Posted by keri-jade at ts3-4t-104.tor.idirect.com on January 19, 2000 at 00:35:30:
In Reply to: Re: funny anti dogma stuff posted by 99% Energy on January 19, 2000 at 00:15:33:
: It's scary to see people that seem to live in the past two centuries *and* use the internet for disseminating their holier than thou attitudes.
: I am surprised they didn't add a link to some religious site.
: I liked Dogma because it shows how ridiculous and outdated religious beliefs are.
: Thank God I am an atheist.
: 99%
: : i had this sent to me form an old christian friend that dosent know im a big kevin smith fan....
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: : > > We are starting an e-mail campaign to raise awareness over a movie that
: : > > has been marketed as a comedy. This weekend my husband and I went to
: : see a movie called "Dogma".
: : > >
: : > > The stars in the movie are Matt Damon, Ben Afleck and Chris Rock. We
: : > > thought it would be a good movie since we knew the actors, and the
: : > > movie trailers we had seen for the movie led us to believe it was a
: : > > comedy about three angels. We thought it would be a movie like John
: : > > Travolta's angel movie. We were really wrong on our expectations of
: : > > this movie. Matt and I have never walked out on a movie, but after
: : > > sitting through 45 minutes, we felt we had to leave because of the way
: : > > the angels were portrayed. In the 45 minutes we watched the movie,
: : > > they had an angel pull his pants down to show he was not anatomically
: : > > correct and then make several references about it, Matt Damon (one of
: : > > the angels) shot 7 people (he shot the people because he found a
: : > > loophole on how to get into Heaven after killing people), Chris Rock
: : > > fell from the sky stark naked, at least four or five profane words were
: : > > spoken in every sentence, and they did away with crucifix and had
: : > > another portrayal for Jesus (he was winking and giving a thumbs up
: : > > sign). They also had a derogatory slang term they were using for Jesus.
: : > >
: : > > The movie was so appalling and so against the Christian Faith that Matt
: : > > and I apologized in prayer to God for having gone to see the movie. We
: : > > both felt like God was taking names on who was seeing this movie. I
: : > > think the Devil produced this movie; I can't even begin to describe
: : how appalling and how immoral this movie is.
: : > >> > Please pass this e-mail on to other Christians so they know not to go
: : > > see this movie and so that they can warn others about the movie. It is
: : > > really scary to think that a lot of our youth are going to see this
: : > > movie. Chris Rock, Ben Afleck, and Matt Damon are stars that teenagers
: : > > go to the movies to see.
: : > >> > Please forward this message on to other Christian people, so we can try
: : > > to put a stop to this movie and so that we can show Hollywood by low
: : > > ticket sales that we are not going to put up with these kinds of
: : > > portrayals of Angels and God.
: : > > Thanks!