn't for sale to "best sounding deal". I have my beliefs and they are not yours.
2007-12-01 04:30:44 · update #3
Nope. We're better than that. Let's leave the hysterical protests for censorship to the fundies.
2007-11-30 18:09:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
No, I think we're too mature to go protest that sort of thing.
The Passion of the Christ was protested by Jews and Christians--the same people who clamored to see it when it was in the theatres. Not to mention it was one of the most violent films ever made. And they say they aren't hypocritical. I remember when I went to see it, we had a hard time finding a parking spot because of the church vans/buses.
They're protesting The Golden Compass for the same reason they protested the Harry Potter books and movies. It's a good fantasy story that people are going to like. Also, the author of the book is atheist, so they think it is going to "turn people into an atheist," just like they though Harry Potter was going to "turn kids into witches," just like they thought Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose would "turn people into devil worshippers."
I just ignore the blantantly Christian films, except for the Chronicles of Narnia, which I loved--and that they also protested.
What do they not protest or whine about?
2007-12-01 12:09:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian I have to say my only complaint with the whole Golden Compass series is that it's aimed towards children. These are NOT children concepts. They're concepts that are difficult for an adult to wrap their heads around. The books were interesting, well written, and while I disagree with the message about God, the afterlife, the soul, etc, in the book, I agree they were interesting. However they were NOT suitable for children. As far as them disagreeing with my faith, well life would be pretty boring if everyone was just like me.
2007-12-01 02:09:55 · answer #3 · answered by Rebeckah 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Frankly, I enjoyed the heck out of the "Dark Materials" trilogy that the movie is based on. I think the underlying reason is because the power of the Christian church lies in unquestioning belief--and the books (and hopefully the movie) encourages questions.
To be less polite about it, the only people protesting are those happy to remain sheep--or those who want us to be happy being sheep.
2007-12-01 20:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by Jewel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would have to put yourself in someone else's shoes, try to understand someone else's beliefs. If a person believes that something is harmful to us, it is a loving thing to warn others of the danger. Try to see it from their perspective.
It's not like protesting another football team, we're not just choosing sides in an inconsequencial game here. The devil is out to kill , steal, and destroy, and this "game" has serious eternal consequences. When a Christian believes this, we don't want to see anyone get eternally hurt, so we want to warn people of the danger. It's quite frustrating as so many people don't want to hear it.
If you don't understand the nature of the spiritual battle, or believe in the eternal consequences of our choices in this life, I can see why you think it is petty and stupid for us to protest this type of movie. I'm asking that you have an open mind and try to see from the other perspective why it is happening. I hope your question is in earnest, and not just to make fun of Christians.
2007-12-01 10:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I haven't heard anyone say that the Golden Compass was sent from the devil. Whoever said that is nuts. I won't see the Golden Compass. One, because it doesn't look very good to me, and two because of the series of books that were created by the man that wrote the movie. That's my choice. The Golden Compass is a perfectly fine movie to people. The Passion was unacceptable to others. Either way, it's everyones choice whether to see it or not. However, I do think the motives of the man is wrong. Specifically writing books "dumbed down" for children to promote atheism.
2007-12-01 02:09:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Theres no such thing as bad publicity. All these christians are doing by protesting is making the rest of us want to go see it. I could have cared less about it before they started whining. Now I'm gonna take my son to see it on opening day. Remember how successful The Da Vinci Code was?
2007-12-01 02:08:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
No, there's no value in that. Christians are threatened by any perceived criticism, no matter how slight, because many of them have no real faith. Non-Christians aren't usually threatened by overtly religious movies because they're capable of treating it as any other fictional story rather than a personal affront. BTW, "Passion of the Christ" *is* a well made movie even if you don't believe the story is true.
2007-12-01 02:09:52 · answer #8 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Passion of Christ is a pro-Christian movie. That's a little like when a politician tells us what is good about himself. The Golden Compass is not a pro-atheist movie, it's an anti-Christian movie. That's like when a politician tells us bad things about the person he's running against. Negative campaigning, although used alot really does show an offensive side of the person doing it.
2007-12-01 02:12:55 · answer #9 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
naw... there would be no point in behaving like a bunch of silly Fundies. besides, when religious dumbasses protest and loudly boycott some movie or book all the noise they make peaks the public attention so provides great publicity for the offending movie or book which causes the movie or book to be wildly popular.
PS. to Rebbecca: and you think Bible stories of mass death and destruction, blood sacrifice, incest, slavery, infanticide and torture are healthy stories for young children? Christians took their children to see The Passion of the Christ which amounted to a torturous gore filled snuff flick.
2007-12-01 02:13:03 · answer #10 · answered by nebtet 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Probably due to the more overt atheist overtones in the book and the fact the author is an atheist.
The Catholic League is protesting it which isn't a surprise.
2007-12-01 02:08:14 · answer #11 · answered by Tony AM 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋