You don;t seem to get that I do know and still don’t CARE what he said.
If you are making a decision on whether or not to see this movie based on religious ethics - and that statement by the producer is what puts you over the edge - then you have no credibility.
If Christianity and/or respect for Christianity are your decision points this movie crosses that line on several fronts - whether or not you get to see Mecca destroyed.
I really want people to be honest and say this is a cultural problem, a problem with fear of the terrorists, cowardly jerks hiding behind studio walls - that’s all fair criticism. But couching this in terms of some sort of Christian outrage because they don’t treat other religions as badly as they treat us is lunacy. (I find it similar to kids on a playground crying about what’s fair - or Democrats on TV - same thing.)
It’s like being OK with someone slapping you as long as they slap everyone else just as hard. It’s the slap that should offend, not the distribution of slaps. If you weren’t offended at being slapped until you found out they weren’t slapping everyone - you need to reset your point of offense. That is what I am trying to get at.
OK, I get you.
If folks want to make their statement on any other basis than yours, they have no credibility.
Have fun with that.