Posted on 08/04/2007 4:07:29 AM PDT by GFritsch
Blasphemy is often excused by labeling it “art.” However, this sophism cannot be used to justify a low-budget comedy called The Ten, set to debut August 3. There is simply no way it can be considered as art or anything other than a cheap and perverse attack against God’s law.
The film is made up of ten short skits, each of which portrays the breaking of one of the Ten Commandments. This is particularly distasteful for Americans, the majority of whom consider the Decalogue sacred.
Predictably the film is grossly immoral. In perhaps the worst skit, a 36-year-old “virgin” goes to Mexico and has an affair with “Our Lord” who is present for the Second Coming. The movie is rife with this type of meaningless blasphemy.
“What I find surprising about reports I have read on the film,” said TFP Webmaster John Horvat, “is its utter lack of intellectual content. It is literally made up of filthy jokes a naughty elementary school students might have penned.”
But the creators are not elementary students; they are amateur filmmakers, giving them the possibility of using pornography and perversity in unimaginable ways. This includes portraying a woman fornicating with a ventriloquist’s puppet and a group of men who get together to “get naked.”
Another scene reportedly has inmates in prison telling a story of “brutal sexual abuse”… is this supposed to be funny?
However, what is particularly offensive about the film is its blasphemous content. To mock the Ten Commandments of God’s law is bad enough, but portray the sacred person of Our Lord Jesus Christ, deflowering a woman is even worse.
This is an offense that must be answered. The honor of Our Lord demands it. That is why the American TFP web site is asking all its readers to send an instant e-protest to theaters featuring the film on opening day.
“Since we are reaching the theaters instead of the producers, each message will be more effective,” said Mr. Horvat.
Satan's inspiration is everywhere.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
They get away with it because Christians won’t stand up against this crap.
It looks distasteful,offensive, and immature. It was definitely done for shock value. Shocking people into advertising your crap. These guys did it for publicity. The more outrage, the better for them.
I’m waiting for one of these brave leftist mavens to make a movie about Salman Rushdie’s “Satanic Verses”, the verses in the Koran that Mahomet himself said were Satanically inspired.
The Left only has temerity to attack Christianity.
What idiots.
It’s Biblical Christianity that brought them the very freedoms they exploit and abuse to mock it.
They wouldn’t dare to do this to Islam because (1) they would not live very long, and (2) they know the MSM would ruin what remained of their pathetic lives.
Theo Van Gogh was not available for comment.
The definition of art is “what ever will get you a grant”
Funny how they never tackle Islam with their “art.”
These cowards know the muzzies would slit their throats.
Ping to read later
The war on Christianity rolls on. The intelltual elite, (those without intellect) revel in the opportunity to bash Christians and Christ. Now consider if this was an attack on Muslims, Hindu or any other religon other than Christianity? The sky would be falling and the ACLU screaming.
Try doing this with Mohammad the riots would begin immediately. Place a Koran in the toilet and be guilty of a hate crime. But slam Christianity, Judaism, or any other religion and its provocative edgy art. This double standard with Islam is really beginning to irritate me.
“it is blasphemy, but certainly not art...”
but it is definitely communist scu&bag art.
bert do you know if this film was given a grant to make it???
No I don’t, but I do know the Arts Community can’t support the large body of artists. They are among the largest group there is being supported by some form of dole.
The schools crank them out and the only certain enployment is a Masters in Fine Arts and a teaching position. The project work for a Masters is the source of the most outrageous crap ever produced.
He already emailed me back and will be discussing it on his show next Monday.
It probably has something to do with the fact that Christians don't go around sawing off the heads of people they feel "insulted" them or Christianity.
It sort of reminds me of the scene on the Millennium Falcon from "Star Wars," where R2 and Chewbacca are playing something like chess... When R2 takes a piece, Chewie gets grumpy. Han says, "it's not a good idea to upset a wookie." C3P0 says, "nobody worries about upsetting a droid." Han responds with, "yeah, well droids doing pull your arms out of their sockets when they lose."
It's easy to be "brave" when you know that your attacks will have no consequences.
Mark
“The intelltual elite, (those without intellect) “
Huh?
haw-haw! Those zany whacky movie makers and actors are at it again! Shure sounds great!
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