theox1971
Saturday 1st September 2007 9:50pm [Edited]
29 posts
When is god's name taken in vain in Life of Brian? and when is he mocked?
I had already addressed this point 2 days ago when I said :
"I can't let this one go. It's one thing to say that Life of Brian isn't funny, but to say that is blasphemous is absurd! Blasphemy is defamation of the name of God. At no point in Life of Brian is God defamed. Jesus appears in the film and is played absoulutely straight - he recites the Sermon on the Mount and genuinely heals a leper. The Python's didn't make a film about the ridiculousness of God, but about the ridiculousness of blind faith. It mocks religion, but that is not the same as mocking God Himself. If anything Life of Brian is a heresy, that is it holds on opinion that is different or in opposition to the doctrine of the Christian Church. "
As Life of Brian does not defame God's name, yet you persist in calling it blasphemous, I can only assume that you don't know the meaning of that particular word.
And discussing the content of a comedy film, in a thread called "funniest British films" is definately not off topic!