'2012': heavy on Catholic Church, easy on Islam

Bill Donohue of the Catholic League spoke of the disparity in treatment in the upcoming movie "2012" in its treatment of the Catholic Church and Islam.

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When we got word recently that the movie “2012” depicts the Vatican being blown up, along with the famous statue from Rio, Christ the Redeemer, we were unmoved. Why? Because this occurs during the end of the world in a massive destruction. This kind of sensationalism, we reasoned, is standard fare for director Roland Emmerich: he is the guru of the “blow ‘em up” genre of movies. But now we’ve learned that while Catholics get theirs, Muslims are spared. Out of fear, of course.

Emmerich is more than a coward—he is a liar who has it out for Catholics. Last year, he was quoted saying, “I would like to erase all nations and religions.” Not true. He is quite content to live with Islam, even though he readily admits it is a religion of terror. When asked why he did not show the destruction of Kaaba, the religious structure in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, he said, “I wanted to do that, I have to admit. You can actually let Christian symbols fall apart, but if you would do this with [an] Arab symbol, you would have…a fatwa.”

So why was the Sistine Chapel designated for destruction? “We have to show how this gets destroyed….I am against organized religion.” Emmerich lies again. He is not against Islam.

After bragging that the movie shows the Sistine Chapel falling on people’s heads, Emmerich explains the moral of the story: “Never pray in front of a big church. Pray by yourself.” He lies again: Muslims who want to pray in front of a mosque are safe. That’s because, as Emmerich sees it, they’re known to kill those who offend their religion.

Every time I say Hollywood hates Christianity, especially Catholicism, my critics cringe. But they never offer evidence that I’m wrong.



To contact Sony Pictures Entertainment chief Amy Pascal: amy.pascal@spe.sony.com

See trailer also here.



William Donohue is president o
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But you don't have evidence Hollywood hates Christianity, or that this director hates every religion but Islam. It's self-consistant that he might want to film lots of important buildings blow up, not care about their religious significance (or even take advantage of this) because he's an atheist, but wants to avoid serious controversy in some markets because he feels some Muslims might have a more significant reaction than other religions about the destruction of the Kaaba. So he's not lying. He's just not doing what you want.

by Pierce Randall | Monday, January 04, 2010  8:39:42 AM

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