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The "commandments" of this Christian film festival are so over the top.

Posted by Amy (aka momstravaganza) Mar 18 '11, 07:37

I got a request for a film that won here, and I didn't know what the festival was so I googled. I laughed at no sexy Jesusus, but the violence part was out there.

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Don't they violate their own Third Commandment by calling these the 10 commandments? - pmb Mar 18, 07:59
I think my favorite one is the one that prohibits actors from kissing because their lips belong to their future spouse. -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 07:49 7
- only unmarried can act? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:56 6
  - You can't show kissing (or Jesus) on screen. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 07:59 5
    - and definitely nobody should be kissing Sexy Superman Jesus. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:00
    - loophole! what if the actors kissing are married *in real life* ? -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 07:59 3
      - they said that's okay. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:00 2
        
        oh, did they? ( i couldn't read the whole thing, i skimmed) -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:01 1
        
        I may have interpreted it... - Diva Mar 18, 08:04
I'm loving this. -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 07:47 2
- No Individualism! (Yeah, I don't want any of THAT in a movie.) -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 07:51 1
  - *We're loving this!* -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 07:56
"and god so loved man that he made his only son an ugmo." -- nm - mafic Mar 18, 07:46
Umm.....Wow!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 18, 07:45 2
- As you say - there is "appropriate violence"? But "glorifying the spirit of individualism which dominates the modern youth culture" should - MojaveMeg Mar 18, 07:52 1
  - Except for that part of individualism that made protestants leave the catholic church. That part's okay. -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 07:58
Being devout is *exhausting.* nm - Dignan Mar 18, 07:40 12
- Seriously. At that point it's just self-flagellation. -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 07:58
- yeah, I got part way through the first commandment and gave up. -- nm - mafic Mar 18, 07:42
- I love the "lips are reserved for your spouse or future spouse" part. You can't even fake kiss! -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 07:42 9
  - Tropic Thunder's producers need to get 'Satan's Alley' in this ASAP -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 07:48 1
    - Win. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 18, 07:52
  - I'm not even going to bother submitting my Fellatio:The Musical! short film. nm - Dignan Mar 18, 07:46 4
    - I think you could as long as the songs were family friendly. -- nm - miss amanda phones Mar 18, 07:48 3
      - They're not even Manson family friendly. nm - Dignan Mar 18, 07:51
      - I don't know that a pair of brother's making out is what they'd consider "family friendly". -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 18, 07:50 1
        
        Only if their married, otherwise their lips belong to their future spouses. -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 07:51
  - yeah! -- nm - Kirk Cameron Mar 18, 07:45
  - some Russian dude tried to kiss me on both cheeks. I said "Ivan, you're going straight to heck". -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 07:44

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