Monday, August 13, 2007

HOLLYWOOD BRAVES BACKLASH IN MOVIE ON TERRORISM. Of course the movie is about an alleged attack of Mormon terrorists from 150 years ago. Michael Medved notes the expected exaggerations and twisting of the facts and then asks:
The film's deliberately drawn analogy between Mountain Meadows and 9/11 raises the most puzzling question about this peculiar project: Why frame an indictment of violent religiosity by focusing on long-ago Mormon leaders rather than contemporary Muslims who perpetrate unspeakable brutalities every day?
Fear, maybe?
Islamic rage trumps Mormon rage any day.

Read the whole thing.

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