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Originally Posted by Vexx
People throughout history have ordered killing and mayhem while clutching their holy books to justify it in all religions. It isn't "flame bait" to write a story that involves someone doing that. Did Indiana Jones insult Christianity or Judaism with its storylines and did someone threaten to kill the producers? No. Did the Da Vinci Code upset people? Yes, but did they threaten to kill the makers? No and in the end it is only a piece of entertainment.As Irenicus says, religion is simply the pretext for control of their own people and thuggery against others.
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I completely agree with you, but I felt like adding one more example/caveat just to show that extreme Christinanity can be as "crazy" as extreme Islam. When Martin Scorsese's released his
Last Temptation of Christ back in 87'-88' he received constant threats (deeath and bodily harm) from the ultra right religious fanatatics. And, when the film was actually in theaters, there were some reported bomb threats in towns across America from religious fanatics who were threatening the theatre owners with retaliation if they showed the film. (Many films throughtout the mediums short history have drawn the ire and violence of various religious organizations.)