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Dolemite_the_Wiz writes "The BBC reports that Monty Python's 'Life of Brian' will be re-released, with the remaining Python troupe's full support, in US theaters next month. The Film's Distributor, Rainbow Film Company are marketing the film as an alternative to all the hype that Mel Gibson's film 'The Passion of the Christ' has generated. Trailers for the Film will begin running in theaters on Good Friday. Wait until Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
... can't hear about it because he's dead, you insensitive clod!
"Give away the stone, let the oceans take and transmutate this cold and faded anchor." - Maynard James Keenan
best. quote. ever.
For those who cannot see it on the big screen:
B ri an/brian.htm
http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Scripts/LifeOf
There were two "religious guys" -- the Anglican Bishop and Southwark and a well-known religious commentator, Malcolm Muggeridge.
Note that the movie was originally funded in part by George Harrison -- good friend of Eric Idle, who stepped in when the original backers, EMI, pulled out.
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>atheism is not a religion. there are many types of atheism, >but basically it's about not *believing* in God, NOT >believing there isn't a God. there is a difference.
Nope, Atheist are more anti-god, stating firmly that god doesn't exist. Agnostics take the view that there is no good evidence that god exists, then again there is evidence that he doesn't but we tend to lean towards no god, this is your erroneous description of an atheist. So Agnostics take the view that there is no compelling reason to get on either side of this debate, just don't bug me about it unless you can prove without a doubt your position. To put my position another way, agnostics don't want to spend the time and energy on a stupid fight over a stupid point, believe what you want and stay out of my face and we can all be happy. This still includes opposing religion in school and government and other inappropriate venues. Atheist are more annoyed by the existence of religion at all and actively fight against it.
An observation I have made is atheist tend to be from religious backgrounds, and often the only way to move away from that is a complete, and nearly violent rejection of religion. Fighting the strong religious influence with a similarly strong rejection of god at some point in their life.
Please try to bear in mind that the Bible is a translation from a dead language of mans interpretation of the word of God.
Don't do what the Bible says. Don't necessarily believe what it claims Jesus said. Rather, try to live your life as the man lived his; with understanding and compassion for others (he spent a lot of time with prostitutes, thieves, lepers, etc), with respect for those of different faiths than his (remember, he was a Jew) and above all the knowledge that you don't have the right or authority to judge anyone, for only the Lord knows what's in your heart.
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1) Zaid was his adopted son (and one of his most devoted followers), not a slave girl.
2) They did not take over Medina, but were invited to move there to escape the persecution of the Kuraish aristocrats who were in control of Mecca. The two major Jewish tribes of Medina were particularly interested in Mohammed (PBUH) to help mediate their disagreements. Sure, he kicked a bunch of them out of Medina after they conspired against him, but that's a different story.
3) Anthony Quinn played the role of Hamzah "Lion of the Desert", Mohammed's uncle who converted to Islam. BTW, it not only doesn't portray Mohammed on the screen, but other important figures such as his best friend Abu Bakr, and his cousin Ali (to be the first and second Caliphs of Islam, respectively, after Mohammad's death). This belief also extends to all of the other Prophets, including Jesus and Moses. I don't believe this effect detracts at all from the film, on the contrary, I believe the film actually works better this way.
4) The movie's title is actually "The Message". It's not only on the cover of the video in English, but also the Arabic "Ar-risallah" written on a flag in the artwork. Sidepoint: this movie was filmed both in English and Arabic separately, with different actors for each language (both with an impressive cast billing for their respective audience). I wish they released both versions on the DVD instead of just English.
5) As far as I know, "The Message" was banned in various Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. I don't know if this still is the case. Despite its carefulness in respecting beliefs of the most conservative Muslims, it apparantly wasn't enough.