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MEDIA MATTERS 'Jesus' deflowers virgin sexpot in new comedy Some Christians outraged as Hollywood's hottest spoof Ten Commandments Posted: July 29, 2007 9:55 pm Eastern By Joe Kovacs
A new comedy spoof on the Ten Commandments portrays Jesus Christ deflowering a sexy virgin, and is raising some eyebrows in the Christian community. "The Ten," rated R for pervasive strong, crude sexual content, language and some drug material, stars Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder, Gretchen Mol and Liev Schreiber among others. The movie which opens Friday features ten separate stories, each inspired by one of the Ten Commandments from the Holy Bible. "If you've ever stopped yourself from murdering someone, then you yourself have been following the Ten Commandments without even knowing it," clowns director David Wain on the film's website. (Story continues below) One storyline has Gretchen Mol playing a virtuous librarian "who has a sexual awakening in Mexico with a swarthy local" named Jesus H. Christ, according to Wain. He says other tales include:
"This is going to be a very negative attack on faith and values," Dr. Ted Baehr, chairman of the Christian Film and Television Commission, which publishes MovieGuide, told WND. "It's very sad society has descended into this attack mode." Baehr is aware the film is a comedy, but says, "In the old film code, you couldn't defame anyone's religion." He says "you can have humor, but is the humor aimed at mocking God, or exposing the foibles of mankind? Is it aimed toward criticizing or building up?" Baehr says there has not been a pre-release screening, and doesn't think there will be because City Lights Pictures is not a major distributor. "This [film] is not going to be a major influence," he said. Baehr says Adam Sandler's latest comedy, "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" has much more of a negative impact than what he expects from "The Ten." In a column posted on WND earlier this month, he called it "one of the most blatant politically correct, anti-Christian movies of the year. Promoting itself as a comedy about two straight fireman who get married in order to receive better pension benefits, the movie is nothing more than anti-Christian, pro-homosexual propaganda that attacks the traditional, Judeo-Christian moral values of American culture."
"The Ten" is not Hollywood's first portrayal of God having sex with women. As WND reported in March, Comedy Central consummated its season of "the Sarah Silverman Program" by featuring the title character having sex with God, and then trying to brush him off after a night of lovemaking. Silverman was shown in bed with an amorous Almighty, whom she referred to as "Black God," portrayed by actor Tucker Smallwood, a former NBC television director who also served in the Army in Vietnam.
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Are you a representative of the media who would like to interview the author of this story? Let us know. Related offers: Ted Baehr's "MOVIEGUIDE?: The Family Guide to Movies & Entertainment" You know Hollywood's insane – now discover WHY "Is Hollywood in your hamper, too?" Get "What Hollywood Believes: An Intimate Look at the Faith of the Famous" Raising virtuous daughters in a corrupt world 'Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed' Previous stories: Nuke bomb hidden inside Hillary on 'South Park' 'Naughty hottie' has sex with 'God' on TV No joke! 'Daily Show' substantive as network news Marines make Saddam watch self as 'gay' Satan lover Scientology 'South Park' back on Comedy Central Arab airline hijacks kids of 'South Park' Isaac Hayes quits 'South Park' after spoof on Scientologists Comedy Central censors Muhammad image Joe Kovacs is executive news editor for WorldNetDaily.com and author of the No. 1 best-selling book that champions the absolute truth of Scripture, "Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told."
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