Posted on 04/23/2008 8:48:15 AM PDT by stockpirate
In his upcoming biography of Jesus, "Basic Instinct" director Paul Verhoeven will say that Jesus was probably the son of Mary and a Roman soldier who raped her during the Jewish uprising in Galilee, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Verhoeven also claims that Christ was not betrayed by Judas Iscariot.
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I don't think so, Tim!
I find it amusing that these people learn of an ancient (in this case, 2000 years old) slanderous story and revive it as if it's a new discovery. The original of this has the rapist as a Syrian mercenary of the Romans.
It's balderdash of course, people knew better even in the first century.
Muslims could nuke fifteen American or European cities tomorrow, and the response of guys like Verhoeven, Ron Howard, Dan Brown, and others would be another round of books & films smearing Christianity as a violent, deranged fraud.
“...if he hasn’t crossed the line into apostasy...”
I think you mean BASPHEMY !!
These movies always cause a lot of stir, and then they tank.
Knowing these movies fail financially at the box office, we must therefore conclude there's another agenda behind these films.
Hollywood's #1 priority is disinformation. Raising capital and providing witless entertainment are #2 and #3, respectively.
“I think Basic instinct got be his worst movie”
You obviously never saw “Showgirls”
“Heresy” is denying an article of the faith.
“Apostasy” is wholesale rejection of the faith.
“Blasphemy” covers any offense directly against the holiness of God.
“Sacrilege” is an offense against some creature which is holy on account of being especially dedicated to the service of God.
So, while I’ll agree with you that he’s probably engaged in blasphemy, I’ll still maintain that he’s flirting with apostasy.
Interesting. That is precisely what Hitler believed, as stated in the book “Hitler’s Secret Conversations”.
It must be the turn of the century brought out all these freaks..how else to explain it?
“It must be the turn of the century brought out all these freaks..how else to explain it?”
End Times?
AH NO I never seen Showgirls so I have go with Basic instinct
Yes. This is the guy who screwed the pooch on Starship Troopers.
Paul Verhoeven should be horsewhipped.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
It appears to me that Hollywood has way too much money floating around that is finding its way into projects that are...mmmmm....call them “less than optimal”.
I call on all Christians to readjust Hollywood’s cash flow to a more reasonable number.
John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Jeepers... Thanks for the ping!
Hollywood can’t stand the name of Jesus unless they’re using it in vain.
Sick...
Too many examples to count.
I know "I" still do (read Heinlein, that is).
I give up, what are the three guys spelling?
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