Malaysian Muslims call for ban on movie (Evan Almighty)

AFP ^ | July 13, 2007

[West Coast Conservative]

Malaysian Muslims have called for a ban on the blockbuster movie "Evan Almighty," saying it is offensive to their religion, state media reported Friday.

Malaysia's influential Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) said the comedy, which plays on the story of Noah's ark and features actor Morgan Freeman as God, was insulting to Islam.

"The movie refers to the big flood during the time of Prophet Noah, but this has been turned into a comedy which is insulting to Islam," Secretary-General Maamor Osman told news agency Bernama.

"Featuring a human being as God in the movie is also against Islam," he added.

"Evan Almighty" is the sequel to "Bruce Almighty," which was banned from cinemas here after arousing objections among conservative Muslims.

Censors eventually approved the movie for DVD and VCD release and it has since been broadcast on television.

Other foreign movies to have been banned from public screening on religious grounds include "Brokeback Mountain' and "The Passion of the Christ."

"Evan Almighty" is scheduled to be screened in Malaysian cinemas from August 23.

In it, Steve Carell plays a newly-elected congressman ordered by God to build an ark.

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Malaysian Muslims call for ban on movie (Evan Almighty)

Screw them! I guess that I'll have to go see it now.

[Borges]

A headline I expect to see any day now...

Sun comes up...Muslims outraged! Pledge Bloody Revenge on Zionist Sun Movers

[edcoil]

“insulting to Islam,”

islam is insulting to islam

[Red Badger]

Muslims have no sense of humor, whatsoever...........

[Thombo2]

Next,some mullah’s gonna issue a fatwah on Morgan.Isn’t he a lib,or do i have him confused with someone else?

[dighton]

“Lighten up, Maamor.”

[rbg81]

Unfortunately, Hollywood producers, directors, & writers are quaking in their boots right now. This is how freedom of speech really dies.

[mamelukesabre]

I don’t go to church. But isn’t there something in the bible about a promise god made that he will never destroy the earth with water again? That the next time he feels the need to wipe the slate clean and start over, he will do so with fire?

If this is correct, what’s with a movie about god instructing some retard to build another ark for the next flood?

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Yeah, just like with the manufactured outrage over the Muhammed cartoons scared the media into dhimmitude when they should have flipped radical Islam the bird.

[SIDENET]

Well, that was almost a coherent sentence.

Working nights is killing me.

[Hi Heels]

Good. Smaller lines for popcorn.

[Hi Heels]

I believe it’s called comedy.

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Sun comes up...Muslims outraged! Pledge Bloody Revenge on Zionist Sun Movers

[Liberty Valance]

hmmmm, guess they won't like the fact that we
laid in a good supply of ale either ...

[Tzimisce]

......when are Muslims not pissed off and offended?

[mamelukesabre]

It sounds stupid to me. And I don’t care if muslims ban a stupid movie.

[- Smokestack Lightning]

What Shakespeare said about the lawyers... substitute muslims.

[Sue Perkick]

It’s just a movie not a documentary. It sounds stupid so I’m not going to see it but I’m not bothered by it. Movies are meant to make you laugh, make you cry or entertain you for a couple of hours.

[fr_freak]

If this is correct, what’s with a movie about god instructing some retard to build another ark for the next flood?

Are you saying that you actually expect Hollywood to understand a damn thing about the Bible? These people are professional blasphemers. Their hatred for all things Judeo-Christian is matched only by their ignorance of all things Judeo-Christian.