Posted on 03/01/2005 5:38:58 PM PST by AliVeritas
Washington, D.C. — “Hollywood continues to pound the American public with the message that the lives of the disabled are not worth living; that such a life is a commodity that can be taken at one’s own whim,” said Shannon Flanagan, college outreach director of American Life League’s Rock for Life. “Last night’s Oscar success for the pro-euthanasia movie ‘Million Dollar Baby’ is just another example of the Culture of Death seeping into our everyday lives.”
The highly controversial movie carried off four Oscars at the 77th Annual Academy Awards. “This movie has been hailed as a love story,” said Flanagan. “But the grisly ending keeps it far from being a story about true, unconditional love. True love could never include the taking of another human being’s life. The story leads viewers to believe that any end, no matter how noble, can justify the means.”
While the movie does offer characters, including a Catholic priest, who warn about the pain and devastation that euthanasia brings, the Culture of Death wins out. “It is sad that so many in the entertainment industry have chosen to embrace the Culture of Death,” said Flanagan. “These individuals have a real opportunity to make a positive impact in this world, but instead they choose to make — and honor — movies such as ‘Million Dollar Baby’ that hail murder as a form of reluctant heroism. The motion picture academy also honored ‘The Sea Inside,’ a movie with a pro-assisted-suicide theme, with the Oscar for best foreign language film. And ‘Vera Drake,’ a film about an abortionist, was nominated for three Academy Awards.”
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*yawn*........this Pro euthanasia, glorification idea is getting a bit boring now.....guess we should go back and villify "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" too........
Can we let this go now. Most who have seen it do not think it is pro-Euthanasia. In a different thread the director says it is not. How much longer before this can become a non-issue?
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