My goodness. Don and Tim Wildmon are really running out of ideas. This is the latest knickers-in-a-twist action alert -- Have you patronized blasphemy lately? -- shaming Hollywood, of all places, for "using God's name as a cuss word." Isn't Hollywood already a den of sin and deviance? Why is the AFA wasting bandwidth with this idiotic appeal:
Did you know that there was a time when the entertainment industry was bound by a code that forbade them from using any blasphemy in a movie? The "Hays Code" stated:
Pointed profanity--this includes the words "God," "Lord," "Jesus," "Christ" (unless used reverently), "H*ll," "S.O.B.," "d*mn," or every other profane or vulgar expression, however used--is forbidden.
Hollywood is no longer restricted by the code. Many of today's movies don't simply blaspheme the name of Jesus. They go one further. For example, the award-winning Blow, directed by Ted Demme, is a typical R-rated film. The name of Jesus Christ is blasphemed eleven times in the movie. Three of those times, for some reason, the "F" word is used in the middle of His name.
So, how can you (as one person), make a difference and influence the powerful Goliath of the entertainment industry? The answer is in your own hands. In 2005, roughly $8.8 billion was spent on movie tickets in the U.S. How much of $8.8 billion do you think came from those who call themselves Christians? According to The Barna Group, it was a massive $6.94 billion. Over 70% of the box office intake comes from people of faith.
With more than 170 million professing Christians in America, we have a powerful sling that can hit Hollywood between the eyes and leave a deep impression on its money-making mind. They are causing an entire generation to hate Christianity, and to use the name of Jesus Christ to express disgust.
On the AFA web page for the alert, there's a hilarious video where an interviewer asks people if they would go to see a movie where the Lord's name is taken in vain, and almost everyone said they would, proving to the AFA that Americans - even "Christians" -- have had their minds polluted by the devil-loving moviemakers out there.
Don and Tim also ask if you want to find out if you're heaven or hell-bound, asking readers if they want to take a test to determine whether you are a good person.
Also, take a look at an amusing list of Blaspheming Movies, including: The Invasion, Rush Hour 3, Bratz: The Movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Simpsons Movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Transformers and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
