Well, you knew, that Morgan Freeman playing God, had to Tick somebody off eventually.
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) –Malaysian Muslims have called for a ban on the blockbuster movie “Evan Almighty,” saying it is offensive to their religion, state media reported Friday.
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“The movie refers to the big flood during the time of Prophet Noah, but this has been turned into a comedy which is insulting to Islam,” Secretary-General Maamor Osman told news agency Bernama.
Forgive me if I’m less than sympathetic to this nonsense. Not that I much care either way.
(Shrug)
You know what? I guess in the end, I don’t really have a problem with all of this, so long that it stays in such places as Kuala Lumpur. Saudi Arabia. Wherever. It’s their culture, let them deal with it as they see fit. As I have said often enough and these spaces, the first duty of any government, is to support and nurture the culture which gave the life.
But you know, I do have to wonder how long it’s going to be before this film would be banned in Britain, for the same reason, given the population balance we see over there now.. Where “Mohammed” is the most popular boy’s name for new births in the United Kingdom. And I wonder how much of that, is due to the government in the UK, failing in that first duty.
