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.'"

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Re:So?

[Jerk City Troll]

Actually in long term the answer is Yes, because they do not want any west influence - thats the same like christians 600 hundred yrs. ago. Thats the offset between christian and moslem religions. So You have to wait something like 300 hundred years to get moslem religion to some civilized state. (if it will evolve the some way like christian one).

Wait, Christianity is "civilized"? You got your radical fundamentalists, your racists, your snake handlers, and your war-hawk right-wing leaders. Christianity is by no means civilized. On top of that, take a look at the world of Islam on the order of a thousand years ago. It was far more educated and "civilized" than any of the Christian world at the time (who were still practicing feudalism, witch burnings, inquisitions, etc).

Islam today sees a lot of political and social unrest because of the vast resources Islamic nations have: oil. You can be quite certain that the United States and other big oil consumers have quite a bit to do with that. The oppression which leads to violent radicals is no accident; it's engineered that way. That's why the US gives and has given tons of modern weapons (including WMD) to Israel, Iraq, Iran, Syria... well gee, a lot of the countries of a religion you claim is uncivilized.

Now, to what ends, you might ask? It's textbook Machiavelli politics. You have a large group of people kept oppressed and subjugated by a small group of people. Oil consuming nations give weapons and money to this small group of oppressors to make the population has a whole easier to deal with because they can get away with pleasing fewer people. As a result, the consumers set the price on oil, not the producers. The problem is that a lot of the little guys figured out who is really causing their problems. Because the situation is so bad, they turn to violence in an attempt to break the establishment.

Please get off your righteous high-horse. Christianity and Christian nations are not the only one's with a valid viewpoint. More importantly, they're not the only ones who should have a say in how the world works.