Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Jesus Is Not Their Homeboy

From Tim Graham at The Corner:
Have you ever wondered how the media hype surrounding The DaVinci Code stacks up against the does-Mel-hate-Jews frenzy over The Passion of the Christ? Come see my new report on “The Trashing of the Christ,” which compares ABC, CBS, and NBC news coverage (or with the Code, the thinly disguised free advertising) of the two movies. Not only were the networks endlessly “intrigued” by the anti-Christian “legends,” it spurred them to long prime-time specials peddling wacky theories that even the theorists admitted they couldn’t prove. And they call it “news.”
So, making a movie that attempts to convey a historically accurate event about the passion of Jesus Christ is controversial because of how it makes Jews feel, but a movie involving fantastic claims about Jesus' life with no basis in fact is celebrated, despite the fact that it offends Christians. I don't have a problem with the making of this movie, or the book for that matter, but what I want to know is, when is someone going to make an historically accurate movie about the life of Muhammed?

I'm not holding my breath.

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