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scary. why is it the religious right is intent upon marching us all back to nursery school? its a wonder that they procreate.
--ted
04/02

Hi -- I'm sure this is just a typo, but the British Christian crusader against the slave trade wasn't Wilbur but William Wilberforce.
--ASP
04/01

The more censorship, the less democracy. The more democracy, the less censorship. True or False? So, in Communist Red China, which has a highly censored society, do they have a democracy? No. In fact, the Commie Red Chinese censor from their media and airwaves the exact same things that the religious fundamentalists are trying to censor from American media and airwaves. So, if censorship is a sign of a anti-democratic Communist police state, then those people out to censor the same things the Communists censor must be out to impose a anti-democratic police state on all those citizens unfortunate to be in the same society with them...and religion is just a smokescreen to hide their nefarious plans. Therefore, who's calling for increased levels of censorship in the United States? Aren't these people anti-democracy, and really Communists, or at least totalitarian Communist sympathizers who share the same Communist mindset? I'll repeat, censorship is a sign of a monopolistic dictator. And for censorship to be promoted in the United States indicates someone is out to destroy our democracy, especially with our unique Bill of Rights, and set up their Communist-styled censorship society. And I don't care if Citizen Anschutz or Rupert Murdoch claim they are Christians...I know a Communist by watching for someone displaying signs of censorship. And it's not just Anschutz and Murdoch who are behind this evil attempt to takeover our democratic society and turn us into their slaves. The top officials at Clear Channel Communications are also in on the plot. Alberto Gonzales, with his secret, illegal wiretap campaign, is another. The entire leadership of the so-called Christian Coalition are involved in this evil plot. Oh, wait, they are righteous. And righteous folks are never wrong, at least in their minds. But what about Jesus Christ? What would he do? Would he join with Citizen Anschutz, Rupert Murdoch or any of the other self-described so-called Christians who are out to censor liberty and freedom in our democracy? Hardly. Remember, Jesus was the one censored. He was not the one doing the censoring. Jesus was the one scourged. He was not the one doing the scourging. Jesus was the one put to death. He was not the one with a belief in the death penalty. So, the right-wing Christian fanatics can go on claiming they are Christian, but I know the difference. And calling them Communists more fully describes their goal for America. Censorship. Censorship. Censorship. And only a God-forsaking, Christ-forsaking dictator censors. Which means these righteous wingnuts are hardly Christian.
--PS
03/30

This is the EVIL company that bought out Litchfield Company of SC, the company I worked 20 years for. When Regal found out I was gay they were the ones that drove me crazy by firing my staff and putting in their own to spy on me and find any little thing to get me on. I could go on and on about these jerks. In the end I had to quit. They haven't changed a damn bit!
--JDM
03/29

There are two Regal complexes within 5 miles of my house. For over three months the Chronicles of Narmia was on two screens in those theatres, starting every half hour, playing about 8 times a day at each theater. On the other hand, Brokeback Mountain played one screen at each cinema starting only three or four times a day at the same time at each theater for about 3 weeks. Thus, while these two regent theaters gave Narmia about 3,000 showings. Brokeback mountain was limited to less than 300 showings. It is not surprising that Narmia made 4 times the money that Brokeback Mountain did when the theaters gave audience every possible opportunity to see Narmia and virtually no opportunity to see Brokeback Mountain. We should keep in mind that while Narmia made back 2 times its investment, Brokeback mountain made back 7 times its investment.
--JR
03/29

Shrek and Kermit are NOT Disney characters ...
--mb
03/27

I don't think the two previous correspondents have actually understood the threat here. The article is exposing the practices of someone who is aiming to limit the available movies to those that he deems acceptable. So what if there are other companies, they too can be subjected to these kind of pressures and lo, you have complete diet of "wholesome family fare" whether you want it or not.
--AI
03/25

Mr. Clark, I do not understand the harm here. So what if a few big media companies are owned by conservatives? What about the vast majority of the rest, such as Time Warner (which includes CNN), Viacom and Disney (ABC)? Good god and good grief. Silly, sophmoric and narrow minded.
--JS
03/23

I am no fan of conservative excess of recent vintage. However, the article on Anshutz seems to presuppose that mainstream movies should not have any Christian focus. In other words, it supposes that film is a "zero sum" game in which Christian-themed movies signal the end of more edgy, secular entertainment. The tone of the piece, in all fairness, hints of "anti-Christian" prejudice, a frequent source of evengelical angst. Pieces like this suggest that such prejudices are about the only issue where the evangelicals may have a point.
--DVW
03/23

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