Althouse: Speaking of movies that are hurting the feelings of religionists...

१२ सप्टेंबर, २०१२

Speaking of movies that are hurting the feelings of religionists...

The Weinstein Co. is taking precautions over the release of its movie "The Master" (in which Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a character based on Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard).

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BarryD म्हणाले...: Scientology is only a religion on April 15th.; १२/९/१२, ११:५४ AM
jr565 म्हणाले...: crack is going to have a field day with this one!; १२/९/१२, ११:५६ AM
SteveR म्हणाले...: I'm cookoo for Cocoa Puffs; १२/९/१२, ११:५८ AM
shiloh म्हणाले...: Indeed ~ sex, politics and religion!

In no particular order ...; १२/९/१२, ११:५८ AM
jr565 म्हणाले...: By the way, when they say this is loosely based on Scientology it's not exactly true. There are so many details in this that are mirror images of L Ron Hubbards statements and history. In other words, this IS about Scientology. I'm sure Tom Cruise is going to be less than clear over the next few weeks.

Oh, and didn't Hoffman work with Cruise on MI:III? I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't get a curse filled phone call in the coming days from the Cruise man.; १२/९/१२, ११:५९ AM
Bayoneteer म्हणाले...: If you're an Operating Thetan III you got nothing to worry about.; १२/९/१२, १२:०१ PM
Greg म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; १२/९/१२, १२:०५ PM
ricpic म्हणाले...: I didn't know Hoffman feigning constipation or maybe actually being continuously constipated constitutes great acting.; १२/९/१२, १२:०८ PM
Greg म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; १२/९/१२, १२:१० PM
Greg म्हणाले...: I know this will upset Crack's world view, but in stark contrast to radical Islam and possibly--if Weinstein's concerns are well placed--Scientology, I give you this.; १२/९/१२, १२:१४ PM
Lyle म्हणाले...: The Mohammad film is like a poor version of the Life of Brian me thinks.

Still, it's a lot like the Life of Brian.; १२/९/१२, १२:२५ PM
Carnifex म्हणाले...: Scientology doesn't have any atrocities to point to...yet. But give it time, it's a new religion. The LDS on the other hand, while being relatively young, has several they can point to with pride. Not on the scale of Christianity, or Islam, to be sure, but they've only been in existence for an eye-blink, not the centuries a good religion needs to build up the death toll.

(substituting for Crack 'til he makes an appearance); १२/९/१२, १२:२९ PM
furious_a म्हणाले...: Al Quaeda has RPGs, but Scientology has lawyers. Lots and lots of lawyers...; १२/९/१२, १२:३४ PM
Greg म्हणाले...: Several? I'm aware of one actual atrocity and a slew of others alleged by the LDS Church's critics--the Danites come to mind. All of them are from the 19th Century, and virtually all but one based on slim-to-no evidence. Care to elaborate? And no, Brigham Young did not order the one.; १२/९/१२, १२:४० PM
Carnifex म्हणाले...: Just off the top of my head there's the Sept. 10 Field massacre. I'm sure you can google up some more.; १२/९/१२, १२:५३ PM
edutcher म्हणाले...: Of course, the little animal is down with insulting an American religion.

Just like his Messiah.

PS Are we talking Mountain Meadows?; १२/९/१२, १:०३ PM
Known Unknown म्हणाले...: I didn't know Hoffman feigning constipation or maybe actually being continuously constipated constitutes great acting.

It's not constipation.; १२/९/१२, २:१० PM
Carnifex म्हणाले...: Mountain meadows--that's the one...Thank you.; १२/९/१२, ३:५९ PM
The Crack Emcee म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; १२/९/१२, ७:४७ PM
The Crack Emcee म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; १२/९/१२, ७:५४ PM
The Crack Emcee म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; १२/९/१२, ७:५७ PM
The Crack Emcee म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; १२/९/१२, ७:५८ PM
The Crack Emcee म्हणाले...: Scientology doesn't have any atrocities to point to...yet.

No, they're clean as a whistle. Just ask Lisa Mcpherson. No, wait, you can't.

Well, how about those three recent deaths in Oklahoma? No, wait, you can't ask them either.

Damn, it SUCKS to be worthless victims, don't it?

And yeah - it's the movies that are hurting people.

Sheesh,...; १२/९/१२, ७:५९ PM