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Matrix Gets Egyptian Ban For Explicit Religion
pajor writes "BBC News is reporting that that The Matrix Reloaded has been banned in Egypt. The country's censorship board cited violence which might 'harm social peace', but also said the 'religious themes' of the film's storyline, about the search for the creator and control of the human race, may cause 'crises'. A statement said: 'Despite the high technology and fabulous effects of the movie, it explicitly handles the issue of existence and creation, which are related to the three divine religions, which we all respect and believe in.'"
What does that mean?
Thank you very much! Have a nice day!
I agree. The above post is completely off-topic! The moderators should do something about it!
Anonymous Coward wrote: ...which would be why it's modded offtopic. Sonetimes the moderation system actually does work. shrug."
"this has nothing to do with the subject!
Yes, i agree. Fortunately we have a moderation system like this, so we don't have to worry about things like this. This is a good thing.
Maby someone should alert the moderators about this, just to make sure that the moderation system will work this time too. Mabye someone would like to write a mail to abuse@slashdot.org.
B.t.w.: You wrote the word "Sonetimes". I assume you just misspelled "Sometimes". Can you please confirm this, just to make sure, that your posting will be correctly understood?
I just want to know how the hell to make this message stand out so that others can read. Thanks
Do you use a typewriter and then scan the post into ./?
...and he grinned, like a fox eating shit out of a wire brush.
"And how do the Egyptain people feel about having this decision made for them by others?"
Considering the nature of Islamist extremism, I'd say that's exactly what they want. They want to put in some mullah or ayatollah to make such decisions for them and help them be "better" Muslims, keeping them safe from Crusader influence.