Thursday, June 22, 2006

Religion not considered "G" rating material

From Good Morning America
June 22, 2006 —
The makers of the new film "Facing the Giants" say the Motion Picture Association of America's viewpoint is biased on the movie's celebration of Christian values.
"It's interesting that the Bible, which used to be the standard for what is good and right and virtuous and true is now taboo and we have to warn people about it," said Alex Kendrick who directed and stars in "Facing the Giants."
"Facing the Giants" is about a down-and-out high school football coach who uses religion to fuel a personal and professional comeback.
The two evangelical pastors from Georgia who made the film on a shoestring budget thought they might get a PG rating because the hard football hits and frank talk about one character's infertility. They say they were shocked when the motion picture association told them they got the PG rating because of the film's religious content.
The Motion Picture Association of America, which rates movies, says it's received more than 15,000 e-mail complaints from people who say "Facing the Giants" should have been rated G instead of PG, more than 10 times the previous record for complaint volume.
Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., sent an angry letter to the MPAA.
"If religion creates a warning for parents and kids and violence and bad language don't, this thing appears to me to be heading in the wrong direction, and I think most Americans would agree," Blunt said.

I was upset when I saw this on Good Morning America. It is totally showing us the state our nation is in. I am sorry if this offends someone who reads this but, I feel like all should know about this story.

1 Comments:

At 3:30 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

WOW!! I dont even know what to say!!
That is Frigin Ridiculous! It reminds me of what the Supreme court said when they gave the verdict for having the ten commandments taken out of a classroom. They said a child might read them and having read them in the classroom they may feel compelled to follow them. God forbid that happen. We wouldnt want kids Not Stealing and Not kiling!

 

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