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| Cameron's documentary on Christ canned |
| 2007-03-05 |
| Discovery Channel has put off the screening of controversial documentary - The Lost Tomb of Jesus - following protests from various Christian groups in India and abroad. The channel was to air the documentary produced by Oscar-winning director James Cameron that contradicts major Christian tenets such as resurrection of Christ on Sunday. According to the documentary, the caskets used to store bones discovered in a suburb of Jerusalem may have contained the bones of Jesus and his family. Reports said names of Jesus, Mary Magdalene and other relatives were found on the caskets. The documentary also claims that Judah was Jesus’s “secret son” from Mary of Magdalene. Cameron claimed that the ossuaries contained in the tombs that were used as coffins in the first-century Jerusalem were scientifically examined. According to the documentary, one of the tombs contained ten ossuaries belonging to the family of Jesus. Earlier, archaeologists and clergymen in Jerusalem had trashed the claims. Discovery Channel has put off the screening following protests by Christian groups in US, Canada, Jerusalem and India against the documentary. Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI), the apex body of Church in India, said documentaries of this sort will not go down well with anyone who respects religion and religious faith. “The documentary is not based on proven historical fact. Historically speaking evidences closer to the event have more authenticity than evidences dished out after 2000 years. According to Biblical and non-Biblical sources, it has been believed that Jesus rose from the dead, and that is the basis of entire Christian faith and tradition,” said CBCI spokesman Father Babu Joseph. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Right you are, JerseyMike. A few years ago I cancelled my Newsweek subscription because of their annual pre-Easter Christianity bashing. Now U.S. News & World Report is doing the same thing and I cancelled that right before Christmas. They haul out all the Gnostics and other heretics right before Christian holy days and give them a cover story. There's no news involved -- it's the same theological dissident crap every year. A non-Christian couldn't learn anything about mainstream Christianity from these "news" magazines if they tried. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2007-03-05 19:52 |
| #8 and it was up for an Oscar in 1978 for Best Music, Original Score. (Bob Hope was MC) Thanks, Icerigger, interesting info. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2007-03-05 12:51 |
| #7 Mouse I read the original archaeologist's report completely disproving the whole thing. Cameraon would have to had know it was a fraud from the beginning. After hearing about this Mocumentary, our local men gathered up all their torches and met at the the cable station. One of the guards asked us what the hell we were doing. He pointed out that we didn't qualify for murderous rioting. "You boys don't have diapers on your heads, ya an't Muslims are you? And what's up with the beer?" Actually Hollyshit did a movie in 1976 about Muhamhead called, "The Message" (Anthony Quinn). You guessed it, they didn't actually show the Pedophile for Profit on screen. The film was a whitewash. The even had the High Islamic Congress of the Shiat in Lebanon involved. Akkad, director (executive producer of all 8 "Halloween" films. March 9, 1977, a group of black Muslims attacked three buildings in downtown Washington D.C. and took 149 people hostage. They had plenty of demands, but the only coherent one was to prevent the upcoming release of "The Message." Thirty-nine hours later, the siege was over -- a reporter was dead and dozens of hostages had been stabbed, beaten or shot. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-03-05 11:20 |
| #6 The "documentary" does not bother me. I figure let him throw it out there, and see what sticks. My understanding from people who know are the tombs were actually discovered in the early 80s. The BBC did a report on them around 1996. Almost all biblical scholars, a number with no vested interest, have rejected the claim for years. Can you imagine if Cameron had done the piece on mohammed? |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-03-05 10:35 |
| #5 You can always tell when Lent starts, it's when the media begin Christian belief bashing. You'll never see similar treatment given to Islam during their holy days - quite the contrary I've noticed. Must have something to do with the western media elite being cowardly, effete, self hating pussies. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2007-03-05 10:14 |
| #4 Why didn't you guys burn down some things? Everyone knows that it's the thing do do if you feel insulted and follow a "peaceful religion". |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2007-03-05 07:55 |
| #3 I saw it too, TT8048. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-03-05 07:32 |
| #2 I get the feeling that Discovery Channel India killed the broadcast. |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-03-05 07:10 |
| #1 Funny!! I watched this program on the Discovery Channel, 7 pm MST, DirecTV, followed by 1 hour dicussion by various "experts" led by Ted Koppel. Perhaps they meant some other documentary? |
| Posted by: Throger Thains8048 2007-03-05 00:36 |