Isaac Hayes quits 'South Park' after spoof on Scientologists

[ElizabethAnne]

LilyM:

And Saint Teresa of Avila said to one of her nuns who left a party in disgust … ‘you go to your cell and contemplate God there … we’ll make merry with Him here’.

Not desiring to watch an immoral movie and leaving a party thrown by St. Theresa of Avila in disgust are a bit different. I’m not sure exactly what you’re getting at. I’m pretty sure St. Therese would not say that I should make merry with God by watching South Park.

LilyM:

God created us in his own image - most people can survive the occasional (tasteless) joke against themselves. I believe the Church is big enough and stable enough to do the same, as is my own faith in God. As for South Park - did you see how mercilessly the movie attacked Canadians? And gays? And the military? And figureskating? They were in no way singling out religion.

I did see how mercilessly the movie attacked various groups. I never said that it did single out the Catholic faith. I only commented that the movie is vile, which it is, and that on top of that it attacks the faith, which as a Catholic I find particularly offensive. The fact that it attacks others and undermines human dignity is of course also offensive.

 

[LilyM]

masondoggy:

That wasn’t very nice. :nope:

I guess you can include me in that comment because I feel the same way Elizabeth Anne does.

Fair enough, it wasn’ t very nice, I apologise for the offence I caused :bowdown2: We all have different tastes and standards as far as television and other entertainment goes, I should respect yours if I want you to respect mine and others’.

Jesus did associate with tax collectors and prostitutes and Roman soldiers though … must have seen and heard a lot of pretty offensive stuff. Not that he condoned their sins but the sins didn’t stop him appreciating and fostering what was good in the sinners either. And that’s my attitude to things like South Park. Certainly I am offended by some of it, and I switch off the tv when I am.

The religious content of the movie I was mostly fine with - to my mind it was making fun OF Satan, which tactic actually could lessen his power in the world. Some of it could be seen as offensive, but I was similarly offended by some of the violence and sexual content.

It certainly didn’t seem to be consistently or seriously bashing Christians or Christian doctrine, unlike a lot of other current movies/tv/radio/music.

Anyways, horses for courses, and I do apologise to everyone I may have offended. :yup:

 

[WisCatholic]

While South Park often crosses the line of decency It does treat everyone equally harsh.

 

[GarryOwen]

I heard recently that Tom Cruise was also complaining about Southpark`s depiction scientology.

 

[Lucania]

I have only watched the show a few times several years ago and it was only bits here & there. I did make it a point to watch the show about the Blessed Virgin Mary. I thought it was vile & disgusting to say the least. A very low point for "comedy."The fact that these people who write & produce South Park are disrespectful to "everyone"does not validate it, in my opinion. Why any Catholic would even tune into South Park after that episode is a mystery to me . I guess I don’t get my laughs from others being mocked & degraded.

 

[WisCatholic]

Yes and times ths show is vulgar and crude, but it can still be one ofthe funnest shows a times on tv. Its not a show for children, its not a show for the masses, but if you are able to laugh at the world and understand that it is nothing more then a cartoon, it can be fun.Life is not all serious, we need to be able to laugh and enjoy. There are many things i find offensive against the Church, South Park is not one of them.

 

[Lucania]

WisCatholic:

There are many things i find offensive against the Church, South Park is not one of them.

You are saying then, that you did not find the South Park episode aired recently about the statue of the Blessed Mother bleeding (more like spewing) from her Rectum/Vagina, offensive?

 

[masondoggy]

Lucania:

You are saying then, that you did not find the South Park episode aired recently about the statue of the Blessed Mother bleeding (more like spewing) from her Rectum/Vagina, offensive?

Oh my goodness, that is horrible! There are just no boundaries anymore. :nope:

 

[WisCatholic]

Sure it was offensive, so was the so called art a few years ago of Jesus in a jar of ****. I also find the way the Church protected a small group of pedophiles offensive. Because one episode of a cartoon is offensive does not mean I hae the whole concept. Because the Church was wrong to protect a few sick individuals does not mean I turn my back on the Church. There will always be things in life we do not care for or like, that is life.

 

[Lucania]

WisCatholic:

There will always be things in life we do not care for or like, that is life.

True. So then do we just sit back, throw up our hands and say “Oh well” ? If you don’t stand up for something, you stand for nothing! Do we keep supporting these shows, television networks, art exhibits, movies,etc.? I guess I’m a little different. When I watch a show on tv that truly offends me, I never watch it again. Especially one that the premise of the whole show is to offend or mock to begin with. As in the case of South Park and the show that I mentioned in the above post, I wrote to Comedy Central and South Park and made my complaint. It was of little concern to them as it was shown repeatedly. They did not think that they crossed the line as they “obviously” did with the Scientology episode. I heard that one was pulled. Go figure.

 

[WisCatholic]

I agree with you that they should not have caved to Tom Cruise. His so called religion is so far from the truth it’s not even funny. However they pulled the episode because it was all about $$$$ not because it was offensive. As for me I do not go to most movies put out by hollywood, There are shows on tv I would never watch usually not because of content but because who is in them…

 

[Lucania]

I quit going to movies a while back. The last movie I saw in the Theatre was The Passion of the Christ and before that I think it was either Braveheart or The Last of the Mohicans. I wanted to see The Count of Monte Cristo, but waited for it to come out on DVD, and watched it at home. I have a distain for most of Hollywood. As far as watching any tv shows, I do watch 24 on a weekly basis. Usually I am watching The Food Network, HGTV, EWTN or Fox News. Oh and American Idol, which is entertaining AND annoying at the same time. I find “sit-coms” insult my intelligence and are anything but comedic. End of rant